Michael Jonathan Green (born 1961) is an American

Japanologist , sometimes known as Japanology in Europe, is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japanese language, History of Japan, history, ...

currently serving as CEO of the

United States Studies Centre The United States Studies Centre (USSC) is a think tank based at the University of Sydney. It is dedicated to the analysis of American foreign policy, economic security, emerging technology, politics, society and culture—and how it impacts Au ...

and senior advisor at the

Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987, it was an affiliate of Georgetown University, initially named the Center for Strategic and Inte ...

(CSIS). He is also a member of

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's board of directors and

Center for a New American Security The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is a think tank in Washington, D.C., specializing in United States national security issues, including terrorism, irregular warfare, the future of the U.S. military, the emergence of Asia as a global p ...

(CNAS)'s board of advisors.

Education

Green graduated from

Kenyon College Kenyon College ( ) is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase. It is the oldest private instituti ...

with highest honors in history in 1983 and received his MA in 1987 and PhD in 1994 from Johns Hopkins SAIS. He also did graduate work at

Tokyo University The University of Tokyo (, abbreviated as in Japanese and UTokyo in English) is a public research university in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1877 as the nation's first modern university by the merger of several pre-westernisation era ins ...

as a

Fulbright The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...

fellow and at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

as a research associate of the MIT-Japan Program.

Career

Green previously served as senior vice president for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the

(CSIS), as well as Director of Asian Studies and Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

. He served as Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a n ...

(NSC) from January 2004 to December 2005 under

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. He joined the NSC in April 2001 as director of Asian affairs responsible for Japan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand. From 1997 to 2000, he was senior fellow for Asian security at the

Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank focused on Foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Founded in 1921, it is an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organi ...

, where he directed the Independent Task Force on Korea and study groups on Japan and security policy in Asia. He served as senior adviser to the Office of Asia Pacific Affairs at the

Department of Defense The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising the six U.S. armed services: the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, ...

in 1997 and as consultant to the same office until 2000. Professor Michael J

In August 2016, Green was one of fifty senior

GOP The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing political party in the United States. One of the two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the tw ...

national security officials who signed a letter saying they will not vote for

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, then Republican nominee for president. From 1995 to 1997, he was a research staff member at the

Institute for Defense Analyses The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) – the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), Science and Technology Policy Institute, t ...

, and from 1994 to 1995, he was an assistant professor of Asian studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he remained a professorial lecturer until 2001. At SAIS, he was also associate executive director of the Foreign Policy Institute (1992–1994) and acting director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies (1999–2000). Green speaks fluent Japanese and spent over five years in Japan working as an

Assistant Language Teacher An Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) is a foreign national serving as an assistant teacher (paraprofessional educator) in a classroom in Japan, particularly for English as a second language. The role was created by the Japanese Ministry of Educati ...

on a precursor to the JET Programme, as a staff member of the

Diet of Japan , transcription_name = ''Kokkai'' , legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet , coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg , house_type = Bicameral , houses = , foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...

, as a journalist for Japanese and American newspapers, and as a consultant for U.S. business.

Publications

Books

* ''Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō'' (

Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's la ...

, 2022) * ''By More Than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783'' (

, 2017) * ''Asia's New Multilateralism: Cooperation, Competition, and the Search for Community'' (

, 2009), co-edited with Bates Gill * ''Japan's Reluctant Realism'' ( Palgrave/ St. Martin's, 2001) * ''The U.S.-Japan Alliance'' (

, 1999) * ''Arming Japan'' (

, 1998)

Articles

* How Trump Can Build on Biden’s Successes in Asia, ''

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

'', November 19, 2024 * The Strategic Case for Democracy Promotion in Asia, ''

'', January 23, 2024 (co-authored with Daniel Twinning)

Bibliography

*
Asian Reactions to U.S. Missile Defense (''NBR Analysis'', November 2000)
(with Toby F. Dalton)
Pursuing Security in a Dynamic Northeast Asia (''Asia Policy'', January 2007)
(with others)
Advising the New U.S. President (''Asia Policy'', January 2009)
(with others)
A New Stage for the U.S.-Japan Alliance?
(''Asia Policy'', July 2010) (with others) *
Japan, India, and the Strategic Triangle with China
in ''Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers - China and India'', Ashley J. Tellis, Travis Tanner, and Jessica Keough, editors (

National Bureau of Asian Research The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is an American non-profit research institution based in Seattle, Washington, with a branch office in Washington, D.C. NBR brings together specialists, policymakers, and business leaders to examine e ...

, 2011) *

References

External links

Green's page at the Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service

Green's page at the Center of Strategic and International Studies
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Michael 1961 births Living people American Japanologists Georgetown University faculty Kenyon College alumni Quarterly Essay people The Asia Foundation CSIS people American foreign policy writers American international relations scholars Johns Hopkins University alumni George W. Bush administration personnel Academic staff of the University of Sydney Johns Hopkins University faculty American expatriates in Japan American expatriates in Australia