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..."

[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.

If from his window [Trump] looks at American trucks lined up in the streets, he’s going to be even happier.

One of the main points of friction is, can Takaichi deliver the goods. The Trump administration is going to welcome these more muscular intentions of Japan to build out these defense..."

[The new Japanese leader is in] a very complicated position. [And the elephant in the room … is Japan’s pledge to invest $550 billion in the U.S.] I’m not sure whether [Trump’s] team is..."

The fact that the Trump administration added a Tokyo stop, I think it’s clearly of great value to Japan, because the worst nightmare has always been the fear of Japan passing. So I..."

Andrew Yeo joined “The Impossible State” podcast to preview the upcoming U.S.-South Korea summit and discuss the future of inter-Korean engagement.

Tanvi Madan joined ABC Radio National to discuss the economic and geopolitical trajectory of the India-China relationship.

The meeting will be the message. There will not be major breakthroughs.

For Washington to shape the US-China relationship to its advantage, it must engage Beijing from a position of strength. That means investing in its own economic resilience, military..."