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North Korea tests new weapon bolstering nuclear capability
North Korea has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon designed to boost its nuclear fighting capability, state media reported Sunday, a day before its chief rivals t...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Ministerial Dialogue: U.S.-India deepen understanding in midst of differences
Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), said it was expected that the meetings would go ...
By Lisa Curtis
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US, India cementing occasionally touchy relationship
The US-India "two plus two" ministerial level meeting in Washington on Monday turned into something far bigger - it was upgraded to a summit. The symbolism was strong, signall...
By Lisa Curtis
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Is India’s position on Russia affecting its relationship with the U.S.?
Last week, India’s strategic partner, the U.S., warned of consequences for any country, including India, which conducts local currency transactions through Russia’s central ba...
By Lisa Curtis
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What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fueling anger among the op...
By Lisa Curtis
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Singapore PM’s talks with Biden show US won’t waver from Indo-Pacific focus to counter China amid Russia-Ukraine conflict: analysts
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s series of high-profile meetings during a week-long visit to the US shows Washington’s intention to continue with its focus on the In...
By Jacob Stokes
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Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west
When it comes to North Korean missile launches – and much else about the secretive country – all may not be as it seems. Days after the regime claimed it had successfully test...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Why the World’s Largest Democracy Won’t Back Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine has raged on, no country has found itself in a more awkward diplomatic position than India. While most of the world’s major democracies have rallied to U...
By Lisa Curtis
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New CNAS Report: "Digital Allies: Deepening U.S.–South Korea Cooperation on Technology and Innovation"
Read the Report:...
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
China’s Financial FoilChina’s desire to escape the shadow of the U.S. dollar and build an alternative infrastructure for global finance is being stymied by one major factor: Its reluctance to loose...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Oil, weapons and realpolitik: Why some countries want to stay on friendly terms with RussiaRussia supplies about 60 percent of the weapons and equipment for India’s military, the cornerstone of a decades-long friendly relationship between Moscow and Delhi. Experts s...
By Lisa Curtis
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Ukraine war: Biden will tell Xi any support of Russia comes with ‘costs’, top US diplomat saysUS President Joe Biden plans to tell his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he will “impose costs” for any support Beijing provides to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Washingto...
By Jacob Stokes
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New South Korean president to try a different tack with North Korea
For five years, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has cajoled his immediate neighbor to talk and encouraged cross-border exchanges. He has offered assistance to Pyongyang and...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Why India won’t condemn Russia over Ukraine
Putin, who didn’t bother going in person to the G20 or the Glasgow climate summit, declaredRussia worked with no other nation so closely. “It’s a deep relationship that goes b...
By Lisa Curtis
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Temperature on Korean peninsula set to rise after North's missile tests
North Korea's two recent ballistic missile launches were meant to test elements of its new long-range system, representing a "serious escalation", the United States has said. ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Hints at Bigger Provocations as South Korea Elects New President
Just three hours after being declared the winner of South Korea’s presidential election, conservative former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol was reminded of one of the peskiest forei...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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As Russia presses its attack on Ukraine, the US is watching China's moves around Taiwan 'like a hawk'
As the US rushes to aid Ukraine and reinforce its neighbors following Russia's attack, US officials have also been watching China closely, looking for signs that Beijing is ca...
By Jacob Stokes
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Ukraine invasion: Pentagon officials say Russia’s attack shows need for US to safeguard Indo-Pacific
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underscores the need to increase US military vigilance in the Indo-Pacific given the risk that Beijing might decide to attack Taiwan, top US defen...
By Lisa Curtis
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S.Korea elects conservative outsider as president in tectonic shift
Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Japan cautiously welcomes South Korean president-elect
Japan’s government on Thursday welcomed the election of a new president in South Korea who supports stronger ties with Washington and Tokyo, as officials and experts expressed...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim