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Wall Street Journal January 13, 2026
The relative steadiness of Korea-Japan relations to date reflects how profoundly the geopolitical environment has changed.
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
Nikkei Asia December 28, 2025
Japan has been far more proactive in building the architecture for economic security cooperation.
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies December 19, 2025
Andrew Yeo joined CSIS’ The Capital Cable to breakdown what to expect from the Korean Peninsula in 2026 and regional relations with China and Russia.
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
Bloomberg December 5, 2025
Much of his [South Korean President Lee Jae-myung] first six months focused a lot on issues that were somewhat easier to forge a broader political consensus around…I suspect we will see..."
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
Center for a New American Security December 3, 2025
Tanvi Madan joined the Center for a New American Security to discuss the future of U.S.-India relations and how the two countries can navigate this current moment to ensure stability...
Newsweek November 24, 2025
The modernization and expansion of the Yongbyon nuclear facility underscore just how far we’ve moved from the era of DPRK summitry during Trump’s first administration…Yongbyon is also..."
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
New York Times November 21, 2025
Nobody expected that [Prime Minister Takaichi’s] tenure would begin with a full-blown row with China. The challenge now is how to de-escalate without caving to China, or appearing to..."
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
New York Times October 27, 2025
[The Chinese sanctions on Hanwha Ocean subsidiaries] was a wake-up call …That’s a pressure point that I don’t think South Korea expected.
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
The Telegraph October 25, 2025
If from his window [Trump] looks at American trucks lined up in the streets, he’s going to be even happier.
Mireya Solís
Director - Center for Asia Policy Studies, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
The Economist October 23, 2025
Instead of coming running for negotiations, Xi is the one that is making moves and the United States is struggling to keep up.
Jonathan A. Czin
Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies, Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center @jonczinExperts
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research
- Foreign Policy,
Director
- Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology,
Co-Director
- Africa Security Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology,
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
Mireya Solís
Director
- Center for Asia Policy Studies,
Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies,
Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies
