Kei Koga

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Voices Series: Perspectives from the Indo-Pacific on the Next U.S. Administration

Oct 28, 2024 | nbr.org | Kei Koga |Jasmine Lee |Ji-Young Lee |Ji-young Lee |Lavina Lee

JapanU.S. engagement with Japan and Northeast Asia more broadly has been strong, and Japan hopes this trend will continue under the next U.S. administration to maintain the subregional balance of power.
In Brief: Japan's New Prime Minister

Oct 9, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Sheila Smith |Zack Cooper |Kei Koga

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Last week, Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba took office after his predecessor, Fumio Kishida stepped down as scandals plagued his government.
Japan and Laos look to lock in a strategic partnership | East Asia Forum

Oct 1, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Kei Koga

Japan–Laos relations are quietly growing. In 2015, both countries elevated their relationship to a ‘strategic partnership’ to advance security, economic and socio-cultural ties. Japan has promised its cooperation with Laos as the 2024 ASEAN chair and both countries have expressed willingness to further elevate their relationship to a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ in anticipation of the 70th anniversary of Japan–Laos diplomatic relations in 2025.
In Brief: Japan's Defense Posture

Aug 14, 2024 | warontherocks.com | Zack Cooper |Sheila Smith |Ryan Ashley |Kei Koga

Recent years have seen Japan reevaluate its defense posture and a subsequent strategic repositioning of the United States in Japan. In 2022, the Government of Japan allocated approximately 43 trillion yen (about 30 billion dollars) to the strengthening of Japan’s defense capabilities. On July 28, 2024, Japan hosted the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee, which focused on accelerating the alliance’s integration.
How AUKUS Plus could reshape the Indo-Pacific

Nov 1, 2023 | asiatimes.com | Kei Koga

The idea of “AUKUS Plus” has re-emerged after the UK Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend cooperation “to partners such as Japan and South Korea” as part of AUKUS “Strand B” – or “Pillar Two.”This strand focuses on military technology cooperation with close allies on cyber warfare, artificial intelligence, quantum and undersea innovations, hypersonics and counter-hypersonics, electronic warfare capabilities and further information sharing.
How AUKUS Plus could add to Indo-Pacific coalition building

Nov 1, 2023 | eastasiaforum.org | Kei Koga |Allison Alexy |Kim Richard Nossal |Dron Parashar

Author: Kei Koga, NTUThe idea of ‘AUKUS Plus’ has re-emerged after the UK Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend cooperation ‘to partners such as Japan and South Korea’ as part of AUKUS ‘Strand B’ — or ‘Pillar Two’.
Quad Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific: Regional Security Challenges and Prospects for Greater Coordination

Oct 30, 2023 | nbr.org | Alison Szalwinski |Mark Watson |Kei Koga

The Quad, comprising Australia, Japan, India, and the United States, has evolved from an ad hoc mechanism created during the response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami into a key element of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Japan’s Role in the Quad: Clarifying the Institutional Division of Labor in a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Oct 30, 2023 | nbr.org | Kei Koga

Japan has contributed to facilitating the evolution of the Quad—comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—since its inception in 2004 when the grouping coordinated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami. This ad hoc, yet successful, collaboration propelled then Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to institutionalize the Quad in 2007, with the help of the United States.
Why ASEAN is key to building order in the Indo-Pacific region

Jun 22, 2023 | japantimes.co.jp | Kei Koga

The “Global South,” a group of emerging and developing countries, has become an indispensable player in building the international order. This is mainly because the current legitimacy of international order rests on the international rules and norms agreed not by a small number of great powers but by the majority of the international community, which belongs to the Global South.
ASEAN and the Quad Inch Closer Together

May 24, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Sharon Seah |Kei Koga

Australia was supposed to host the third in-person summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (or Quad) in Sydney on Wednesday, May 24, but plans hit a snag when debt-ceiling shenanigans in the U.S. Congress forced President Joe Biden to cut his travels short. Instead, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States met at the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, last Sunday.