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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a performance given with splendor at the People's Theatre on Wednesday to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State Merited Chorus in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on February 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. - RTSZXCL

North Korea threat brings out Trump’s serious side

Bruce Jones and Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives iin Washington, U.S., February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool - RTS10VUT

Trump’s speech to Congress: Reactions from foreign policy experts

Ted Piccone, David Dollar, Dhruva Jaishankar, Vanda Felbab-Brown, and Richard C. Bush

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Ko Yun-hwa (L), Administrator of Korea Meteorological Administration, points at where seismic waves observed in South Korea came from, during a media briefing at Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul, South Korea, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX217LM

Is Trump ready to deal with the North Korean threat?

Richard C. Bush and Evans J.R. Revere

Saturday, February 25, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the test-fire of Pukguksong-2 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 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. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTSYDXJ

Kim Jong-un reveals his colors one more time

Jonathan D. Pollack

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Containers are seen through a steel fence at a port in Tokyo February 20, 2013. Japan's trade deficit widened to a record in January as energy imports jumped, highlighting a risk of trying to revive the country's export engine through policies that could weaken the currency without also pursuing broader economic reforms. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

The high costs of protectionism

Joshua P. Meltzer and Mireya Solís

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Trump’s adversarial view of China is out of line with the American public

Richard C. Bush

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks to local company executives as a picture of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is shown on a screen behind him

How Asians view America (and China)

Richard C. Bush and Maeve Whelan-Wuest

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with Laos' Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (not seen) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/ Nicolas Asouri/Pool - RTSU5K1

Trump’s misguided brinkmanship on China

Richard C. Bush

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Rockets are carried by military vehicles during a military parade to celebrate the centenary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency on April 16, 2012. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivered his first major public speech on Sunday. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY MILITARY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS - RTR30SWK

The Trump administration contemplates its North Korea strategy—Following Obama’s lead?

Jonathan D. Pollack

Friday, January 13, 2017

Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be U.S. secretary of state in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2YJ2R

Tillerson offers reassurance on Asia—But will it stand?

Mireya Solís and Richard C. Bush

Thursday, January 12, 2017