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Remembering Nakasone and US Asia Policy in the 1980s
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at the significance of the late Japanese premier through the lens of U.S. Asia policy during the period.
US-China Trade War: Impact on Capital Markets and Commodities
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Dimitri Zabelin.
Why the New US-Singapore Guam Fighter Training Detachment Pact Matters
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The pact constitutes yet another boost for the U.S.-Singapore defense relationship in spite of wider challenges that remain for ties.
Putin: Russia Ready to Extend New START With US ‘Without Any Preconditions’
By Ankit Panda
New START is slated for expiration in February 2021.
China and US Clash Over Xinjiang, Hong Kong Bills
By Associated Press
As Congress targets China’s human rights violations, Beijing is furious over what it sees as U.S. interference.
US Slaps Trafficking Charges on ‘Dynamite Doug’
By Luke Hunt
The British expat is wanted for his trafficking of stolen and looted Cambodian antiquities.
America’s New Hong Kong Human Rights Act May Be Provocative, But It’s Not Surprising
By Joe Renouard
The law fits squarely within both the hawkish turn in China policy specifically and the tradition of U.S. human rights policymaking generally.
Trump Signs Bills in Support of Hong Kong; China Warns of Consequences
By Associated Press
Trump tried to paint the bills as a sign of “respect for President Xi,” but Beijing wasn’t buying it.
Beyond the Trump-Hun Sen Letters, Where Will a US-Cambodia Thaw End Up?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Amid the spotlight on the correspondence by the two leaders looms the bigger question of what a recalibrated relationship may look like and how it will evolve in the future.
Live-Fire Exercise Puts US-Singapore Military Cooperation into Focus
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The drills spotlighted the ongoing defense collaboration between the two countries.
Quantum Cryptography in the US-China Tech Race
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Jonathan Dowling.
A Cost-Sharing Conundrum for South Korea and Japan
By Jonathan Stutte
Exorbitant demands from the Trump administration put the already fragile Japan-Korea-U.S. security alliance at risk.