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Rude, red awakening: China’s theft of U.S. tech is hard to stop
In The News
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
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Trump and Moon to meet amid rising doubts on North Korea
In The News
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Donald Trump have almost nothing in common. Moon is a soft-spoken, liberal human rights lawyer — and Trump is, well, none of t...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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The Stars of North Korea Talks Revolve Around Moon
In The News
Now that there is a time and a place set for the summit meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, some question whether Kim would have e...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump dabbles in made-for-TV diplomacy
After disappointing European allies by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal and amid the rising drumbeat of scandal surrounding his longtime personal attorney, President Donal...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump becomes more dovish toward North Korea, but surrounds himself with hawks
In The News
As the top commander of the U.S. military forces in the Pacific, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. has been such an outspoken China hawk that he was reportedly subject to a gag order b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump floats idea of meeting Kim on the border of Koreas in hopes of ‘a great celebration’
President Trump on Monday said he is considering holding his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone with South Korea, rather than in a third-p...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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An Unpredictable Trump and a Risk-Prone Kim Mean High Stakes and Mismatched Expectations
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When Alex Wellerstein, a nuclear historian who has studied crises and breakthroughs dating to the earliest Cold War arms races, tried to imagine the possible outcomes of Presi...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Abe to meet Trump over fears Japan is being sidelined on North Korea talks
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could face some tense moments when he meets with President Trump this month at Mar-a-Lago, reflecting rising fears back home that Tokyo has ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea’s Response to Allied Exercises Could Shape Trump Meeting
SEOUL—U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began Sunday are set to test the durability of a diplomatic opening with North Korea aimed at halting the regime’s nuclear prog...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Pompeo expected to reinforce Trump's hardline instincts on Iran and North Korea
CIA Director Mike Pompeo's expected move to lead the State Department is likely to lead to harder-line policies toward Iran and North Korea, though his ability to shape policy...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Pompeo can make the State Department great again
For over a year, the State Department has found itself on the sidelines of the policymaking process. The secretary of state never earned the trust of the diplomats he was mean...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Turmoil Ahead of US-N.Korea Summit
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Turnover at the top of Trump's diplomatic team shortly before the potential summit with Kim Jong Un. Will North Korea try to capitalize on it?Watch the full interview here....
By Patrick Cronin
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Will Trump’s North Korea gamble actually pay off?
Last week was a whirlwind for North Korea watchers. On Thursday, South Korean officials announced that President Trump had agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Donald Trump's historic bet on Kim Jong Un summit shatters decades of orthodoxy
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - US President Donald Trump took the biggest gamble of his presidency on Thursday (March 8), breaking decades of US diplomatic orthodoxy by accepting an...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un can both claim a diplomatic victory - but can they secure a real breakthrough?c
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, have more in common than they think. They both love drama and they delivered it in spades on Thursday, in an extra...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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7 Big Things to Understand About Trump’s Talks With North Korea
President Trump has accepted North Korea’s invitation for direct talks with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, to be held by May. It’s a big deal, but you’re probably wonde...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Will Kim Jong Un — like every other dictator — sucker Trump?
The Post reports: North Korea’s belligerent leader, Kim Jong Un, has asked President Trump for talks and Trump has agreed to meet him “by May,” South Korea’s national security...
By Richard Fontaine
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Expert says Trump-North Korea talks could be his 'crowning achievement' — or lead to war
Proposed talks between President Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un could be Trump’s "crowning achievement" if they go well, or lead to war in they fail, an Asia securit...
By Patrick M. Cronin
