Jeffrey A. Bader

U.S. President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question about North Korea as he departs the White House, Washington, DC, U.S., for a day trip to suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a Make America Great Again rally supporting Republican candidate Rick Saccone, March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Theiler - RC112CB4A100

9 things Trump should do before he meets with Kim Jong-un

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, March 12, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looks on during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 23, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RC117EE22770

Understanding the big downsides—and potential benefits—of the proposed Trump-Kim meeting

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, March 12, 2018

A Chinese woman adjusts a Chinese national flag next to U.S. national flags before a Strategic Dialogue expanded meeting, part of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, July 10, 2014.

Chinese term limits, tariffs, and U.S.-China relations

Jeffrey A. Bader

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping waves after attending the inauguration ceremony of Chinese sponsored Vietnam-China Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kham - RC1646B28EC0

7 things you need to know about lifting term limits for Xi Jinping

Jeffrey A. Bader

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Flags of U.S. and China are placed for a meeting between Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and China's Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing, China June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RC1A8F925660

Was pre-Trump U.S. policy towards China based on “false” premises?

Jeffrey A. Bader and Ryan Hass

Friday, December 22, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Diplomacy toward North Korea: Some good news

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, September 18, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Saul Loeb, Pool - RTX3AMYS

U.S.-China relations, 6 months into the Trump presidency

Jeffrey A. Bader, David Dollar, and Ryan Hass

Monday, August 14, 2017

A soldier films North Korean soldiers, officers and high ranking officials attending a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 15, 2017. The parade is focused on a special balcony building from which Kim Jong Un watches proceedings. From there, one can see the tanks roll past and thousands of people working as human pixels to create large propaganda slogans using colourful placards and plastic flowers. The exposed seating area is divided into two. Party and military officials sit at stage right. Foreign diplomats and special guests sit at stage left. Journalists stand a few metres in front of them at ground level, beside the main parade route. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "PARADE WID" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RTS12G3Z

Why deterring and containing North Korea is our least bad option

Jeffrey A. Bader

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

A view of the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 guided by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the spot, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 13, 2017. KCNA/Handout via Reuters

The Trump White House is still figuring out its policy for North Korea

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, February 13, 2017

There finally is an administration beginning to take shape around [Trump], which there was not before — Tillerson and Mattis in particular. During the transition, no one had the nerve or expertise to contradict him.

Jeffrey A. Bader New York Times Friday, February 10, 2017