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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Family troubles: the nagging anxiety of North Korean leadership speculationThe hearse escort party at Kim Jong-Il’s funeral was once used to assess the political future of North Korea, its composition scrutinized for indications of whether Pyongyang ...
By Andrew Kwon
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Wanted: Asia-Pacific Strategy Guidance for the Interagency...and CongressThanks to the CNAS team for letting me share some brief thoughts on your new blog. While many think tanks in Washington have become more about the marketing of ideas and less...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Can We Reduce Maritime Security Risks in the Asia-Pacific?Maritime disputes abound in Asia. Ordinary reefs and rocks have become sites of coercion, and if rising tensions are not managed well, they could be the sites of armed clashes...
By Zachary Hosford
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Korea's Growing Security DilemmaThe Korean Peninsula remains the most dangerous flashpoint in East Asia. The decisions made in the Blue House over the next year or two may accelerate a growing security dile...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Building a Politically Sustainable U.S. Military Presence in Southeast Asia and AustraliaOn Wednesday, CNAS released a major report authored by our own Dr. Ely Ratner, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, entitled “Resident Power: Building a Polit...
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Placebo: The 2014 Defense Budget and DOD’s Credibility Challenges
The president’s Fiscal Year 2014 defense budget request is a placebo, a placeholder with no effect. It exceeds the budget caps imposed by the Budget Control Act’s automatic sp...
By Travis Sharp
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
CNAS Commentaries: The Way Forward in SyriaNine experts at the Center for a New American Security offer analysis and commentary on the range of issues relating to the U.S. response to the alleged use of chemical weapon...
By Gordon Miller, Katherine Kidder, Nora Bensahel, Patrick M. Cronin, Phillip Carter, Richard Fontaine, Richard Williamson & David W. Barno, USA (Ret.)
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Setting an Agenda for U.S.-China Strategic ReassuranceThe summit meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama underway in Southern California offers an opportunity to recast the often fraught Sino-US relationship as one that is on...
By Alexander Sullivan & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
America and the South China Sea ChallengeThe rough waters that roiled the South China Sea in 2012 are not giving way to smooth sailing in 2013. Despite a springtime push for diplomatic progress, present conditions po...
By Alexander Sullivan & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Dr. David Asher Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Committee on North KoreaCNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. David Asher testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the implications of North Korea's expanding nuclear program. ...
By David Asher
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Renewing America's Strategic Solvency
Foreign policy experts are likely to feel spurned when President Obama gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Some may interpret the President’s focus on jobs and the...
By Jacob Stokes & Shawn Brimley
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Asia's Pivotal PowerA resurgent Asian nation has just elevated hawkish nationalists to the pinnacle of power. Its maritime conflicts with neighbors raise the risk of military confrontation along ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
How to Neutralize Energy Competition in the South China SeaThis post originally appeared on the Choke Points blog at Consumer Energy Report.com on September 11, 2012. During her visit to the Asia Pacific last week, Secretary of State ...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Sec. Clinton Urges Countries to "Literally Calm the Water" in South China SeaAll eyes are on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her visit to the Asia Pacific this week. On Tuesday, Secretary Clinton met with officials of the Association of S...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Politics in Play in the South China SeaWhile the potential reserves of oil and natural gas are important drivers of Beijing’s assertive behavior in the South China Sea, access to the sea's energy resources is not t...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Rocking the Boat in the Potentially Energy Rich South China SeaNote: This post originally appeared on the Choke Points blog at ConsumerEnergyReport.com on July 2, 2012. Beijing is flexing some more muscle to protect its energy interests i...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Below the Radar: Rising Tensions in the East China SeaWhile there has been a lot of attention given to China’s territorial contests with its Asian neighbors in the South China Sea, just as important is the dispute between Japan a...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Transcript: Keynote Address by Dr. Kurt Campbell - The Asia-Pacific CenturyAssistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Dr. Kurt Campbell delivered the keynote address, "The Asia-Pacific Century," at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Video: Keynote Address by Dr. Kurt Campbell - The Asia-Pacific CenturyAssistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Dr. Kurt Campbell delivered the keynote address, "The Asia-Pacific Century," at the CNAS 2012 Annual Conference...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Knowing North Korea: Negotiating North KoreaWhat is the current trajectory of U.S.-DPRK relations? Should denuclearization continue to be the central focus of U.S. approach? Joining us for this next installment of The K...