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New Taliban Attack Prompts Familiar Question: What's Next In Afghanistan?
The Taliban staged a coordinated attack overnight on two Afghan army outposts, killing 14 Afghan soldiers. It's the latest attack by insurgents on the country's beleaguered na...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Russia isn’t complying with an arms control treaty — so the US is threatening to rip it upThe Trump administration just announced that it will give Russia 60 days to comply with a decades-old missile treaty or the US will withdraw from it — potentially kickstarting...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump and Xi face hurdles in trade talks after fragile tariffs truce
In The News
Donald Trump, the US president, and Xi Jinping, China’s president, are facing hurdles in building on the fragile truce they reached in their trade war, after the two countries...
By Abigail Grace
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The US and China relationship is in shambles. It could get worse at G20.
In The News
President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for a working dinner during the G20 summit this week, and it looks like it will be a missed chance to improve sou...
By Abigail Grace
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In The News
Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Afghanistan's Forever WarIt's been another violent week in Afghanistan. Former U.S. Army Col. Chris Kolenda, who helped set up a back channel with the Taliban, discusses what it will take to get all s...
By Christopher D. Kolenda
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17 years in, Afghan war at a 'stalemate'
In The News
More than a year after President Donald Trump announced his administration's new strategy for achieving success in Afghanistan and the wider region, the situation remains deci...
By Stephen Tankel
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Southeast Asia Needs to Choose Between the US, China on Principles, Experts Say
In The News
With the intensifying rivalry between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, Southeast Asian countries can no longer sit on the fence, and have a tough choice t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Whether it's a hollow truce or a handshake agreement, the G-20 will likely hurt the yuanChina's currency will likely continue its slide against the U.S. dollar— possibly falling below the key 7.00 yuan per dollar level — if Washington and Beijing fail to step bac...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Trump Takes a Tougher Line on Pakistan, but the 2008 Mumbai Attack Goes Unpunished
In a sharp break from the caution and inertia of his predecessors, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. military aid to Pakistan and warned that Washington will take furthe...
By Stephen Tankel
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U.S. Prosecutors Are Said to Be Investigating Japan’s Largest Bank
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Japan’s largest bank has already been penalized by the State of New York for letting countries on sanctions lists like Iran and Myanmar route payments through its systems, but...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Washington Scrambles to Slow Seoul’s Roll
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As the United States’ diplomatic opening with North Korea has largely stalled in recent months, South Korea has pressed ahead with its own effort to improve ties with the Nort...
By Kristine Lee
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Southeast Asian Nations Wary of Choosing Sides in Rift Between U.S., China
In The News
Although China is exerting pressure on the nations in Southeast Asia to side with it in the growing global struggle with the United States, most of them want to avoid having t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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At APEC, Pence Has Unique Opportunity to Advance U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Press Note
This is a make or break week for the Trump administration’s economic approach to Asia. A year ago at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) – the region’s premier ...
By Daniel Kliman
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Kim Jong Un is doing what he said he would
In The News
As Today’s WorldView noted last week, talks between the United States and North Korea have hit a rut. Now a new report from a respected Washington think tank that identified h...
By Duyeon Kim
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China’s military power could match America’s by 2050
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Chinese President Xi Jinping wants his military to be as powerful as America’s by 2050 — and his control of major economic and military institutions in his country could help ...
By Abigail Grace
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Newly revealed North Korean missile bases cast doubt on value of Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un
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On Monday, a new report from a Washington think tank identified more than a dozen hidden bases in North Korea that could be used to disperse mobile launchers for ballistic mis...
By Duyeon Kim
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
China's 'Civil-Military Fusion' Has Washington WorriedThe two men posing for photographs in a Nanjing conference room could not have more different backgrounds. On one side was Mao Yongqing, head of the 28th Research Institute of...
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With Democrats in control of House, Trump White House may double down on China interference claims
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Some six weeks after President Trump accused China of trying to interfere in the midterm elections to hurt Republicans, little public evidence has emerged to support that clai...
By Abigail Grace
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In The News
Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
How China, Russia Interfere in U.S. ElectionsIn early 2011, U.S. solar panel manufacturing giant Solyndra was considered one of the world's most innovative companies, following an encouraging visit from then-President Ba...
By Ely Ratner
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U.S., North Korea Toughen Stance Ahead of Nuclear Talks
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As the U.S. prepares to resume nuclear negotiations with North Korea this week, both sides are hardening their positions, dimming hopes for a compromise. North Korea says it ...
By Duyeon Kim
