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The Other DoD Report You May Have Missed: North Korea
Last week, lost in the buzz that was the U.S. Department of Defense's latest assessment of China (see Andrew Erickson's [...]
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The Three Faces of Park’s “Trustpolitik”
Like Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream, Park Geun-hye’s "trustpolitik" is intended for multiple audiences. Specifically, Park has put forward Korean, regional, [...]
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Emotions, Decision Making and Brinksmanship
Surprise! States (not to mention pundits) spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what other states thinks. [...]
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With Tensions Still High Over N. Korea, U.S.-China to Meet
Both China and U.S. officials will be crossing the Pacific over the next coming days to hold talks with their [...]
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East Asia’s Islands Challenge
Last week, the Center for Naval Analysis published the fifth in a series of reports on the current status of [...]
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John Kerry Arrives in East Asia
With tensions in East Asia running high America’s Secretary of State, John Kerry, is visiting the region over the next [...]
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What If U.S. and South Korea Won’t Negotiate With North Korea?
Recently, I mentioned one possible reason North Korea has decided once again to use bellicose language to create tensions with [...]
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What to Make of North Korea
While it is important to keep in mind that survival of the Kim Regime is the vital national interest that guides [...]
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North Korea’s Real Message
North Korea’s daily over-the-top threats–including the most recent announcement on Friday asking Britain and Russia to consider evacuating their diplomats [...]
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U.S.- S. Korea Military Gameplan
Military officials from South Korea and U.S. have agreed to retain and expand the Combined Forces Command (CFC) after Washington [...]
