Adam P. Liff, Ph.D.

Japanese Politics/Foreign Policy, East Asia Security, and U.S. Asia-Pacific Strategy

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Tag Archives: Japan

Asia-Pacific Bulletin: “Japan’s 2010 National Defense Program Guidelines: Reading the Tea Leaves”

December 22, 2010by Adam P. Liff

Published a brief analysis of Japan’s 2010 National Defense Program Guidelines, a very rough analogue to the U.S.’ National Security Strategy. Liff, Adam P. “Japan’s 2010 National Defense Program Guidelines: Reading […]

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RAND Report: “Japan Debates its Security Options: The U.S. Air Force in a Dynamic Security Landscape”

October 1, 2010by Adam P. Liff

During my time as a Summer Associate at RAND Corporation, I co-authored an internal report on the implications of the Democratic Party of Japan’s victory in the 2009 election for Japan’s security […]

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CFR Project Report Chapter: “Japan’s Foreign Policy and East Asian Regionalism”

December 17, 2009by Adam P. Liff

Tanaka, Hitoshi and Adam P. Liff. “Japan’s Foreign Policy and East Asian Regionalism.” In Northeast Asia Security Architecture Project, 1–12. New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 2009. [with Hitoshi Tanaka]

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Interview: “China-Japan Relations Remain Fragile?”

August 7, 2009by Adam P. Liff

Kato, Yoshikazu and Adam P. Liff. “China-Japan Relations Remain Fragile?” The Global Times [China], August 7, 2009. [with Yoshikazu Kato]

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Interview

Book Chapter: “The Strategic Rationale for East Asia Community Building”

September 1, 2008by Adam P. Liff

Tanaka, Hitoshi and Adam P. Liff. “The Strategic Rationale for East Asia Community Building,” In East Asia at a Crossroads, edited by Jusuf Wanandi and Tadashi Yamamoto, 90-104. Tokyo: Japan […]

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Japan, Inc.: “Profile: Shigeru Ishiba, Minister of Defense”

March 25, 2008by Adam P. Liff

Liff, Adam P. “Profile: Shigeru Ishiba, Minister of Defense.” Japan, Inc., March/April 2008.

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Magazine Article

Japan, Inc.: “On the Rocks? Implications of recent domestic political developments for the US-Japan alliance”

January 25, 2008by Adam P. Liff

Liff, Adam P. “On the Rocks? Implications of recent domestic political developments for the US-Japan alliance.” Japan, Inc, January/February 2008.

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Magazine Article

New York Times: “Japan Pulls Out”

November 4, 2007by Adam P. Liff

I published a brief opinion piece in The New York Times/International Herald Tribune on the significance of the end of Japan’s logistical support for Operation Enduring Freedom. Liff, Adam P. “Japan Pulls Out,” […]

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Thesis: “The Return to ‘Normalcy’? The 2004 National Defense Program Guidelines and Japan’s Defense Policy”

June 12, 2005by Adam P. Liff

I completed my senior honors thesis at Stanford University on the significance of changes to Japan’s security policy posture reflected in the 2004 National Defense Program Guidelines: Phail-Liff, Adam. “A Return […]

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Thesis/Dissertation

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Recent Publications

  • NEW BOOK! “U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait” (Cambridge University Press) January 7, 2026
  • CSIS: “Japan’s Present and Future National Security Strategy: Five Key Challenges to Watch” December 17, 2025
  • 米日財団: 「米学界からの警鐘:消えつつある日本外交・日米関係の専門家」 November 3, 2025
  • U.S.-Japan Foundation: “Japan: the Indispensable Ally, Except in U.S. Academia…” November 3, 2025
  • The Pacific Review: “Beyond Territorial Defense: the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-ROK Alliances and a ‘Taiwan Strait Contingency'” May 16, 2025
  • Brookings (Election ‘24): “Japan: America’s Indispensable Ally” September 20, 2024
  • 日経新聞: 日米関係の未来(下)「日本外交専門家を育成せよ」 April 5, 2024
  • Brookings: “How Japan and South Korea diverge on Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait’” February 23, 2024
  • Washington University Global Studies Law Review: “A Fourth Model of Constitutional Review? De Facto Executive Supremacy” (re: Japan’s Cabinet Legislation Bureau 内閣法制局) May 31, 2023
  • Brookings: “No, Japan is not planning to ‘double its defense budget’” May 25, 2023

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About

I am Professor of East Asian International Relations in Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, where I also serve as Founding Director of its 21st Century Japan Politics & Society Initiative. I research and teach on East Asian international relations, politics, and diplomacy—with a particular focus on Japanese politics and foreign (esp. security) policy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, U.S.-Japan-China relations, and Asia-Pacific security affairs. My other professional affiliations include Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Faculty Associate and Associate-in-Research at, respectively, Harvard University's Program on U.S.-Japan RelationsandReischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.

E-mail: "aliff" at iu.edu

Twitter: @AdamPLiff
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