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The frightening new developments in Trump’s standoff with North Korea, explained
North Korea test-fires a new missile. Some of the Pentagon’s most advanced warplanes fly over South Korea in a grim display of strength. Seoul’s new government nervously start...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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White House should tighten sanctions on North Korea, experts say
The Trump administration should apply stiffer economic sanctions and “smart” diplomacy to curb North Korea’s nuclear-missile program amid rising tensions between Pyongyang and...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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China's navy expands reach: Ships in Baltic for drills with Russia
One of China's most-advanced warships is leading a small flotilla to the Baltic Sea, where it will engage in exercises with the Russian Navy. The Russian and Chinese defense m...
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US to ban Americans from visiting North Korea
In The News
The US government will bar American citizens from traveling to North Korea because of "mounting concerns over the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention," the State De...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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The US Has Lifted Its Laptop Ban On Flights From The Middle East And North Africa
The US ban on bringing laptops and tablets as carry-ons during non-stop flights from the Middle East and North Africa has been lifted. The four-month ban affected only US-boun...
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How to Deal With North Korea
Thirty minutes. That’s about how long it would take a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from North Korea to reach Los Angeles. With the powers ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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What are the non-military options in North Korea?
North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on the Fourth of July is forcing the Trump administration to more seriously consider options for addr...
By Harry Krejsa
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Trump expresses frustration with China over NKorea support
President Donald Trump expressed frustration with China on Wednesday for failing to do more to cut off support to North Korea and exert pressure to curb its nuclear pursuits. ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Missile Launch Tests President Trump's North Korea Strategy
The latest North Korean missile launch comes as President Donald Trump appears to be reassessing his strategy for the region, which has emphasized both tough talk and collabor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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North Korea missile test could change discussions at G-20
As President Trump prepares for his second foreign trip, this time to the G-20 summit in Germany, he’s faced with the news of a longer-range missile tests out of North Korea. ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea
A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of a...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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The Global Threat That’s Expected to Top US-South Korea Summit Agenda
South Korea's president will visit Washington this week for a summit with President Donald Trump. A key topic on their agenda: concerns about North Korea's progress in buildi...
By Harry Krejsa
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Anger over Otto Warmbier's death grows
Anger over Otto Warmbier's fate continues to build as lawmakers declare his death a murder and call for travel restrictions to North Korea. CNN's Brian Todd reports. Watch th...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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‘There wasn’t a lot of time’ as water flooded U.S. destroyer below decks
YOKOSUKA, Japan — In the dark of night the weather was clear, with a swell of about six feet. Near where the sea lanes converge for the run into Tokyo Bay, the USS Fitzgerald ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Panama Establishes Ties With China, Further Isolating Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Panama has severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of recognizing China, the latest in a series of developments adding to the island’s isolation on ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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In Nod to China, South Korea Halts Deployment of THAAD Missile Defense
North Korea fired four anti-ship cruise missiles into the waters between Korea and Japan on Thursday morning, just a day after the new president of South Korea put the brakes ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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US defense leaders offer Asia reassurances in age of Trump
Defense Secretary James Mattis and numerous other U.S. lawmakers addressed allies concerned about U.S. policy in the South China Sea region this week. In Singapore, Mattis vo...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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US faces struggle to ease nervous Asian allies’ fears of a retreat
When James Mattis speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, the US defence secretary will face a very different landscape from the one that greeted his prede...
By Mira Rapp-Hooper
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Kim Jong Un Spurs Asian Race for Missile-Defense Systems
Kim Jong Un’s near-weekly rocket launches are spurring a push for missile-defense systems across Asia that risk sharpening divisions between China and U.S. allies in the regio...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Pentagon to test new anti-missile system
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In wake of North Korea's latest missile test, the Pentagon will test its ability to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. CNN's Brian Todd repor...
By Patrick M. Cronin
