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The Foreign Affairs Interview July 10, 2025
Mira Rapp-Hooper and Rebecca Lissner joined “The Foreign Affairs Interview” to chart a path forward for the world after Trump and the future of U.S. foreign policy.
The Washington Post July 7, 2025
The China hawks [in the Trump administration] appear committed to the Indo-Pacific because of competition with China….. [and the] mercurial nature of Trump himself makes it unclear how..."
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
South China Morning Post June 28, 2025
The linkages that have grown between NATO and the IP4 are fruitful and sufficiently robust, so I believe Japan and [South Korea] will still want to engage NATO…However, growing conflict..."
Andrew Yeo
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies @AndrewIYeo
South China Morning Post June 26, 2025
Neither country will accept a subordinate role. If Trump and Xi miss the moment, the relationship between the world’s two most powerful countries likely will drift toward deeper..."
Ryan Hass
Director - John L. Thornton China Center, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies @ryanl_hass
New York Times June 23, 2025
China is much more important to Iran than vice versa.
Ryan Hass
Director - John L. Thornton China Center, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies @ryanl_hass
ABC News June 22, 2025
Suzanne Maloney appeared on ABC News Live to discuss the U.S.-Iran relationship after American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Financial Times June 19, 2025
From the very start of this crisis, which goes all the way back to 2002, what Iran has built in terms of industrial-scale enrichment has all the hallmarks of a programme that’s intended..."
The Foreign Affairs Interview June 18, 2025
Philip H. Gordon joined “The Foreign Affairs Interview” podcast to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran, and tumult in the Middle East more broadly.
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South China Morning Post June 16, 2025
Ryan Hass was interviewed by South China Morning Post as part of the Open Question series to discuss Donald Trump’s approach to China and his one-sided ‘bromance’ with Xi Jinping.
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