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How an Alliance System Withers

As a rift between Japan and South Korea widens, the United States is watching from the sidelines—and leaving the field to China.

Bonnie S. Glaser and Oriana Skylar Mastro

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From the Archives Feb 15, 2017 Snapshot

The Good, the THAAD, and the Ugly

China is economically punishing South Korea for its decision to deploy THAAD.

Bonnie S. Glaser, Daniel G. Sofio, and David A. Parker

At a protest against the South Korean government's decision to deploy THAAD, Seongju, South Korea, July 2016.

From the Archives Feb 8, 2017 Snapshot

How Trump Can Reassure Asian Allies

The United States' interests in East Asia depend on strong trilateral relations with Japan and South Korea.

J. Berkshire Miller

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and his South Korean counterpart Han Min-Koo at the national cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, February 2017.

From the Archives Dec 1, 2016 Snapshot

South Korea's Shamanic Panic

For over a month now, South Koreans have been asking a rather unusual question for citizens of a modern democracy: whether their president, Park Geun-hye, could have...

Katharine H.S. Moon

South Korean President Park Geun-hye addresses the nation from the Blue House in Seoul, November 2016.

From the Archives Nov 9, 2016 Snapshot

Park Geun-hye's Bad Chois

President Park Geun-hye of South Korea is in the biggest fight of her political life.

Katharine H.S. Moon and Duyeon Kim

South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivers an address to the nation in Seoul, November 2016.

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

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