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North Korea is still developing nuclear weapons, says IAEA
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North Korea is continuing to develop its nuclear weapons programme, according to a report by the UN atomic watchdog, raising questions over the country’s commitment to denucle...
By Duyeon Kim
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South China Sea militarization part of larger Chinese challenge to U.S. power
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Tensions are rising in the South China Sea as China builds up military resources in contested waters and the United States Navy asserts its presence in the region, but experts...
By Daniel Kliman
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China: We Might Help Assad With the War in Syria
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China has long avoided entangling itself in direct military conflict abroad. But the Chinese ambassador to Syria last week suggested that China is considering doing just that ...
By Abigail Grace
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Book Review Roundtable: America’s Hot and Cold Relationship with Its Counterterrorism Partners
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With many Americans — led by the current occupant of the White House — questioning the value of global partnerships and talking as though the United States would b...
By Stephen Tankel
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As Trump Thanks Kim Jong Un, North Korea's Military Leadership Gets Another Shake-Up
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appointed a new military chief in the latest shake-up of his military top brass. The country’s state media said that Ri Yong Gil is taking...
By Duyeon Kim
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Now North Korea has returned US remains, the next move is on Trump
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It's one of the four points listed in the joint statement US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un signed on June 12, the day of their historic meeting in Singa...
By Duyeon Kim
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In private, Trump vents frustration over lack of progress on North Korea
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When he emerged from his summit with Kim Jong Un last month, President Trump triumphantly declared that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and that one of the world...
By Duyeon Kim
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Congress Moves to Force Trump to Come Clean on North Korea Talks
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President Donald Trump is “gaslighting” the planet about North Korea’s nukes, according to a well-connected analyst. So Congress is moving on multiple fronts to force the Whit...
By Abigail Grace
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What’s Missing From Kim Jong Un’s ‘Very Nice Note’ to Trump
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Donald Trump called it “a very nice note.” And it is super-nice! In the letter that the president published on Twitter on Thursday, Kim Jong Un refers to Trump as “Your Excell...
By Duyeon Kim
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America’s Moment of Truth With North Korea Is Coming
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One eight-word assumption underlies American and South Korean negotiations with Kim Jong Un: “North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons.” That’s what the analyst Cheon Seon...
By Duyeon Kim
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Mattis takes aim at China military expansionism
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Jim Mattis will deliver a “medium-tough” message to China this week about its military expansionism during the defence secretary’s first visit to the country, even as the Trum...
By Richard Fontaine
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Summit and the Bid for History
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In the city of Pyongyang, the sanctum sanctorum of the Workers’ Party of Korea, there are changes afoot that would have vexed Stalin. Repression has not dimmed, but, to indulg...
By Abigail Grace
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Special Operations Forces in Africa Likely to Face Cuts in Major Military Review
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American Special Operations forces are likely to be sharply cut in Africa as a result of a new Pentagon strategy that focuses on combating rising threats from Russia and China...
By Stephen Tankel
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What will U.S. give North Korea in exchange for nukes? Ahead of summit, question looms.
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As the Trump administration races to prepare for a possible nuclear summit, a central question looms over the diplomatic push: What does North Korea want in exchange for a pro...
By Abigail Grace
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Taiwan event creates headaches for Trump amid North Korea talks
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As Trump administration officials scramble to pull off a high-stakes meeting with North Korea next month, they’re grappling with another diplomatic challenge in Asia: the open...
By Abigail Grace
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Analysis: Has Trump Blown Chances for Talks With NKorea?
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WASHINGTON — After inflating a bubble of expectation for a historic summit with North Korea, President Donald Trump popped it. His withdrawal from a hastily arranged summit wi...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Courting Kim and coming up short highlights the limits of Trump’s me-first diplomacy
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At the core of President Trump’s foreign policy is a belief that he can use his personal charisma to charm his way to world peace. The collapse Thursday of the planned summit ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Rude, red awakening: China’s theft of U.S. tech is hard to stop
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Washington is waking up to the reality that the cost of doing business in China's massive market is risking precious tech secrets, but it may be too late. The big picture: Rog...
By Abigail Grace
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Pentagon disinvites China from major naval exercise over South China Sea buildup
The Pentagon disinvited China from participating in a major naval exercise on Wednesday, signaling mounting U.S. anger over Beijing’s expanded military footprint in disputed a...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Libya model for North Korea? Trump instead leaning toward nuke disarmament in phases
The Trump administration is leaning toward a disarmament approach that would force North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons in phases in return for sanctions relief and othe...
By Patrick M. Cronin
