Mireya Solis
@mireyasolis.bsky.social
Director, Center for Asia Policy Studies
Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Brookings Institution
Views are my own
Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Brookings Institution
Views are my own
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The world is less bound by law, less anchored in US-led alliances, & more unpredictable as the power balance shifts. I joined the World Economic Forum's #RadioDavos to discuss Trump 2.0, US-China, UN reform & what gives me hope. Tks @robinpomeroy.bsky.social @aloraibi.bsky.social
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Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0
How does the superpower rivalry between the US and China dictate international relations more broadly? And what does it mean for the future of trade, security and development?
Lee Kuan Yew, Chair in ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The world is less bound by law, less anchored in US-led alliances, & more unpredictable as the power balance shifts. I joined the World Economic Forum's #RadioDavos to discuss Trump 2.0, US-China, UN reform & what gives me hope. Tks @robinpomeroy.bsky.social @aloraibi.bsky.social
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Wrapping up a rich day of discussions with the panel “Asia and the Future for the Global Trade Order”, chaired by Françoise Nicolas (Ifri), featuring Deborah Elms (Hinrich Foundation), @mireyasolis.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) and Joanna Szychowska (@ec.europa.eu). 🌏
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Wrapping up a rich day of discussions with the panel “Asia and the Future for the Global Trade Order”, chaired by Françoise Nicolas (Ifri), featuring Deborah Elms (Hinrich Foundation), @mireyasolis.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) and Joanna Szychowska (@ec.europa.eu). 🌏
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As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
How Trump and Lee can ‘modernize’ the US-South Korean alliance | Brookings
The direction of U.S.-South Korea alliance modernization will test where Trump stands on prioritizing the Indo-Pacific.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
As President Trump heads to the APEC summit, decisions on the U.S.–South Korea alliance will shape broader Indo-Pacific strategy.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
Andrew Yeo examines Seoul’s evolving role amid tensions with China and North Korea.
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? www.brookings.edu/articles/ape...
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? | Brookings
The annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, or APEC, starts October 31 in South Korea. Leaders from the twenty-one Pacific Rim economies are expected to attend. In this episode o...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
APEC 2025: What’s at stake? www.brookings.edu/articles/ape...
Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder
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October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Trump Is Forcing the World Into a New Era of Disorder www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/o...
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? | Brookings
Brookings scholars assess what is at stake in Trump's upcoming visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
Good thread illustrating the plastic moment in Japanese politics⬇️
Friends in Soka Gakkai have been circulating this analysis by Ide Eisaku, Keio University economist, which breaks down policy resonances between Komeito, Soka Gakkai, Japan's most powerful union, and opposition parties (thread to follow):
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Redirecting...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Good thread illustrating the plastic moment in Japanese politics⬇️
What a day! First the ruling coalition in Japan splits up and now we are gearing back to full trade-export control war on U.S.-China relations 🍿🍿: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
In Retaliatory Move, Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods
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October 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What a day! First the ruling coalition in Japan splits up and now we are gearing back to full trade-export control war on U.S.-China relations 🍿🍿: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Politics in disarray with key economic challenges ahead and a busy diplomatic calendar around the corner: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
Japan's Komeito withdraws from ruling coalition with Takaichi's LDP
Quarter-century of formal partnership comes to end over political funding scandal
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October 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Politics in disarray with key economic challenges ahead and a busy diplomatic calendar around the corner: asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...
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Trump to Visit South Korea for Just 12 Hours on 10/29, Skipping APEC Leaders' Meeting www.chosun.com/english/nati...
U.S. President Donald Trump Visits South Korea, Skips APEC Leaders' Meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump Visits South Korea, Skips APEC Leaders Meeting Trump to Attend APEC Business Summit, Hold U.S.-China Summit with Xi Jinping Before Departing
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October 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump to Visit South Korea for Just 12 Hours on 10/29, Skipping APEC Leaders' Meeting www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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I'm teaching a seminar on 'Economic Security' this semester. Here's the syllabus: tinyurl.com/bdd6e4jd. Let me know anything I should add ~
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September 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I'm teaching a seminar on 'Economic Security' this semester. Here's the syllabus: tinyurl.com/bdd6e4jd. Let me know anything I should add ~
Features @sarahbauerled.bsky.social @dandrezner.bsky.social @mevers90.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social @kazutosuzuki.bsky.social et al.
Features @sarahbauerled.bsky.social @dandrezner.bsky.social @mevers90.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social @abenewman.bsky.social @kazutosuzuki.bsky.social et al.
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My latest @brookings.edu analysis: "The signal and substance of the new Saudi-Pakistan defense pact" www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The signal and substance of the new Saudi-Pakistan defense pact | Brookings
Countries across the region may rightly view the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact as a hedge against over-dependence on great powers, and may well seek to do the same.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My latest @brookings.edu analysis: "The signal and substance of the new Saudi-Pakistan defense pact" www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
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Very interesting
Taiwan backtracks on chip export curbs to South Africa after China spat
Ban would have made unprecedented use of island nation’s technological dominance for diplomatic retaliation
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September 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Very interesting
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WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Exclusive: Trump poised to add Japan stop to upcoming Asia trip
U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Amid rising global trade tensions, Asia faces growing economic uncertainty. Mireya Solís and co-authors explain why regional cooperation is key to resilience and long-term growth.
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty | Brookings
This shift in U.S. trade policy has crucial implications for the resilience of East Asian economies, especially Japan and Taiwan.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Amid rising global trade tensions, Asia faces growing economic uncertainty. Mireya Solís and co-authors explain why regional cooperation is key to resilience and long-term growth.
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“Instead of engaging on Washington’s terms, Kim, Putin, and Xi are now linking arms in Beijing, flaunting not only their growing willingness to challenge U.S. leadership but also their ability to do so in concert,” writes Patricia Kim.
Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance
Washington still has significant leverage over China, North Korea, and Russia.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“Instead of engaging on Washington’s terms, Kim, Putin, and Xi are now linking arms in Beijing, flaunting not only their growing willingness to challenge U.S. leadership but also their ability to do so in concert,” writes Patricia Kim.
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Koreans moving clearly toward joining TPP as a response to Trumpism. Japan MUST embrace this.
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Seoul eyes CPTPP to bolster economic cooperation with Japan: PM
Kim Min-seok emphasizes importance of 'Asian sphere' amid US tariffs
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September 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Koreans moving clearly toward joining TPP as a response to Trumpism. Japan MUST embrace this.
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“If Asian economies aim to regain agency, they must prioritize regional and transregional cooperation, building parallel structures for economic and security resilience,” write Kristy Hsu, Alicia García Herrero, and @mireyasolis.bsky.social.
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty | Brookings
This shift in U.S. trade policy has crucial implications for the resilience of East Asian economies, especially Japan and Taiwan.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“If Asian economies aim to regain agency, they must prioritize regional and transregional cooperation, building parallel structures for economic and security resilience,” write Kristy Hsu, Alicia García Herrero, and @mireyasolis.bsky.social.
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty www.brookings.edu/articles/asi...
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty | Brookings
This shift in U.S. trade policy has crucial implications for the resilience of East Asian economies, especially Japan and Taiwan.
www.brookings.edu
September 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Asia must prioritize regional cooperation for economic resilience amid tariff uncertainty www.brookings.edu/articles/asi...
What to Know About the Japanese Prime Minister’s Resignation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
What to Know About the Japanese Prime Minister’s Resignation
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September 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
What to Know About the Japanese Prime Minister’s Resignation www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...
Big news from Japan: PM Ishiba is stepping down. I penned some thoughts on how we got here and what lies ahead: www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/tokyos...
Tokyo’s Leadership Vacuum
What a divided Japan means for Asia and the world.
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September 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Big news from Japan: PM Ishiba is stepping down. I penned some thoughts on how we got here and what lies ahead: www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/tokyos...
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this is a key move for South Korea. It should be facilitated by Tokyo and Canberra, and others.
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South Korea revisits CPTPP trade pact in response to US tariffs
Lee's government seeks bigger network of economic alliances
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September 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
this is a key move for South Korea. It should be facilitated by Tokyo and Canberra, and others.
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“Without strong leadership, Japan is ill equipped to meet the singular domestic and international challenges of the current moment,” writes @mireyasolis.bsky.social. “Key among these is Tokyo’s need to redefine its relationship with the United States.”
Tokyo’s Leadership Vacuum
What a divided Japan means for Asia and the world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Without strong leadership, Japan is ill equipped to meet the singular domestic and international challenges of the current moment,” writes @mireyasolis.bsky.social. “Key among these is Tokyo’s need to redefine its relationship with the United States.”
