📌 ICYMI: The Future of Extended Deterrence: Will Japan and Korea Go Nuclear? @CSISGeopolitics's @WillTodman hosted @CSISKoreaChair @VictorDCha, @JapanChair @KristiGovella, Henry A. Kissinger Chair @DrMichaelJGreen, and @csisponi @heatherwilly to unveil new surveys of strategic elites in Japan and Korea. As @VictorDCha says regarding the current relevance of this issue, “leaders in Japan and Korea arguably are in an incredibly security-scarce environment, like none have experienced in the past.” Watch the full discussion: csis.org/events/future-exten…

IN 1 HOUR | The Future of Extended Deterrence: Will Japan and Korea Go Nuclear? At 2:00 PM ET, join @CSISGeopolitics @WillTodman with @CSISKoreaChair @VictorDCha, @JapanChair @KristiGovella, Henry A. Kissinger Chair @DrMichaelJGreen, and @csisponi @heatherwilly for a discussion on the future of extended deterrence. Join us here: buff.ly/YVSY3AT

Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear I @ForeignAffairs @CSIS @VictorDCha and @KristiGovella @JapanChair argue that while speculation among analysts, experts, and scholars that America’s two key allies in the Indo-Pacific could finally pursue nuclear weapons has intensified, despite the fever pitch of the debate, the worry that South Korea and Japan are on the brink of nuclearization is exaggerated. The majority of “strategic elites”—current and former officials, business leaders, scholars, and experts—in both countries are not in favor of going nuclear, at least for now. That ambivalence, however, is conditional: on the gravity of the threat, but also on the actions of the other ally. 📖 Read now: foreignaffairs.com/japan/why…

Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear I @ForeignAffairs @CSIS @VictorDCha and @KristiGovella @JapanChair argue that while speculation among analysts, experts, and scholars that America’s two key allies in the Indo-Pacific could finally pursue nuclear weapons has intensified, despite the fever pitch of the debate, the worry that South Korea and Japan are on the brink of nuclearization is exaggerated. The majority of “strategic elites”—current and former officials, business leaders, scholars, and experts—in both countries are not in favor of going nuclear, at least for now. That ambivalence, however, is conditional: on the gravity of the threat, but also on the actions of each ally. 📖 Read now: foreignaffairs.com/japan/why…

📸✨ Yesterday, @CSIS & @CSDS_Brussels held the 6th annual dialogue featuring leading experts from the U.S., Europe, and Asia, discussing how U.S. allies are navigating simultaneous crises in Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific. ▶️ Watch it here: youtube.com/live/CHA8eDlku9s…

📢 ICYMI | CSIS-CSDS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific Yesterday, @CSIS & @CSDS_Brussels held the 6th annual dialogue featuring leading experts from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. 📺️ Watch: youtube.com/live/CHA8eDlku9s… 🎤 Featured speakers: @VictorDCha · @LuisSimn · @maxbergmann @csiserep · @KristiGovella · @EPejsova @VUBrussel · @MichitoTsuruoka @Keio_KCS · Nicholas Szechenyi @JapanChair

Nick Szechenyi @JapanChair gives opening remarks, noting its timely relevance as Trump heads to Beijing. We will examine China’s role in Korea’s strategy, Taiwan contingency planning, and Beijing’s influence on North Korea—issues with broad regional and global implications.

📢 Out now | @ForeignAffairs Why Japan and South Korea Won’t Go Nuclear @VictorDCha and @KristiGovella argue that while speculation among analysts, experts, and scholars that America’s two key allies in the Indo-Pacific could finally pursue nuclear weapons has intensified, despite the fever pitch of the debate, the worry that South Korea and Japan are on the brink of nuclearization is exaggerated. The majority of “strategic elites”—current and former officials, business leaders, scholars, and experts—in both countries are not in favor of going nuclear, at least for now. That ambivalence, however, is conditional: on the gravity of the threat, but also on the actions of each ally. 📖 Read now: foreignaffairs.com/japan/why…