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U.S. Targets Chinese Company in Broader Russia Sanctions Push
Officials are still trying to gauge how China might respond to evidence of Chinese companies aiding the Russian war effort, said Jacob Stokes, a former Obama administration fo...
By Jacob Stokes
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China’s Frozen Frontier: Antarctica Next on List in Quest for Pole-to-Pole Power
Beijing has used its economic clout and growing military strength to assert a role as a “near-Arctic” state to seek a security and economic role as a warming globe makes Arcti...
By Jacob Stokes
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U.S. Expands Training of Taiwanese Military with National Guard
The Wall Street Journal reported in October 2021 that a U.S. special operation unit and a contingent of Marines were training the Taiwanese military in Taiwan for at least a y...
By Jacob Stokes
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Japan Sells Tokyo as Us Linchpin of Security against China, Russia
Jacob Stokes, senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, called it “an incredibly important time” in Japan’s defense policy...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden Aides Struggle to Respond to Taliban’s Latest Curbs on Women
Lisa Curtis, who oversaw Afghanistan at the National Security Council in the Trump administration, argued that Biden aides should use sanctions as well as other tools to press...
By Lisa Curtis
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US Not Discussing Nuclear Exercises with South Korea, Biden Says
"South Korean concerns and wishes are understandable, but the US won't be able to jointly discuss nuclear plans to the degree that Seoul wants. That's still a bridge way too f...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s Weapons Programme Defies COVID Outbreak, Reaches ‘Uncharted Territory’
The United States and its allies in South Korea and Japan have since turned to displays of military force, including joint drills and deployments of U.S. aircraft carriers and...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Stronger, Faster, Higher: How North Korea Built a Fearsome Missile Arsenal
The warheads of tactical nuclear weapons have less explosive power but are meant for battlefield use, attacking specific targets relatively close to the launch point. Targeti...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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China’s COVID Narrative Is Backfiring
The Chinese government wanted “to make an argument that in the capitalist United States, in democracy, they let loose because the government needed to force you back to work, ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Seventh Meeting of Astana Club Puts Global Relations into Spotlight
Concerning the challenges confronting Central Asian countries, Frankopan underlined that much relies on which of the neighbors is prioritized – Russia or China. According to t...
By Lisa Curtis
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Biden Treads Lightly in Response to COVID Protests in China
Outside observers and analysts are categorizing the outbreak of protests as an unprecedented rebuke of Xi’s rule, after he secured in October an unprecedented third, five-year...
By Jacob Stokes
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‘COAS Not PM, Decides How US-Pak Ties Shape Up’
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s return to power — or not — will not have much impact on the future of US-Pakistan relations as such decisions in Islamabad are taken by th...
By Lisa Curtis
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China’s Freeze on Taiwan Contact Fuels Worry as Tensions Build
The lack of dialogue has become more concerning as cross-strait tensions have intensified, said Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. "We ne...
By Jacob Stokes
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Factbox: Top Takeaways from the Biden-Xi Meeting in Bali
On North Korea, Biden said he made it clear to Xi that China had an obligation to make sure North Korea did not resume nuclear testing, although it was difficult to determine ...
By Jacob Stokes
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Biden’s New Cold War Against China Could Backfire
“The question is: Can China begin to produce the machine tools that it needs to enable domestic fabrication?” said the economic historian Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The...
By Paul Scharre
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China’s Global Security Initiative: Xi’s Wedge in the U.S.-Led Order
In Chinese state media, the GSI is described as "another global public good offered by China" that will contribute "Chinese solutions and wisdom for solving security challenge...
By Jacob Stokes
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Analysis: U.S. and Allies Turn to Deterring War with North Korea as Options for Preventing Nuclear Tests Dwindle
In early October, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the rare deployment of an aircraft carrier to South Korea “probably precipitated” part of a “tantrum” from Ki...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Seoul Tragedy Pressures President Yoon to Show He Can Lead
The Itaewon tragedy is the worst to take place in South Korea since the sinking of the Sewol Ferry in 2014 killed 304 people, leading to criticism against the government at th...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Analysis: Deal for Reducing Military Tensions with North Korea Could Go ‘Back to Square One’
It's unlikely that South Korea would respond to North Korean violations in kind, but a breakdown in the hotlines or other communication would be dangerous, said former General...
By Dr. Duyeon Kim
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Analysts Discuss China Coup That Wasn't
Most outside analysts believe that by sidelining people like Li and Wang, who favored a greater role for market forces in the Chinese economy, Xi has cleared the way for bring...
By Jacob Stokes