Looking forward to joining Ketian Vivian Zhang and Mike Beckley later today for this Foreign Policy Research Institute discussion on the crisis at Second Thomas Shoal. And thanks to my old friend Connor Fiddler for bringing it together! Sign up here:

Talking with SAyA, Charmaine Willoughby, Bec Strating & Zack Cooper about evolving alliance networks at the 14th Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference. Kudos to Greg Poling and the team for bringing together such a stellar group of analysts and practitioners. Discussion can

Interested in Asia? If so, we have the event for you! Join Kori Schake 🌻🇺🇦 @kschake.bsky.social and me American Enterprise Institute for a conversation with the top U.S. officials on Asia: - Dan Kritenbrink Department of State - Ely Ratner Department of Defense 🇺🇸 - Mira Rapp-Hooper The White House More info here: aei.org/events/deliver…

HEARING, 7/23 @ 10 AM E.T. — The Great Firewall and the CCP’s Export of its Techno-Authoritarian Surveillance State Witnesses: - Nat Kretchun, Senior VP, Open Technology Fund - Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow American Enterprise Institute - Xiao Qiang, Founder, China Digital Times Tune In ⬇️ youtube.com/live/6Bk7e-L7N…

Looking forward to testifying about a critical topic before the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party next week. More info here for those interested in watching:

Looking forward to joining Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party this morning to discuss why Americans should care about censorship and surveillance in China, and what we can do about it. Join us here:

Join us American Enterprise Institute this morning for an important and timely discussion with the top U.S. officials on Asia: - Department of State's Dan Kritenbrink - DoD's Dr. Ely Ratner - NSC's Mira Rapp-Hooper aei.org/events/deliver…

Here's a short clip from my testimony yesterday to the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. Great to have a chance to discuss how to counter the spread of China's surveillance and censorship technology and highlight critical work by Open Technology Fund! Full testimony here: aei.org/wp-content/upl…

This looks great! And exciting to see that AEI has acquired the power to convene the interagency.

Great chat with American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake and Zack Cooper, NSC Senior Director Mira Rapp-Hooper, and Dr. Ely Ratner Ely Ratner on our collaborative work to strengthen our alliances and partnerships to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. -DJK

Excellent news out this morning about upgrading US-Japan command and control arrangements! US Forces Japan will be reconstituted as a joint force headquarters and serve as a counterpart to Japan's Joint Operations Command, as some of us have recommended. defense.gov/News/Releases/…

This month has been a year

Thanks Sal! More coming on this soon...

The US-Japan alliance is closer than it has ever been, but the next steps -- shifting from coordination to integration -- are going to be more challenging politically, bureaucratically, and militarily. My take with Jeffrey Hornung War on the Rocks today: warontherocks.com/2024/08/shifti…

.Zack Cooper quoted in The Washington Post: Vietnam's aggressive island-building campaign is a loud warning to China that it is committed to defending its maritime features despite being outgunned at sea. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

Chris, Zack, and Melanie discuss everything from the findings of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy to the saga of the failed Gaza pier. ow.ly/UGmO50SYpjr

Interested in what the House and Senate NDAA propose on Asia? My AEI Foreign Policy partner in crime Noah Burke and I have you covered. We pulled all the Indo-Pacific related items from the bills' ~2500 pages and matched up similar provisions. Details here: aei.org/foreign-and-de…

Finally got around to reading US-Japan alliance article by Jeffrey Hornung (RAND) and Zack Cooper in War on the Rocks. As always, superb, fact-packed, and cogent recommendations. warontherocks.com/2024/08/shifti…

Zack Cooper AEI Foreign Policy Thanks! Very useful.

Chris (Christopher Preble), Melanie (Melanie Marlowe), and Zack Cooper debate whether national security has been defined too loosely. If too many things fall under the category of national security, do we risk missing the really important ones? ow.ly/Q8rG50T9Jto