The National Bureau of Asian Research

NEW REPORT | This report edited by Jonathon Marek and Doug Strub examines how the United States and Japan are working to enhance their economic and technological resilience against a growing wave of digital and supply chain shocks. The report assesses the policy steps that each country is taking, highlights areas of cooperation between the two countries and other Indo-Pacific partners, and analyzes specific priorities—namely, financing the development of resilient digital infrastructure, enhancing resilience to cyber risks, and developing measures to counter economic coercion. https://lnkd.in/gSWFu_pj

March 13 | Seattle: Hear from experts on AI governance, cybersecurity, next-generation batteries & critical mineral supply chains, tech security, export controls, and Indo-Pacific technology & innovation at NBR’s 2025 Pacific Technology Policy Conference. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3Q5YKe2 #SeattleEvents #AI #Cybersecurity #CriticalMinerals #NextGenBatteries #TechSecurity #ExportControls #SupplyChains #IndoPacific #Technology #Innovation #IndoPacific #ArtificialIntelligence

"To maintain its competitive advantage, Washington must re-evaluate its current approach to one that goes beyond tech denial to include cost-cutting innovation at home and making friends globally," argue NBR nonresident fellow Emily de la Bruyère and co-author Nathan Picarsic in a white paper for the Hinrich Foundation: https://lnkd.in/gDRuD_3p

"Because of the Philippines-U.S. alliance and the defense agreement that has allowed the U.S. military access to deployment sites in the Philippines, the possibility that the Philippines could be involved in a conflict between China and the U.S. is more likely now than it was ten years ago." | Herman Joseph S. Kraft: https://lnkd.in/gUfAbh7Z

"[I]n a May 2024 National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) report, Herman Joseph Kraft argues that the Philippines does not view China’s nuclear arsenal as a direct threat but rather as a factor in US-China competition." https://lnkd.in/g8nBv-f8

APPLY BY MARCH 9 for NBR's Bridge to Asia Fellowship, which provides exceptional undergraduate and community college students with immersive professional experience in Asia policy and international affairs. Learn more and and apply here: https://nbr.org/b2a #fellowships #fellowshipprogram

NEW ROUNDTABLE! From the global phenomenon of K-pop to the future of diplomatic engagement, this roundtable with Jenna Gibson, Sang Hun Seok, and Myoung-Gi Chon discuss the limits and potential of soft power, offering insights into how soft power can forge stronger ties and shape the future of the U.S.-ROK alliance. https://lnkd.in/gEmdiDDd #SoftPower #diplomacy #USROKalliance

March 13 | Seattle: Hear from experts on AI governance, cybersecurity, next-generation batteries & critical mineral supply chains, tech security, export controls, and Indo-Pacific technology & innovation at NBR’s 2025 Pacific Technology Policy Conference. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/3Q5YKe2 #SeattleEvents #AI #Cybersecurity #CriticalMinerals #NextGenBatteries #TechSecurity #ExportControls #SupplyChains #IndoPacific #Technology #Innovation #IndoPacific #ArtificialIntelligence

NBR President Michael Wills, Advisor Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (U.S. Navy, ret.), and Nonresident Fellow Lotta Danielsson (Executive Vice President, US-Taiwan Business Council) met last week with Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), headed by Chairman Takeshi Niinami (CEO, Suntory Holdings Limited), to discuss U.S.–Asia relations, regional maritime concerns, and supply chain resiliency. Thank you to Daisuke Kawai (Project Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Economic Security Research Program, The University of Tokyo) for helping arrange this timely meeting in Washington, D.C. Read his latest NBR commentary "Reinventing Japan’s Economic Security: Balancing Interdependence with Strategic Technology" (January 2025) at https://lnkd.in/eHwqpA6C.

Focus Taiwan quotes NBR counselor Aaron Friedberg: "Given that it will likely take many years to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing capacity, the imposition of high tariffs would drive up the costs and reduce the competitiveness of other American industries" https://lnkd.in/gf98rXPw #semiconductors #tariffs