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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Moscow and Pyongyang: From Disdain to Partnership?A few weeks ago, the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that Moscow and Pyongyang planned to “deepen political, economic and military co...
By Richard Weitz
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Video: Cronin discusses concerns rising over Russia, North Korea allianceBy Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Local Flavor: What Asia’s Hedging Trend Tells Us about Asia, and StrategyWhen modern scholars and strategists discuss trends as a hook to some larger observation or policy argument, they typically do so with an eye to trends at the global level — t...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Dr. Patrick Cronin: Maritime Strategy in AsiaAsia-Pacific Security Director Patrick Cronin discusses the Maritime Strategy in Asia Project on This Week in Defense News....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
North Korea expert: Hollywood needs to get seriousDr. Patrick Cronin, director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program, spoke with The Hill on North Korea's cybersecurity capabilities....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
A Republican Congress Is Good News for AsiaHaving attended summits in China and Burma, President Barack Obama heads to Australia this weekend for the G-20 summit, all while carrying the albatross of his party’s elector...
By Elbridge Colby & Richard Fontaine
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
South Korea's ADIZ Enforcement ChallengeA recent report submitted during last month’s National Assembly Audit revealed that the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) remains largely unprepared to enforce the expanded ...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Kim Jong Un's Tin Can Air ForceNorth Korea's resistance to change is punchline-worthy. It still operates a command economy, its population remains largely cut off from the Internet, and, with few exceptions...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Kim Jong Un loses the caneBy Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Transcript: CNAS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Upcoming Trip to AsiaOn Monday, October 27, the Center for a New American Security held a press briefing for reporters to lay out the major issues President Obama will face during his upcoming tri...
By Elbridge Colby, Ely Ratner & Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Vietnam agreed to control the South China Sea conflict, the crisis is expected to lift?By Alexander Sullivan
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Preventing violence in a post-Kim NorthHow would Kim Jong Un’s removal from power affect the likelihood of North Korean violence against the United States or South Korea, and what might be done to prevent such viol...
By Van Jackson
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
An Agenda for the U.S.-ROK Security Consultative MeetingIn the past week, a whirlwind of stories on North Korea has emerged. Most of the news media reporting on the most secretive country in the world relates to three events: The ...
By Hannah Suh
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Will Kim Jong Un appear at big event?By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Kim Jong-un: Starving For PowerThe world is gradually coming to the conclusion that chronic malnutrition in Kim Jong-un’s North Korea is Pyongyang’s problem. After providing the DPRK with more than 12.5 mil...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
How Russia, China and the US can denuclearize North KoreaDespite their many differences over regional security and other issues, China, Russia, and the United States continue to collaborate to counter the nuclear and missile program...
By Richard Weitz
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Middle East Security
How worried should U.S. policymakers be about nuclear blackmail?In recent years, a new generation of scholars has increasingly turned to sophisticated statistical methods to tackle decades-old questions regarding the causes and consequence...
By Colin H. Kahl
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Time to Actively Deter North KoreaIt is only a matter of time before North Korea flaunts its ability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead, deploy intercontinental ballistic missiles and road-mobile missile launche...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Execution of Uncle Jang Creates Uncertainty in DPRK-China RelationsThe execution of Jang Song-Thaek is the latest episode of the Kim Jong-Un power show. The unprecedented official media coverage of the purge indicates the eagerness of the you...
By Yanliang Li
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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