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Tobias Harris is senior fellow at American Progress, where he oversees the National Security and International Policy team’s work on Asia. From 2013 to 2021, he was a political risk analyst covering Japan and the Korean Peninsula at Teneo Intelligence, as well as a research fellow for economy, trade, and business at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA from 2014 to 2020. He is also the author of The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan, the first English-language biography of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. Prior to joining Teneo Intelligence, Harris worked for a Japanese legislator, authored the blog Observing Japan, and conducted graduate research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo. He holds an master’s degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in politics and history from Brandeis University.
Tobias Harris and Trevor Sutton write about the new Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Regardless of which candidate wins South Korea’s presidency on March 9, the campaign suggests that renewed competition between progressives and conservatives will continue past election day.
Japan's and South Korea’s pursuit of Russia ties should not prevent them from joining with other democracies to oppose invasion.
As the United States and South Korea expand their bilateral cooperation beyond Northeast Asia, here are some ideas on how they can chart a path forward in Southeast Asia.
It is important to understand why the United States and South Korea do not see eye to eye on how to confront challenges presented by China.
Japan’s election showed that political conditions are ripe for a long tenure for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, but policy challenges loom.
Tobias Harris and Levi McLaughlin analyze Japan’s Komeito Party, the small pacifist party and junior member of Japan’s ruling coalition, which will play a critical role in the country’s China and defense policies.
Given political considerations in the United States and South Korea, a diplomatic approach with North Korea is likely unsustainable in the long term.
Author Tobias Harris provides insight into the upcoming Japanese general election on October 31, 2021.
Tobias Harris profiles Fumio Kishida, Japan’s new prime minister.
