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The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea
North Korea’s firing of short-range ballistic missiles on May 4 and 9 and testing of a new “tactical guided weapon” on April 17 are stark reminders that the Kim Jong Un regime...
By Duyeon Kim, Nicholas D. Wright & Kristine Lee
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The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Kristine Lee What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relations
Commentary
This past year, Kim Jong-un achieved foreign-policy breakthroughs long sought by his family’s regime through a combination of deft diplomacy, a burgeoning nuclear program, and...
By Kristine Lee
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The Latest India-Pakistan Standoff Raises the Stakes for Future Crises
Commentary
It is far from the first flare-up between India and Pakistan in recent years along the Line of Control, the de facto border in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir. But...
By Kristine Lee & Ben Lamont
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How China and the U.S. Are Competing for Young Minds in Southeast Asia
Business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month warned that China has overtaken the United States in the development of artificial intelligence and other emer...
By Kristine Lee
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To succeed with North Korea, prepare for failure
Commentary
Last year Kim Jong Un wagered that he could transform North Korea’s relations with the United States, South Korea and other powers. Despite months of flashy diplomacy, North K...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Preparing for a “Decent Chance” of Success and Failure with North Korea
Commentary
In a presidential tweet on Wednesday, President Donald Trump sounded cautiously hopeful regarding negotiations with North Korea. “Decent chance of Denuclearization,” he announ...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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It's Time for the U.S.-South Korea Alliance to Evolve
Commentary
The alliance between the United States and South Korea has, for the past six decades, been a core pillar of the U.S.-led security architecture in Northeast Asia—but in recent ...
By Kristine Lee
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Navigating a new chapter in the US-Philippines’ ‘Long Friendship’
Commentary
In the Philippines, nearly a year after President Trump first sketched his Free and Open Indo-Pacific policy at the 2017 APEC CEO Summit, uncertainty about how the United Stat...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Competing Economic Futures for the Korean Peninsula
Commentary
As Seoul presses ahead with rapprochement with Pyongyang amidst the third summit between President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un this week, it is becoming apparent that...
By Kristine Lee
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Operationalizing US-India Strategic Cooperation
Commentary
The United States and India are poised to take a significant step toward institutionalizing bilateral strategic cooperation when their respective defense and foreign ministers...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Why Washington and Seoul Need to Harmonize Their Approaches to North Korea
Commentary
For the past sixty-five years, amidst the ebb and flow of heightened tensions with North Korea, the U.S.-ROK relationship has remained the cornerstone of a successful alliance...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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How South Korea’s ‘New Economic Map’ Could Shift Northeast Asia’s Balance of Power
Commentary
Since assuming office in May 2017, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is proving to be nothing short of a visionary. But the flurry of summitry surrounding North Korea’s nucle...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Don't Rush to a Peace Treaty on North Korea
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Today’s sixty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Korean armistice is fueling speculation that an official end to the war may be forthcoming. There is value in signaling i...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Taiwan Is Not a Bargaining Chip
Commentary
For Taipei, the question of U.S. reliability is an existential matter. Beijing is pressuring Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, hinting at the use of forc...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
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Minding the Gap in US-ROK Public Opinion
Commentary
The United States’ post-Singapore summit engagement with North Korea is in large measure being dictated by President Donald Trump’s perception of what Kim Jong Un agreed to be...
By Kristine Lee & Melodie Ha
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After Singapore summit, Congress must navigate a path to normalization
Commentary
Following the Trump-Kim summit, Congress will find itself juggling two somewhat conflicting briefs: giving the president space to make diplomatic headway while ensuring that s...
By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee
