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U.S. Foreign Policy
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: Framework for a US Indo-Pacific Strategy?
By Carl Thayer
ARIA provides a comprehensive framework for U.S. policy and strategy in the Indo- Pacific region.
Trouble in the Middle East Prompts Pompeo to Postpone Eastern Europe, Central Asia Trip
By Catherine Putz
Once again, U.S. foreign policy engagements elsewhere in the world are truncated because of trouble in the Middle East.
Wang Peng on China-US Relations in the Xi and Trump Eras
By Shannon Tiezzi and Juan Zhang
“China-U.S. relations can’t go back to the past”.
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.
How Not to Win Friends and Influence the Indo-Pacific
By Ankit Panda
Saying the Indo-Pacific matters is one thing; showing the Indo-Pacific it matters is another.
US, India, Australia, Japan ‘Quad’ Holds Senior Officials Meeting in Bangkok
By Ankit Panda
The “quad” continues its consultative process.
How American Progressives Think About Asian Security
By Van Jackson
Heading into the 2020 election, U.S. Democrats are coalescing into different schools of thought on Asian security.
With the Trump Administration in Survival Mode, US Foreign Policy Unpredictability Will Grow
By Ankit Panda
Don’t try to predict how an impeachment-mode Trump is likely to move on foreign policy questions.
Assessing Trump’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, 2 Years In
By Elliot Silverberg and Matthew Sullivan
How has the implementation of Trump’s free and open Indo-Pacific strategy played out so far?
US Official Express Hope for End to South Korea-Japan Disputes
By Ankit Panda
South Korea's pullback from a 2016 intelligence sharing agreement will have consequences for U.S. interests, the official said.
Saving Asia’s Democracies
By Joshua Kurlantzick
A Cold War-style, grand ideological campaign against authoritarianism is unlikely to halt democracy’s global regression.
When Xi Went to Pyongyang: Making Sense of Sino-North Korean Relations in 2019
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
“Lips and teeth” or something else? The hosts discuss China’s complex relationship with North Korea.
The 2019 US Indo-Pacific Strategy Report: Who’s It For?
By Ankit Panda
The new Indo-Pacific Strategy Report brings little new to the table.
North Korea Slams US Indo-Pacific Strategy Report Describing It as ‘Rogue State’
By Ankit Panda
Pyongyang takes aim at a recent U.S. strategy document.
The US-China Huawei Spat: Risks to the Global IP Protection Regime
By Robert Farley
The weaponization of intellectual property can obscure critical realities.
What George Marshall Learned From His Time in China
By Robert Farley
Marshall couldn’t stop the Chinese Civil War, but what did he learn?
North Korean Leader: Third US Summit Depends on Whether US Can Make ’Bold Decision’
By Ankit Panda
North Korea’s leader also emphasized that his relationship with Trump remained positive.
With New South China Sea Tensions With Philippines, China Overplays Its Hand
By Ankit Panda
China’s attempts to test the U.S.-Philippine alliance may strengthen the alliance at a critical time.
Micah Zenko on the Dangers of the US Threat-Industrial Complex
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Why the U.S. public is being fed a steady diet of inflated foreign threats to the country’s national security.
US Foreign Policy: The Hill Strikes Back
By Toshihiro Nakayama
Congress, not the generals, is the best hedge against wayward U.S. foreign policy.
Ahead of Second Summit, Kim Jong Un Expresses ’Great Satisfaction’ at Letter From Trump
By Ankit Panda
The North Korean leader expressed his willingness to meet Trump for a second summit.
Assessing the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What is the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act and what will it do?
Challenges for the US-China Trade War ‘Truce‘
By Dingding Chen and Junyang Hu
We have seen some progress, but a real deal remains difficult.
ARIA: Congress Makes Its Mark on US Asia Policy
By Carl Thayer
ARIA is a significant step toward a more engaged U.S. posture in Asia.