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The Rebalance is Dead! Long Live the Rebalance!
At a March 14 press briefing, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Asia Susan Thorton laid to rest the “rebalance” or “pivot” to the Pacific — at least in name. Thorton sta...
By Hannah Suh, Harry Krejsa & Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Foreign trade is a boon for San Antonio
A couple of years ago, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, traveled to Japan and South Korea, two of the United States’ most important strategic and economic partners. Castro ...
By Harry Krejsa
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Turmoil in South Korea may tempt Kim Jong Un
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The impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye from office raises concerns that the political turmoil will further embolden North Korea. CNN's Brian Todd discusses wi...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The Ultimate Missile Shield: The U.S.-South Korea Alliance?
The flurry of news stories about North Korea’s latest salvo of missile tests gives Kim Jong-un the media coverage he craves and diverts attention from enduring strategic reali...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Reassuring Asia of America’s Commitment to the Region
The Trump administration’s defense-budget increase should come as welcome news to Asian countries worried about mounting threats to regional order. A $54 billion boost this ye...
By Richard Fontaine
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3 Areas of Opportunity for the US-India Relationship
The best strategy for U.S.-India relations may be to have no new strategy at all. Whether dealing with an ally or adversary, this White House has been unpredictable to say the...
By Manpreet Singh Anand
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While Lobbing Rhetorical Bombs at China, Trump Risks Friendly Fire
During the campaign, Donald Trump’s foreign policy platform was decidedly lacking in detail. A notable exception, however, was the purportedly unquestionable villainy of China...
By Harry Krejsa
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Harry Krejsa on U.S.-China Relations and the Trump Administration
Harry Krejsa, research associate for the CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses challenges and opportunities for U.S.-China Relations under the Trump Administration. Ho...
By Harry Krejsa
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Beyond palace intrigue: How North Korea's antics threaten US interests
Last week in Malaysia, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s estranged half brother was assassinated in shockingly public fashion. Apparently poisoned by two young women as he w...
By Harry Krejsa
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Russia and China’s Enduring Alliance
Commentary
Several commentators, among them Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute and Edward Luttwak of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, have suggested that U.S. President...
By Jacob Stokes
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Kim Jong Nam Murder: Surveillance Clues
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New airport surveillance footage appears to show the murder of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un's half-brother. Who is the woman in white who sneaks up on him? Dr. Patrick M. Cronin ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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A Tale of Two Allies: Why Japan and Australia See Two Different Trumps
The first few chaotic weeks of the Trump administration have brought divergent fortunes for America’s closest allies in the Asia-Pacific. Japan, which Trump consistently malig...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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North Korea to Donald Trump: Challenge Accepted
The exclusive, members-only Mar-a-Lago Club is accustomed to keeping out riffraff, but not even Donald Trump’s private retreat fortified by Secret Service agents could prevent...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump's Pivot to Asian Allies Begins
Commentary
In most respects, the White House meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fairly routine. The two leaders lauded each other and the alliance that bin...
By Richard Fontaine
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Rekindle the US-Thailand Relationship
Buried beneath the new confusion of what an “America First” foreign policy looks like in the Asia-Pacific, America’s oldest diplomatic partnership in Asia seems to be edging t...
By Anthony Cho
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Dr. Patrick Cronin Previews the Trump-Abe Summit
Dr. Patrick Cronin, Senior Adviser and Senior Director of CNAS' Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses what to expect from Friday's meeting. Hosted by Neal Urwitz....
By Patrick M. Cronin & Neal Urwitz
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Patrick Cronin on Major Challenges Facing Trump Administration in Asia
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Patrick Cronin, senior director of the Asia-Pacific program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the major challenges facing the Trump administration in Asia w...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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TPP Was Doomed To Fail
America’s exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership should serve as a breakthrough development to spur widespread prosperity across the United States and build durable economic ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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If America Refuses to Lead
Just a few months ago, the notion of China as the savior of international order would have struck most as fanciful, even absurd. Yet President Xi Jinping’s debut at Davos last...
By Richard Fontaine & Mira Rapp-Hooper
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In China, North Korea, Trump admin drawing a dangerous 'red line'
In weeks that have been saturated by a presidential farewell address, cabinet confirmation hearings, a press conference from the presidential-elect, and new revelations of pos...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
