Policy Writings/Output

U.S.-Japan Relations

• “Japan, the US, and the Evolving Indo-Pacific Order,” Webinar, The Japan Times x Keio Center for Strategy, March 27, 2024.
• “「指揮・統制についての日米制度設計をめぐる論議」[Debates About Designing U.S. and Japanese Command and Control Systems],” 日米同盟研究会 政策論議動向分析, 中曽根平和研究所 [Nakasone Peace Institute], 第1巻第2号 (2023年8月)[Vol. 1 No.2, August 2023].
• “RESOLVED: Abe’s Investment in His Relationship with President Trump Has Advanced Japanese Interests,” Debating Japan Newsletter, Center for Strategic and International Studies, January 31, 2020.

Taiwan-Japan-U.S. Relations

• “「台湾総統選挙を控えて起こる政策論議」[Policy Debates Ahead of Taiwan Presidential Election],” 日米同盟研究会 政策論議動向分析, 中曽根平和研究所 [Nakasone Peace Institute], 第1巻第6号 (2024年1月) [Vol.1 No.6, January 2024].
• “Expert Voices: Ayumi Teraoka on Japan’s Military Development, Response to a Taiwan Contingency, and China Policy,” Center for Advanced China Research, October 4, 2022.
• “Time to Re-examine Japan’s Longstanding Ambiguity over Taiwan,” Japan Times, June 24, 2021.
Original ver. in Japanese “台湾有事に備え｢日本の曖昧性｣放置できない事情,” Toyokeizai Online, June 7, 2021.
• “What’s Next for Japan-Taiwan Relations,” Asia Unbound, CFR.org, January 19, 2016.

Japan’s Foreign and Defense Policy

• “「力に裏付けられた外交」[Diplomacy Backed by Power]," 研究レポート[Research Notes], 日本国際問題研究所 Japan Institute of International Affairs, March 29, 2023.
• “Japan as a Stable Builder of Force in the Indo-Pacific,” Yuki Tatsumi and Pamela Kennedy edits, Key Challenges in Japan’s Defense Policy (Washington, DC: Stimson Center, 2020).
• “Why the U.S. Should Welcome Japan’s ‘Spear’ Capability,” The Diplomat, May 26, 2014.

Japan’s Constitutional Revision Debate

• “Owning Our Constitution, Our Future,” Asia Unbound, CFR.org, August 22, 2016.
• “Japanese Public Opinion on Constitutional Revision in 2016.” Asia Unbound, CFR.org, August 1, 2016. (With Masatoshi Asaoka)
• “Early Postwar Attitudes on Constitutional Revision,” Asia Unbound, CFR.org, July 28, 2016. (With Sheila A. Smith)

Other Issues Related to Japan's Politics and Security

• “When international students pose a very real risk,“ Japan Times, September 20, 2020.
Original ver. in Japanese “アメリカの「留学生外し」が示す深い 確執,” Toyokeizai Online, August 24, 2020.
• “Japan’s Snap Election Highlights a Leadership Dilemma,” Global Observatory, November 9, 2017.
• “Remembering Tohoku,” Asia Unbound, CFR.org, March 11, 2016.