Jeffrey W. Hornung

Jeffrey W. Hornung is a senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation and an adjunct professor in the Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University.

Articles by 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.

Separate U.S. Alliances in East Asia Are Obsolete

Analysis

Christopher B. Johnstone, Jeffrey W. Hornung

September 11, 2023, 3:32 PM

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

February 6, 2023, 12:06 PM

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

May 10, 2021, 10:30 AM

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

July 2, 2020, 2:03 PM

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

May 3, 2019, 10:28 AM

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

October 30, 2018, 10:00 AM

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