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U.S. Diplomats Brace as Trump Plans Foreign Policy Shake-Up in Wider Purge of Government
The US foreign policy establishment is set for one of the biggest shake-ups in years as Donald Trump has vowed to both revamp US policy abroad and to root out the so-called “d...
By Richard Fontaine
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South Korea’s Yoon Praises Trump in Phone Call as Trade Officials Brace for Tariffs
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke with Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on winning the U.S. presidency on the "Make America Great Again" slogan as offic...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South Korea’s President Denies Wrongdoing in a Growing Scandal
On foreign policy, Yoon — who has worked closely with Washington and Tokyo to solidify security cooperation in the face of North Korean threats — expressed optimism that the t...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Years After Historic Summits, Trump Faces an Emboldened North Korea
Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an expand...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Satellite Photo Shows New Activity at China's Underground Submarine Base
Satellite imagery appears to have captured the activation of a possible damage control system at an underground submarine base for Chinese nuclear-powered submarines operating...
By Tom Shugart
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Satellite Imagery Shows Mystery Ship Built in China amid Breakneck Naval Expansion
China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly ex...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. and China in ‘Robust Conversation’ on North Korea Sending Troops to Russia: Blinken
US and China are engaged in high-level dialogue regarding North Korea sending troops to Russia as the Kremlin wages war on Ukraine, America’s top diplomat said on Thursday.US ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Export Controls Failed to Keep Cutting-Edge AI Chips from China’s Huawei
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A few weeks ago, analysts at a specialized technological lab put a microchip from China under a powerful microscope. Something didn’t look right. Figuring out...
By Emily Kilcrease
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China Built a $50 Billion Military Stronghold in the South China Sea
Hainan, a palm-fringed island known as China’s Hawaii, sits in the warm tropical waters of the South China Sea east of Vietnam. It’s a popular tourist destination with soft-sa...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Efforts to Contain Xi’s Push for Tech Supremacy Are Faltering
Since Donald Trump hit Xi Jinping’s government with punitive tariffs in 2018, his push to cut the trade deficit has snowballed into a full-scale bipartisan effort to stop Chin...
By Jordan Schneider
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CNAS Launches New Initiative with Support from the Motwani Jadeja Family Foundation on “Realizing the Potential of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership”
Washington, October 29, 2024 – The Center for a New American Security’s (CNAS) Indo-Pacific Security Program is launching a new initiative to explore opportunities to elevate ...
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Ukraine Allies Face Limited Options Over North Korea Troops
Russia’s decision to bring North Korean troops to shore up its war-weary forces has Ukraine’s allies realizing they have few options to respond without escalating the conflict...
By Richard Fontaine
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BRICS Membership Becomes a Way to Signal Non-Commitment
If the purpose of the BRICS group — originally Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — is to amplify its members' global influence, it may be having some effect. Loom...
By Richard Fontaine
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Vietnam Builds Airstrip on Reclaimed Island in South China Sea
The latest satellite imagery has revealed a new airstrip taking shape on Barque Canada reef, an artificial island developed by Vietnam in the disputed Spratly archipelago in t...
By Tom Shugart
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"U.S.-India Partnership Vital for Preserving Peace in Indo-Pacific Region": Former White House Official Lisa Curtis
Lisa Curtis, Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for New American Security and former White House official, said that the partnership between the Unite...
By Lisa Curtis
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U.S. Confirms North Korean Troops in Russia amid Fears They’ll Be Sent to Fight in Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday said at least 3,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia, raising the possibility they will be sent to fight in Russia’s war on Ukra...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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N. Korea’s Support Puts Putin in Its Debt: Experts
North Korea's dispatch of personnel to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- even if their military involvement is limited or indirect -- could put Russian President Vladimi...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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North Korean Arms More Significant than Troops in Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, got to the point in his presidential address last night: “Another state,” he said, was “joining the war against Ukraine”. He was refe...
By Richard Fontaine
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China’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank, Setting Back Its Military Modernization
The first public indication that something was amiss at the shipyard near Wuhan came in the summer when Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. submarine officer and an adjunct senior f...
By Tom Shugart
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Quad Group Expands Maritime Security Cooperation at Biden’s Farewell Summit
Lisa Curtis, an Asia policy expert at the Center for a New American Security and a former administration official, said India, which is not part of any military alliance, has ...
By Lisa Curtis