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Kushner will take a diminished role on Trump's China trip
Back in December 2016, the Chinese foreign minister traveled to Manhattan to meet privately with Jared Kushner for emergency discussions after President-elect Donald Trump’s u...
By Harry Krejsa
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US agrees to provide South Korea more weapons, upgraded defenses
US PACIFIC COMMAND, Hawaii ― South Korea will buy more U.S. weapons, develop more advanced missiles and receive a more consistent presence of U.S. military nuclear weapons to ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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CNAS’ Cronin on Asia-Pacific Strategy, Trade, Deterring North Korea
Patrick Cronin, PhD, senior advisor and senior director of the Center for a New American Security’s Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses how the US can accomplish strategi...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump is heading to Asia with an ambitious agenda he’ll probably be unable to deliver
Starting on Friday, President Donald Trump will be visiting several Asian countries until November 14 — he’ll be stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and The Philip...
By Harry Krejsa
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Tillerson visits Afghanistan as US ramps up campaign against militants
US secretary of state Rex Tillerson made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday, hoping to cement Donald Trump’s new strategy and ramp up the political and military pre...
By Stephen Tankel
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US, South Korea Stand United Against Kim Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip
President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in could be set to take an international good cop/bad cop approach in handling the North Korean nuclear threat, one ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Closer U.S.-India Ties Make Strategic Sense. What’s Holding Them Back?
When U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his new strategy for the Afghan war in August, he called on India to become more involved in Afghanistan’s security. Secretary of Def...
By Richard Fontaine
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Uncle Sam is here to stay
Speaking at the sixth Maritime Institute of Malaysia South China Sea Conference, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia Pacific Security Programme at CNAS (Centre for ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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What the U.S. is actually getting right on North Korea
It's tempting to give into doom and gloom when we think of North Korea policy. The rapid advances in Pyongyang's weapons technology, coupled with its provocative propaganda ab...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Mattis Discloses Part of Afghanistan Battle Plan, but It Hasn’t Yet Been Carried Out
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, normally reluctant to speak publicly about American troops deployed around the globe, took a different tack this week on Capitol Hil...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Former NATO military chief: there’s a 10% chance of nuclear war with North Korea
Retired Navy Adm. James Stavridis spent 37 years in the military, including four years as the supreme allied commander of NATO. Hillary Clinton vetted him as a possible runnin...
By Michèle Flournoy
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U.S. Has Options as Tension With North Korea Escalates
In The News
Experts say there are paths the Trump administration could take to try to contain Pyongyang’s nuclear advances...
By Michèle Flournoy & Patrick M. Cronin
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From good to bad: 5 possible options for what's next in North Korea-U.S. standoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un persists in testing nuclear weapons and missiles in defiance of the United States and the rest of the world. President Trump imposed new sancti...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Donald Trump Expands North Korea Sanctions -- Update
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump Expands U.S. Sanctions on Dealings With North Korea
President Donald Trump launched a new phase of a crackdown on North Korea on Thursday, expanding sanctions to hit any individuals, companies and financial institutions doing b...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Analysis: Trump's U.N. trip sets up showdown with Iran and North Korea over nukes
NEW YORK — It's not every year at the United Nations that an American president condemns one country as "a murderous regime" and threatens another with nuclear destruction — b...
By Richard Fontaine
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Donald Trump's Dangerous North Korea Gambit
ON TUESDAY MORNING, Donald Trump gave a bombastic speech to the assembled delegates of the United Nations. Pay special attention to how he addressed North Korea and its loomin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
North Korean missile launches impact US defense spending prioritiesThe Senate is voting on military spending with a wary eye on North Korea as the country continues to test missiles over Japan.Listen to the story and Susanna's comments here....
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House considers harsher rules for banks with North Korean ties
The House Financial Services Committee is considering a bill that would ban any foreign bank that does business with North Korea from the United States financial system. The p...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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North Korea’s Threat Pushes Japan to Reassess Its Might and Rights
TOKYO — When North Korea launched a missile that flew over Japan on Friday morning, prompting the authorities to broadcast an alert on cellphones and television, many people w...
By Patrick M. Cronin
