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Asian Geopolitics in 2018: What to Worry About and What to Expect
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What are the issues and flashpoints that will come to define Asia in 2018?
When a North Korean Missile Accidentally Hit a North Korean City
By Ankit Panda and Dave Schmerler
Early last year, a North Korean IRBM crashed in a populated area. What does that tell us?
Will Australia and Japan Finally Conclude a Visiting Forces Agreement?
By Grant Wyeth
Discussions on a VFA have been taking place since 2014; the two sides are expected to sign the agreement soon.
3 Takeaways From Kim Jong-un's 2018 New Year's Address
By Ankit Panda
What's on Kim Jong-un's mind? Nuclear buttons, an Olympics overture, and a call to arms for self-reliance as sanctions bear down.
China's November Customs Data and North Korean Sanctions Enforcement
By Ankit Panda
New Chinese customs data shows no oil exports in November 2017, but how much does that really tell us?
Don't Look to Trump's National Security Strategy for Hints on Where US Asia Policy Is Headed
By Ankit Panda
It does appear, though, that there's a path of confrontation ahead for the United States and China.
UN Security Council Unanimously Approves New Sanctions Against North Korea
By Ankit Panda
The new sanctions take aim at North Korea's energy imports, foreign labor revenue, and more.
Can Russia Help Solve the North Korea Crisis?
By Samuel Ramani
To steer North Korea towards a peaceful course, Russia has combined coercive diplomacy with co-option.
South Korea Requests Delay of Springtime Joint Military Exercises With US
By Ankit Panda
South Korea's president says the proposal will depend on North Korea's behavior.
North Korea's Hwasong-15 and the Odds for Diplomacy in 2018
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The stakes with North Korea have never been higher. Does diplomacy have a chance?
Rex Tillerson Wants Talk With North Korea 'Without Precondition'. So What?
By Ankit Panda
Tillerson simply lacks the credibility to communicate the Trump administration's preferred North Korea policy.
US, Japan, South Korea to Hold Missile Tracking Exercises
By Ankit Panda
The United States and its two Northeast Asian allies continue trilateral cooperation on missile defense.