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Regional Politics & Security
The US–Japan alliance, cross-Strait stability and the security architecture of Northeast Asia.
Est. 2011 · London
Independent analysis of the powers shaping the Indo-Pacific.
NorthRiverAsia examines the political, security and economic relationships between the United States, Japan, Taiwan and China — and what they mean for governments, investors and industry worldwide.
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Global offices
42
Resident fellows
180+
Publications / year
27
Partner institutions
Research Pillars
Three lenses on one region.
Our work is structured around three interlocking pillars — each led by a dedicated department working across the US, Japan, Taiwan and China.
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Foreign Policy & Strategy
Indo-Pacific strategy, Japan's path to a 'normal nation', and PRC engagement in multilateral institutions.
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Political Economy & Supply Chains
Semiconductors, sanctions regimes, and the role of the dollar, yen and renminbi in regional finance.
Regional Footprint
From Westminster to the Western Pacific.
Headquartered in London with permanent liaison offices in Tokyo and Washington, NorthRiverAsia combines European strategic perspective with embedded presence in the two capitals that matter most to Indo-Pacific policy.
- HQ
- London
- Liaison
- Tokyo
- Liaison
- Washington
Latest Publications
From the desk.
Policy Brief · Nov 2026
Export Controls 2.0: Recalibrating the US–Japan–Netherlands Semiconductor Coalition
Asia-Pacific Strategy Unit
Strategic Assessment
Taiwan in the Second Trump Term: Deterrence, Ambiguity and the Silicon Shield
R. Ziemann & K. Hayashi
Working Paper
Japan's Defence Industrial Base and the Three Principles Revision
Tokyo Liaison Office