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Senior Officials Concede Loss of U.S. Clout as Trump Prepares For U.N. Summit
In The News
On the eve of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, two top State Department officials voiced alarm about America’s loss of diplomatic influence as Chin...
By Kristine Lee
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How Trump triggered the Kashmir turmoil
As Pakistan prepares to file a complaint about India to The Hague over Kashmir, analysts are debating the role that U.S. President Donald Trump played in stoking tensions betw...
By Richard Fontaine
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
New US military bases in Asia-Pacific ‘likely to be temporary’ for troop flexibilityAny new US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to be “temporary” to maximise troop flexibility and in line with the Pentagon’s agreement with Manila, accordin...
By Eric Sayers
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Esper calls for new basing investments in the PacificSecretary of Defense Mark Esper today called for expanding base locations in the Pacific while continuing regular freedom of navigation operations in the region, as part of a ...
By Eric Sayers
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
The U.S. wants Japan's help to close its 'missile gap' with China. Is Tokyo up for it?After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing wh...
By Eric Sayers
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2 US allies in Asia are at each other's throats, and it's a big win for China
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Two US allies in East Asia are at odds, delivering a serious blow to US security interests while potentially handing a big win to China. South Korea said Thursday that it plan...
By Kristine Lee
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Generational clash emerges among U.S. experts in China policy debate
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An emerging generation of China policy experts is advocating a much sharper tone and approach toward Beijing, in contrast with a number of veteran China hands whose careers we...
By Ely Ratner
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering ChinaThe Trump administration is pressing ahead with an $8 billion sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a move likely to raise strong objections from China amid the deepening t...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump’s Hong Kong Caution Isolates Him From Congress, Allies and Advisers
President Trump’s cautious distance from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has left him politically isolated from both parties in Congress, the State Department, European all...
By Daniel Kliman
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Tension between South Korea and Japan could hurt US goals in the Pacific — and China is watchingThe tweet came Aug. 2, following an emergency meeting of the South Korean government. It was a photo of President Moon Jae-in, sent out from the government’s official Twitter ...
By Eric Sayers
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China's Hong Kong checkmate
In The News
Images of Chinese troops massing near Hong Kong have led to fears of an impending crackdown on pro-democracy protesters — but China's next move will be dangerous, no matter wh...
By Daniel Kliman
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
The question of ‘patriotism’ in U.S.-China tech collaborationIn July, billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel called for an FBI and CIA investigation of Google, saying the company was “treasonous” for allegedly working with th...
By Kara Frederick & Elsa B. Kania
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Hong Kong Protests Escalate Amid Crackdown
Press Note
The standoff between the Beijing-backed government of Hong Kong and protesters concerned about an erosion of the city's autonomy continues to intensify. As protesters and poli...
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee, Chris Dougherty, Elsa B. Kania, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
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North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim
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With North Korea talks bogged down, Trump faces a cascade of new crises in East Asia
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President Trump has sought to address two intractable challenges in East Asia — North Korea’s nuclear weapons and China’s predatory trade policies — but 2½ years into his pr...
By Richard Fontaine
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The New Concept Everyone in Washington Is Talking About
Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of con...
By Robert O. Work
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Currency War With China Dooms Trade TalksPresident Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
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A month after G20, Trump's Asia policy achievements appear to be unraveling
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At the end of June, US President Donald Trump appeared to have deals in hand with North Korea and China that would have put nuclear and trade talks back on track. What a diff...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
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North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about ...
By Duyeon Kim
