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Limiting Foreign Investment to Protect U.S. Economic Security: Business Implications
By John Taishu Pitt
National security-motivated efforts to limit foreign investment in the United States may have negative consequences.
US-North Korea Summit: Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Loss?
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Soo Kim.
US-China in the History of Trade Wars
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ilya Spivak.
US-China Trade: Future of ICT Governance And Global Security
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from William Plummer.
What Does China’s Belt and Road Initiative Mean for US Grand Strategy?
By Thomas P. Cavanna
Over time the BRI could threaten the very foundations of Washington’s post-WWII hegemony.
Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Challenge in the Spotlight at 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The administration needs to address key challenges to make its new strategic approach succeed.
The US Needs a Reality Check on China's Belt and Road
By Hunter Marston
Washington’s confusion about China’s Belt and Road Initiative stands in the way of an effective alternative.
Trump Tariffs, 101
By Stephen Olson
A primer on the different U.S. tariff actions, and what they mean for the global trading system.
China-Pakistan Relations: Challenging US Global Leadership
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Harrison Akins.
What China’s RIMPAC Exclusion Means for US Allies
By Nicole L. Freiner
Japan, in particular, was likely encouraged.
The Quad, Vietnam, and the Role of Democratic Values
By Tom Corben
What is the ‘Democratic Security Diamond’ without concern for its normative basis?
Trump Administration Nominates Outgoing Pacific Command Head as South Korea Ambassador
By Ankit Panda
Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. will fill a long-standing ambassadorial vacancy in Seoul, if confirmed.