Jeffrey W. Hornung is a senior political scientist and the Japan lead of the national security research division of think tank RAND Corp. in Washington.
Two nations now committed to jointly building 'free and open international order'

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on April 10: The two countries' alliance is moving beyond defense and the Indo-Pacific region. © Reuters
Jeffrey W. Hornung is a senior political scientist and the Japan lead of the national security research division of think tank RAND Corp. in Washington.