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Rubio Heads to Asia on Trip Overshadowed by Tariffs, Middle East
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a Southeast Asian summit this week, his first to the region as America’s top diplomat, should be a chance...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Technology & National Security
Military Experts Weigh In on China’s New Mosquito-Like Spy DroneLast month, China's National University of Defense Technology unveiled a new spy drone designed to look like a mosquito. Showcased on the state-run CCTV-7 military broadcaster...
By Samuel Bendett
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American Bombs in Iran Also Reverberate in China and North Korea
President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Irania...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China Eyes More Overseas Missions for Growing Naval FleetChina is building a new fleet of replenishment ships—capable of providing supplies to other vessels at sea—as the East Asian power's navy expands its overseas presence....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Taiwan Looks to New Sea-Drone Tech to Repel ChinaTaiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possib...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
How Trump’s Strike on Iran Might Affect China’s Calculus on TaiwanPresident Trump’s decision to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, after earlier denouncing U.S. embroilment in foreign wars, introduces another complication for China’s leaders ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
The Alluring Fantasy of a Quick Win in IranAfter the elation, the doubt. President Donald Trump said that “Operation Midnight Hammer”, had “totally obliterated” Iran’s uranium-enrichment facilities. But now an early in...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
China Not Likely to Use Navy to Secure Hormuz Strait, Analyst SaysChina is highly unlikely to use its navy to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz if Iran threatens to close it as Middle East tensions rise, a top US analyst told reporters Monda...
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Middle East Security
Iran Conflict Could Tilt Global Balance of PowerHow will the Iran conflict affect the global balance of power? Answering this question may seem a fool’s errand given how fast events are moving now that U.S. President Donald...
By Richard Fontaine
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New CNAS Report on Next Phase of Quad Cooperation in Indo-Pacific
Washington, June 18, 2025 — Today, the Center for a New American Security released a new report, Quad: The Next Phase, by Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Marty...
By Lisa Curtis, Kareen Hart, Ryan Claffey, Keerthi Martyn & Thomas Corel
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Indo-Pacific Security / Transatlantic Security
Threat of U.S.-China Land Grab in Space Demands Urgent Legal ReformsThe United States is in an arms race with China, similar to the one it had with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space is being militarised as Beijing and Washington are ...
By Jon B. Wolfsthal
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The China Hawks’ China Hawk
"He’s very savvy about policy but he also understands Washington broadly and this administration and the people in the Trump orbit in particular,” says Jacob Stokes, a senior ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Trump, a Self-Styled Peacemaker, Gets Drawn Into Foreign Entanglements
On the first day of his second term, President Trump predicted he would be remembered as a peacemaker and a unifier....
By Richard Fontaine
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The Trump Administration’s AUKUS Review Set Off a Political Storm, but It Doesn’t Mean the Deal Is Dead
News that the Trump administration is reviewing AUKUS broke like a wave over Australia this morning....
By Richard Fontaine
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Indo-Pacific Security / Energy, Economics & Security
Trump’s Latest Trade ‘Deal’ with China Underscores Key U.S. DisadvantageFor the second time in two months, President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted a “deal” with China. There’s one problem: It’s largely the same deal the two countries agreed to ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Update—China Sails Warships Beyond U.S. Defense Line for First Time EverBy Tom Shugart
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It’s a Really Bad Time to Be an Expert in Washington
The most dangerous occupation in Washington these days is being an expert....
By Richard Fontaine
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South Korea Has Endured 6 Months of Political Turmoil. What Can We Expect in Lee’s Presidency?
Images from the election of South Korea’s new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you’d expect to see in one of the world’s most vibrant democracies....
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South Korea’s New Leader Name Checks North Korea but Not China
Within hours of being elected South Korea’s president, Lee Jae-myung began work on Wednesday by calling for dialogue with its arch enemy, North Korea, to bring peace to the K...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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South Korea Votes After a Turbulent Six Months. Here’s What to Know.
South Koreans will head to the polls Tuesday to vote for a new president two years early, following the impeachment and removal of Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law for ...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim