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..."

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...

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..."

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.

Instead of coming running for negotiations, Xi is the one that is making moves and the United States is struggling to keep up. 

[Beijing is going on offense with its expanded rules on rare earth products, an attempt to] start setting the terms of the bilateral dynamic… I think (Xi) sees it as a sign that he has..."

By purging these officers before the plenum altogether and all at once, Xi is sending a clear shot across the bow to the military high command ahead and asserting his dominance.

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..."