Jeffrey W. Hornung

Jeffrey W. Hornung is the Japan lead in the National Security Research Division at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct professor in the Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University.

Articles by Jeffrey W. Hornung
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toast during an event at the Mongnangwan Reception House in Pyongyang on June 19.

Ukraine Is Now a Proxy War for Asian Powers
Analysis
Jeffrey W. Hornung
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for a news conference following talks at Camp David, Maryland, on Aug. 18.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for a news conference following talks at Camp David, Maryland, on Aug. 18.

Separate U.S. Alliances in East Asia Are Obsolete
Analysis
Christopher B. Johnstone, Jeffrey W. Hornung
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is saluted by members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is saluted by members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Japan’s Long-Awaited Return to Geopolitics
Analysis
Jeffrey W. Hornung
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga take part in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 16.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga take part in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 16.

What the United States Wants From Japan in Taiwan
Argument
Jeffrey W. Hornung
People hold a banner protesting against U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore missile interceptor systems during a demonstration against a forthcoming state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Japan in Tokyo on May 25, 2019.
People hold a banner protesting against U.S.-developed Aegis Ashore missile interceptor systems during a demonstration against a forthcoming state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Japan in Tokyo on May 25, 2019.

Japan Is Canceling a U.S. Missile Defense System
Argument
Jeffrey W. Hornung
Students salute their teacher after finishing rifle training at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force High Technical School in Yokosuka on Sept. 17, 2014.
Students salute their teacher after finishing rifle training at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force High Technical School in Yokosuka on Sept. 17, 2014.

With Little Fanfare, Japan Just Changed the Way It Uses Its Military
Argument
Jeffrey W. Hornung
A woman holds a Japanese flag as she listens to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking during a rally in Tokyo on Sept. 19. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
A woman holds a Japanese flag as she listens to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking during a rally in Tokyo on Sept. 19. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

The Fate of the World Order Rests on Tokyo’s Shoulders
Argument
Jeffrey W. Hornung
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