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CNAS Responds: John Bolton Departs as National Security Advisor
Press Note
CNAS experts examine the impact of Bolton's departure on key foreign policy issues and U.S. national security at large....
By Carrie Cordero, Loren DeJonge Schulman, Neil Bhatiya & Kristine Lee
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2020 Democratic Primary Debates: Questions for the Candidates
Press Note
By Neil Bhatiya, Susanna V. Blume, Kara Frederick, Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Daniel Kliman, Martijn Rasser, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Loren DeJonge Schulman & Kayla M. Williams
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Senior Officials Concede Loss of U.S. Clout as Trump Prepares For U.N. Summit
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On the eve of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, two top State Department officials voiced alarm about America’s loss of diplomatic influence as Chin...
By Kristine Lee
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How Trump triggered the Kashmir turmoil
As Pakistan prepares to file a complaint about India to The Hague over Kashmir, analysts are debating the role that U.S. President Donald Trump played in stoking tensions betw...
By Richard Fontaine
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New US military bases in Asia-Pacific ‘likely to be temporary’ for troop flexibility
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Any new US military bases in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to be “temporary” to maximise troop flexibility and in line with the Pentagon’s agreement with Manila, accordin...
By Eric Sayers
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Esper calls for new basing investments in the Pacific
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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper today called for expanding base locations in the Pacific while continuing regular freedom of navigation operations in the region, as part of a ...
By Eric Sayers
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The U.S. wants Japan's help to close its 'missile gap' with China. Is Tokyo up for it?
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After formally withdrawing from a landmark arms-control treaty earlier this month, the United States now hopes it can better counter its geopolitical rival China by closing wh...
By Eric Sayers
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2 US allies in Asia are at each other's throats, and it's a big win for China
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Two US allies in East Asia are at odds, delivering a serious blow to US security interests while potentially handing a big win to China. South Korea said Thursday that it plan...
By Kristine Lee
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Generational clash emerges among U.S. experts in China policy debate
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An emerging generation of China policy experts is advocating a much sharper tone and approach toward Beijing, in contrast with a number of veteran China hands whose careers we...
By Ely Ratner
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Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering China
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The Trump administration is pressing ahead with an $8 billion sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a move likely to raise strong objections from China amid the deepening t...
By Eric Sayers
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Tension between South Korea and Japan could hurt US goals in the Pacific — and China is watching
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The tweet came Aug. 2, following an emergency meeting of the South Korean government. It was a photo of President Moon Jae-in, sent out from the government’s official Twitter ...
By Eric Sayers
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Trump’s Hong Kong Caution Isolates Him From Congress, Allies and Advisers
President Trump’s cautious distance from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has left him politically isolated from both parties in Congress, the State Department, European all...
By Daniel Kliman
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China's Hong Kong checkmate
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Images of Chinese troops massing near Hong Kong have led to fears of an impending crackdown on pro-democracy protesters — but China's next move will be dangerous, no matter wh...
By Daniel Kliman
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The question of ‘patriotism’ in U.S.-China tech collaboration
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In July, billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel called for an FBI and CIA investigation of Google, saying the company was “treasonous” for allegedly working with th...
By Kara Frederick & Elsa B. Kania
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Hong Kong Protests Escalate Amid Crackdown
Press Note
The standoff between the Beijing-backed government of Hong Kong and protesters concerned about an erosion of the city's autonomy continues to intensify. As protesters and poli...
By Daniel Kliman, Kristine Lee, Chris Dougherty, Elsa B. Kania, Kara Frederick & Ainikki Riikonen
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The New Concept Everyone in Washington Is Talking About
Grand narratives about global affairs have a way of seizing Washington, D.C., with sudden force. Not long after World War II, the U.S. government settled on the mission of con...
By Robert O. Work
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North Korean cryptocurrency heists net estimated $2 billion: UN report
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North Korea earned as much as $2 billion dollars through large-scale cyber attacks to help fund its weapons programs, a United Nations panel alleges in a new report. The find...
By Duyeon Kim
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With North Korea talks bogged down, Trump faces a cascade of new crises in East Asia
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President Trump has sought to address two intractable challenges in East Asia — North Korea’s nuclear weapons and China’s predatory trade policies — but 2½ years into his pr...
By Richard Fontaine
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Currency War With China Dooms Trade Talks
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China is turning into a currency war—dooming prospects for any sort of trade agreement between Washington and Beijing and ratcheting up...
By Rachel Ziemba
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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
