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We evaluate the Obama administration’s policy performance on some of Asia’s most pressing regional flashpoints.

By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
December 16, 2016
Obama’s Asia-Pacific Legacy: Assessing Policy Toward Maritime Challenges and the North Korea Threat
Credit: Flickr/ White House

The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) discuss the Obama administration’s successes and failures in the South China Sea, East China Sea, and with regard to North Korea as part of a multiple episode series on the outgoing U.S. administration’s legacy in the Asia-Pacific.

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