Chris Johnstone is a senior advisor at The Asia Group and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he served in government for 25 years in a variety of senior positions with a focus on U.S. policy toward Japan and the Indo-Pacific region. He served twice on the National Security Council, as director for East Asia under President Joe Biden and director for Japan and Oceanian affairs under President Barack Obama. In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he led offices with responsibility for South and Southeast Asia and East Asia. He began his career as an intelligence officer in the Central Intelligence Agency.
Podcasts
Chris Johnstone on Japan’s Growing Security Leadership
Recent Posts
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Shares His Insight on What Trump 2.0 Means for U.S. Taiwan Economic Ties and Further Implications on Cross-Strait Investment Outlook
Amb. Kurt Tong, Managing Partner for The Asia Group, recently talked with Taiwan’s leading business magazine Commonwealth for an in-depth ...