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 Partner and Chair of the Australia Practice, Hon. Arthur Sinodinos Discusses Implications for the Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Landscape Following the U.S. Election
November 22, 2024
Media Mentions
TAG Partner and Chair of the Australia Practice, Hon. Arthur Sinodinos, was a distinguished speaker at the ING Wholesale Bank ...
Tariffs, Technology, and Trasactionalism – U.S. Policy in Asia Under Trump
November 22, 2024
Podcasts
In this episode of the Tea Leaves Podcast, Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma are joined by Ambassador Kurt Tong to ...
TAG Partner and Australia Chair, the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO Discusses the Next U.S. Administration’s Challenges and Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific
November 22, 2024
Media Mentions
TAG Partner and Australia Chair, the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, recently spoke at the Sydney International Strategy Forum 2024 where ...
TAG Managing Principal Chris Johnstone and TAG Senior Advisor Abraham Denmark’s Press Conference at the FCCJ
November 19, 2024
Media Mentions
“Asia’s security environment is becoming increasingly complex as regional powers navigate intensifying rivalries and shifting alliances. Rising tensions between the ...