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North Korea’s Trade Troubles Could Point to a Need for Cash
DANDONG, China — After sunset, when American spy satellites can no longer see as well, the main bridge connecting China to North Korea comes to life. One by one, trucks laden ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Afghan Defense Ministry: US leaflet drop broke agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military broke an agreement with Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry when it released propaganda flyers deemed offensive to Muslims without first gett...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Experts warn of danger to U.S. companies if Trump follows through on China threats
As the gulf between the U.S. and North Korea over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program grows, one of the few things that the two countries continue to have in common is that ...
By Peter Harrell
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U.S. Opens Way to Boost Arms Sales to Asia Allies
President Donald Trump pressed harder on potential military options in North Korea, offering billions of dollars in new American military equipment to allies in Asia and sayin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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U.S. Is Said to Seek a Ban on Crude Oil to North Korea at UN
The U.S. is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil shipments to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employmen...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Kim Jong Un promises more missile launches, despite Trump warning
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brushed aside warnings from President Trump and vowed Wednesday to press ahead with more nuclear missiles tests in the Pacific. Kim said "more ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Japan imposes unilateral sanctions on 8 foreign entities over North Korea
Japan announced Friday that it will impose unilateral sanctions on eight foreign firms and individuals as punishment for their alleged dealings with North Korea. The sanctions...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump's new Afghan strategy rings all too familiar in longest war
President Donald Trump says he is pursuing a "dramatically" different strategy in Afghanistan that will bear better results — but some of the Pentagon's own experts expect to ...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Trump's Afghanistan Plan Is Criticized For Being Short On Details
David Greene talks to Michèle Flournoy, who served as undersecretary of defense for policy under President Obama, for reaction to President Trump's strategy for the war in Afg...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Gaming out the North Korea crisis: How the conflict might escalate
A military confrontation with North Korea may now be “inevitable,” says Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) The United States is “done talking” about North Korea, tweets U.N. Amba...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea: Diplomatic Standoff
North Korea threatens to "make the U.S. pay dearly" for latest sanctions, as the US appears to offer a path to possible talks. Brian Todd reports. Watch the video here....
By Patrick M. Cronin
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China is trying to look tough on North Korea. But it might just be for show.
China is getting serious about cracking down on North Korea with punishing economic sanctions — or at least it’s trying to make it look that way. This week China abruptly cut ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea Update
After the recent exchange of threats between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, we update an earlier edition on the crisis in North East Asia.Listen to the full in...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
No More Private WarsIn the latest plot twist in America’s longest war, Blackwater founder and informal Trump adviser Erik Prince is hawking a plan to privatize our military expedition in Afghanis...
By Phillip Carter
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Dr. Daniel Kliman, former Senior Advisor for Asia Integration at DoD, named CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program Senior Fellow
Press Release
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) announced today that Dr. Daniel Kliman has joined the Center as a Senior Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program. As a Senior...
By Neal Urwitz
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Analysis: North Korea, U.S. curb military threats but diplomatic progress remains elusive
WASHINGTON — North Korea and the Trump administration have stepped back from the belligerent threats of the past week, raising hopes that diplomacy might replace brinksmanship...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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3 Ways that North Korea Could Strike Back at America
North Korea’s nuclear strike capability has likely crossed a point of no return. The Defense Intelligence Agency estimates that Pyongyang can fit nuclear warheads on long-rang...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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South Korea Says U.S. Promises Coordination in Standoff With North
SEOUL, South Korea — With the United States and North Korea locked in an escalating exchange of threats, South Korea told its people on Friday that the White House had agreed ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Trump: Kim Jong Un will 'regret it fast' if he makes 'overt threat'
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — President Donald Trump continued to escalate his Twitter threats against North Korea Friday, saying the military is “locked and loaded”...
By Harry Krejsa
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Despite Trump’s threats to North Korea, the U.S. military doesn’t appear to be on a new wartime footing
The U.S. military does not appear to be moving toward a wartime footing with North Korea despite President Trump’s repeated threats this week of military action against Pyongy...
By Patrick M. Cronin
