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U.S. Foreign Policy
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.
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Announces to Resign Effective February 2019
By Ankit Panda
Mattis announces that February 28, 2019, will be his last day in office.
From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea.
A New Take on General MacArthur’s Warning to JFK to Avoid a Land War in Asia
By Francis P. Sempa
“Anyone wanting to commit ground troops to Asia should have his head examined," Kennedy wrote of MacArthur's advice.
US-North Korea Talks Are About to Spin Up Again: What Does Pyongyang Really Want?
By Ankit Panda
North Korea is looking to open up a path to sanctions relief.
The Damage Is Done: Trump and the Asia-Pacific
By Ankit Panda
The president’s successor will need to offer a path forward that addresses our current self-serving American approach.