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U.S. Foreign Policy

There Were No Losers at the Singapore Summit

Critics of the U.S.-North Korean summit in Singapore are wrong to label Pyongyang the "winner" of the meeting.

Chung-in Moon

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Foreign Policy Sep 30, 2016 Snapshot

Lost Illusions

Unless Beijing changes its diplomatic approach and works to persuade its neighbors that its regional vision, whatever that may be, is beneficial for everyone, China...

Patricia M. Kim

Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye shake hands at APEC meeting, November 2014.

WMD & Proliferation Jul 26, 2016 Snapshot

Let Them Make Nukes

The cost to Washington of maintaining its many allied defense commitments outweighs the benefits.

Doug Bandow

Campaign 2016 Apr 4, 2016 Snapshot

Trump's Base Politics in Asia

The notion of abandoning the alliances with Japan and South Korea, which have served U.S. interests remarkably well over the past several decades, is nonsensical.

J. Berkshire Miller

A U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign poster is seen on the seats at a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, April 4, 2016.

China Oct 8, 2015 Snapshot

A Path Less Chosun

Washington may not have liked the optics of South Korean President Park Geun-hye standing with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in...

Victor Cha

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye inspects Chinese honour guards during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 27, 2013.

U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 14, 2015 Snapshot

North Korea's Next Dare

For over 50 years, North Korea has relied on the same set of tactics in its international strategy. Why? Because they work.

Sung-Yoon Lee and Joshua Stanton

A soldier stands guard in front of the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket sitting on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, April 8, 2012.

China Aug 25, 2015 Snapshot

Room to Maneuver

Observers should not expect a new era of cooperation in Northeast Asia. Rather, they should hope for an opportunity for China, Japan, and South Korea to return to a...

J. Berkshire Miller

Politics & Society Jan 13, 2015 Snapshot

Japan's Discomfort Women

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent electoral victory gave him some leeway to finally address the issue of comfort women, which plagues Japan’s relations with...

Jeffrey W. Hornung

South Korean Lee Soon-deok, a so-called comfort woman for Japanese troops during World War II, weeps at a protest, 2007.

WMD & Proliferation Oct 3, 2014 Snapshot

North Korea's Next Move

As if the world didn’t have enough problems, North Korea seems to be gearing up to add a few more. According to the New York Times, commercial satellite imagery has...

Robert A. Manning

Kim Jong Un uses binoculars in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July

Sanctions Aug 10, 2014 Snapshot

Abe's North Korean Advances

Before the year is out, the world could witness Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang.

J. Berkshire Miller

Abe arrives in Bali to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, October 2013.

Economic Development July/August 2014 Essay

A Korea Whole and Free

Sue Mi Terry

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Apr 10, 2014 Snapshot

History Wars in Northeast Asia

Disputes over wartime history between Japan and South Korea are proving a useful wedge for China to drive the two U.S. allies apart. As Obama heads to Asia this month,...

Gi-Wook Shin and Daniel C. Sneider

Men dressed as Japanese imperial army soldiers march at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2012.

Strategy & Conflict Apr 13, 2014 Snapshot

Gang of Three?

When U.S. President Barack Obama touches down in Asia later this month for a long-overdue trip, he will have a daunting challenge ahead of him: pushing Washington’s...

J. Berkshire Miller

Economics Feb 6, 2014 Video

Foreign Affairs Live: The New Emerging Markets

Foreign Affairs Editor Gideon Rose moderates a discussion on the new emerging markets of Poland, South Korea, and Turkey.

Economic Development January/February 2014 Comment

Six Markets to Watch: South Korea

South Korea is a rich, technologically advanced, mature democracy with an impressive record of innovation, economic reform, and sound leadership, so to call it an...

Marcus Noland

Strategy & Conflict Nov 21, 2013 Postscript

Sorry I'm Not Sorry

During negotiations over a new security pact, Kabul demanded that Washington apologize for its military’s bad behavior. Such apologies are generally unnecessary and...

Jennifer Lind

Afghanistan America Kerry Karzai Apology

Strategy & Conflict Apr 1, 2013 Snapshot

The Next Korean War

As North Korea issues increasingly over-the-top threats, officials in Washington have sought to reassure the public and U.S. allies. But the risk of nuclear war on the...

Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press

Security Dec 18, 2012 Snapshot

Park's Recreation

South Korea is shifting to the left, as large majorities now support engaging with the North and tackling crony corporatism. And yet the conservative candidate, Park...

Robert E. Kelly

China Sep 4, 2012 Snapshot

Island Grabbing in Asia

Until recently, Asian countries' competing claims in the seas around China did not cause outright conflict. But now that drilling technology can tap gas and oil beds...

Michael T. Klare

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Korea in Perspective

Adlai E. Stevenson

North Korea July 1951 Essay

The Pacific Pact: Looking Forward or Backward?

Ben C. Limb

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