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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during a meeting at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. - RC1B4A8AB410

Order from Chaos

Why America should strike an interim deal with North Korea

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Order from Chaos

Trump shakedowns are threatening two key US alliances in Asia

Bruce Klingner, Jung H. Pak, and Sue Mi Terry

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2LAD9NM7N7

Order from Chaos

Unpacking the China-Russia ‘alliance’

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adam Twardowski

Friday, December 13, 2019

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Events

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Contributions by Adam P. Liff

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Dilemmas of a Trading Nation

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Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era

By Cheng Li

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Experts

Cheng Li

Director - John L. Thornton China Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Mireya Solís

Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies

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Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

@sheenagreitens

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A poster supporting Aung San Suu Kyi as she attends a hearing at the International Court of Justice is seen in a road in Yangon, Myanmar, December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang - RC2RTD98VHU5

Podcast Episode

Burma at a crossroads

Jonathan Stromseth, Thant Myint-U, and Fred Dews

Friday, December 13, 2019

Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell speaks at Brookings.

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Assessing China’s role in East Asia

Scarlett Ho

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations shake hands at the Opening Ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC1B379757B0

Podcast Episode

What did ASEAN meetings reveal about US engagement in Southeast Asia?

Jonathan Stromseth and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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Asia & the Pacific

Don’t gut the US-South Korea alliance

20 years after Clinton’s pathbreaking trip to India, Trump contemplates one of his own

What does Taiwan’s presidential election mean for relations with China?

China steps up its information war in Taiwan

Reports

China 2049: Economic challenges of a rising global power

Taiwan’s January 2020 elections: Prospects and implications for China and the United States

How China’s actions in the South China Sea undermine the rule of law

Global China: East Asia

Reinventing the trading nation: Japan, the United States, and the future of Asia-Pacific trade

Blog Posts

Why America should strike an interim deal with North Korea

Trump shakedowns are threatening two key US alliances in Asia

Unpacking the China-Russia ‘alliance’

Events

Impacts and implications of the 2020 Taiwan general elections

China 2049: Economic challenges of a rising global power

The Army’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Related Books

China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations

Dilemmas of a Trading Nation

Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era

Experts

Cheng Li

Director - John L. Thornton China Center

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Mireya Solís

Director - Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

Multimedia

Burma at a crossroads

Highlights: Assessing China’s role in East Asia

What did ASEAN meetings reveal about US engagement in Southeast Asia?