Tetsuo Kotani

Tetsuo Kotani is a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, where he focuses on security and foreign policy issues in East Asia. He has been an advocate for a collaborative defense strategy among Indo-Pacific nations, emphasizing the need for a unified response to regional challenges, particularly those posed by China. Kotani has been vocal about the importance of Taiwan's participation in military exercises and cooperative security arrangements to ensure stability in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding areas.