Japan, ROK, and U.S. vessels sailing in formation in the East China Sea. Source: U.S. Navy’s Official Imagery flickr photostream, used under a creative commons license.
Earlier this week, Yuka Hayashi of the Wall Street Journal’s Japan Real Time blog interviewed CSIS Senior Vice President and Japan Char, Dr. Michael Green. Their conversation focused on U.S. perceptions of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s foreign policy in the context of regional security developments. Here is a brief excerpt:
WSJ: How do you describe Washington’s current view on Mr. Abe’s stance on Asian security?
Dr. Green: I think the attitude on Japan’s security role in Asia has shifted this year. Security officials and the Obama cabinet … earlier may even have been uncertain as to whether China was provoking Japan or the other way around. Over the last few months, it has become clear to everyone that China is pressing along a broad, deliberate security strategy. That has led to robust support for Japan’s position.
Readers can view Dr. Green’s full interview with the Wall Street Journal, “Washington’s Shifting View on Abe’s Foreign Policy,” here. To learn more about regional experts views of security and economic challenges across the Asia Pacific, tune into watch the CSIS event Power and Order in Asia: A Survey of Regional Expectations on June 5, 2014 via the web at 12:35 pm EST.
Michael J. Green
Dr. Michael Green is senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at CSIS. He is also an associate professor of international relations and director for Asian studies at Georgetown University.
