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Kenji Watanabe
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Kenji Watanabe

Non-Resident Fellow, East Asia

Explores East Asian deterrence posture, strategic technology policy, and shifts in competitive security environments.

Kenji Watanabe is a Non-Resident Fellow at ADSI focusing on East Asia. His research covers deterrence posture, strategic technology competition, and policy responses to major-power rivalry in the region.

He examines how states adapt security policy to changing balances of power, advanced technologies, and increasing strategic uncertainty.

Primary focusEast Asian strategic competition and deterrence
Regional scopeEast Asia
InstitutionAsia Defence & Security Institute
Areas of expertise

Research interests

  • East Asia
  • Deterrence
  • Strategic technology
  • Major-power rivalry
Institutional contribution

How this profile supports ADSI’s work

Kenji Watanabe contributes to ADSI’s broader mission of producing structured, policy-relevant analysis on defence, security, and strategic developments across Asia.

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