Harry J. Kazianis

Harry J. Kazianis (@Grecianformula) is Editor-In-Chief of 19FortyFive and National Security Journal. Kazianis recently served as Senior Director of National Security Affairs at the Center for the National Interest. He also served as Executive Editor of its publishing arm, The National Interest. Kazianis has held various roles at The National Interest, including Senior Editor and Managing Editor over the last decade. Harry is a recognized expert on national security issues involving North & South Korea, China, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and general U.S. foreign policy and national security challenges. Past Experience Kazianis previously served as part of the foreign policy team for the 2016 presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz. Kazianis also managed the foreign policy communications efforts of the Heritage Foundation, served as Editor-In-Chief of the Tokyo-based The Diplomat magazine, Editor of RealClearDefense, and as a WSD-Handa Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): PACNET. Kazianis has also held foreign policy fellowships at the Potomac Foundation and the University of Nottingham. Kazianis is the author of the book The Tao of A2/AD, an exploration of China’s military capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. He has also authored several reports on U.S. military strategy in the Asia-Pacific as well as edited and co-authored a recent report on U.S.-Japan-Vietnam trilateral cooperation. Kazianis has provided expert commentary, over 900 op-eds, and analysis for many outlets, including The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Yonhap, The New York Times, Hankyoreh, The Washington Post, MSNBC, 1945, Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, USA Today, CNBC, Politico, The Financial Times, NBC, Slate, Reuters, AP, The Washington Examiner, The Washington Times, RollCall, RealClearPolitics, LA Times, Newsmax, BBC, Foreign Policy, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, DefenseOne, Newsweek, NPR, Popular Mechanics, VOA, Yahoo News, National Security Journal and many others.

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What the Experts Think

What Happens If Putin Uses Nuclear Weapons? What the Experts Told Us

The press these days is mad about one question regarding the war in Ukraine: would Russian President Putin dare use nuclear weapons? And as...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 29, 2022

What the Experts Think

Would Putin Really Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine? No One Knows

Nuclear weapons are meant to be the ultimate insurance policy that guarantees regime survival – even for rogue nations the West would love to...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 23, 2022

North Korea ICBM. Image Credit: DPRK State Media.

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea’s Nuclear Declaration ‘No Surprise’: Former White House Official Allison Hooker

We spoke to a top former U.S. government official who has direct experience in dealing with Pyongyang at the highest levels from the White...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 13, 2022

TOS-1A firing. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Ukraine’s ‘Victory’ over Russia: All of the Tough Questions That Must Be Asked

While defense experts are working themselves into a froth over the recent gains Ukraine has made in the last several days, we should hold...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 12, 2022

Hermit Kingdom

North Korea Says It Will Never Give Up Nuclear Weapons: What 11 Experts Told Us

While it might not drive the headlines or click traffic that it used to – without Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un threatening each other...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 9, 2022

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I Spent $1,000 a Night to Stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian Hotel. It Was a ‘Grand’ Mistake.

Thinking about staying at the Grand Floridian, Disney's so-called best hotel and its flagship resort? After what we saw, you might want to reconsider...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 23, 2022