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Robert Dujarric

Co-director, Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies,
Temple University Japan

Robert Dujarric is a Tokyo-based scholar and commentator on international affairs. He regularly writes, speaks, and organizes events on topics ranging from Indo-Pacific security to US politics and from book events to discussions of economics and business.

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Trump et les tarifs douaniers

Donald Trump est revenu à la présidence et multiplie les menaces de droits de douane contre la Chine. L’article replace cette protectionnistite dans l’histoire US, des « VER » de Reagan jusqu’à l’Inflation Reduction Act de Biden. Il alerte sur le coût réel pour les consommateurs américains.  

Pourquoi renforcer l’Armée doit être la priorité de Bayrou

Dans quelques jours, François Bayrou doit former son nouveau gouvernement et, derrière les rivalités politiques françaises, Robert Dujarric estime qu’une évidence s’impose : la première priorité de l’exécutif doit être le renforcement des capacités militaires.

L’Europe, la Chine et l’Ukraine : un volcan sous la glace

Robert Dujarric utilise la métaphore du volcan pour comparer la guerre en Ukraine et ses répercussions sur l’Europe à la violence imprévisible d’un volcan endormi, insistant sur la surprise et l’ampleur de l’invasion russe de 2022 qui a mis à l’épreuve les structures de sécurité post-guerre froide.

Guerre commerciale 2.0

Après la réélection de Trump, l’article examine ses promesses de guerre commerciale totale contre Pékin et la réalité politique US. Il étudie les chances que ses mesures protectionnistes voient le jour avant les législatives de 2026 et les effets sur d’autres exportateurs. 

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Japan need not save a place for the Global South at the G-7 summit

In his article titled “Japan need not save a place for the Global South at the G-7 summit,” published in Nikkei Asia on May 2, 2023, Robert Dujarric argues that Japan should not feel compelled to represent or advocate for the Global South during the G-7 summit. with an idea.

Taiwan and lessons that can be learned from the Ukraine conflict

In his Japan Times article, Robert Dujarric examines the strategic parallels and key differences between Taiwan and Ukraine in the context of potential conflict with China. 

'Free and open Indo-Pacific' can be no more than a slogan

In this article, Robert Dujarric unpacks why the popularized phrase “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” may be little more than rhetorical posturing. He highlights contradictions in the policies of key players and questions the coherence of their stated goals. With clarity and precision, the piece offers a reality check on regional alignment fantasies.

Is China Missing Its Opportunity to Lead?

Robert Dujarric argues that while China’s rapid growth and Belt and Road expansion once positioned it as a rising global leader, mounting debt, slowing domestic demand, and partner pushback now threaten its strategic ambitions.

About

Learn more about Robert Dujarric and his role as Co-director of the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS) at Temple University Japan

Articles

Read Robert Dujarric’s published articles on geopolitics, diplomacy, and security in the Indo-Pacific. Each entry links to the publications and is listed by date of publication.

Books

Browse authored and edited books by Robert Dujarric covering foreign policy, Japanese strategy, and historical analysis. All titles are listed chronologically with links to more information or purchase.

Events

Links to events organised or co-organised by Robert Dujarric.

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Robert Dujarric co-runs a small institute in Tokyo, where he organises policy seminars and lectures, as well as closed-door discussion sessions, on foreign and security issues, economics, business, and history. Robert was raised in Paris and New York and his career has included banking in New York, London, Tokyo, Madrid, Milian with first First Boston Corp. and then Goldman Sachs. After over a decade in a think tank in Washington DC, he moved to Tokyo as a Council on Foreign Relations Hitachi Fellow and has been at Temple University Japan for nearly two decades. He was educated in Paris and then New York, studied government at Harvard and obtained an MBA at Yale.