23 August 2021

US ambassador pick Rahm Emanuel could give Japan a direct line to Biden

Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre

USSC research associate Tom Corben is quoted by The Japan Times.

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Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre
Tom Corben is a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre, where he works on US Indo-Pacific Strategy, regional strategic dynamics, defence industry and technology issues, and alliance modernisation trends.

The Foreign Policy and Defence Program receives funding support from the following partners

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