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China slams U.S.-led plan to give nuclear submarines to Australia
In The News
China slammed the new Indo-Pacific security alliance unveiled by the U.S., the U.K. and Australia on Wednesday, especially the plan to deliver nuclear-powered submarines to Ca...
By Van Jackson
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Nuclear watchdog sounds warning over restart of North Korean reactor
In The News
The UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned that North Korea appears to have restarted a critical reactor at its biggest nuclear materials complex, raising another security challenge...
By Van Jackson
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Van Jackson on Getting Biden’s Asia Policy Right
In The News
In January 2021, the norm-destroying administration of Donald J. Trump comes to an end in the United States. Many in Asia will breathe a sigh of relief to see former Vice Pres...
By Van Jackson
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US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
In The News
US President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to North Korea saw him threaten “fire and fury” and ramp up sanctions, then meet dictator Kim Jong-un and exchange “beautiful” ...
By Van Jackson
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America’s problem is much bigger than TikTok
In The News
China watchers are waiting to see how, and whether, Chinese company ByteDance sells its wildly popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. buyer by Sept. 15, as the Trump admini...
By Kara Frederick, Elsa B. Kania & Van Jackson
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‘Zero percent’ chance of U.S.-China decoupling
In The News
The U.S. is talking about China in a way it hasn’t since the days of Mao Zedong's disastrous rule. White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien wrote in the Washington...
By Van Jackson
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Chinese threats, weaker US alliance spur Australian military overhaul
In The News
Australia has unveiled plans to dramatically tool-up its military as threats from China mount, but some see collapsing trust in the United States alliance as an underlying mot...
By Van Jackson
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North Korea blows up liaison office in escalation of hostilities with Seoul
In The News
North Korea has blown up the inter-Korean liaison office near the country’s border with South Korea, marking a sharp escalation in hostilities by Kim Jong Un towards Seoul. So...
By Van Jackson
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Kim Jong Un cuts communication lines with South Korea
In The News
North Korea will cut all communications with South Korea in what experts say is the latest gamble by Kim Jong Un to pressure Washington over economic sanctions. According to K...
By Van Jackson
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When it comes to coronavirus response, superpowers may need to study smaller nations
In The News
The coronavirus pandemic has upended the international hierarchy. Three of the world’s great powers — the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia — have the largest and m...
By Van Jackson
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Praised For Curbing COVID-19, New Zealand's Leader Eases Country's Strict Lockdown
In The News
With many countries reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand is proving a model of recovery and is lifting part of its strict lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern h...
By Van Jackson
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Kim Jong Un returns to spotlight as questions over North Korean leader's fate arise
In The News
Nuclear-armed North Korea returned to the spotlight Tuesday after contradictory media reports said leader Kim Jong Un was in critical condition while others denied he was grav...
By Van Jackson
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet
In The News
The coronavirus pandemic may be the largest test of political leadership the world has ever witnessed. Every leader on the planet is facing the same potential threat. Every le...
By Van Jackson
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ROK-US defense cost-sharing talks remain at standstill
In The News
The defense cost-sharing talks between Korea and the United States are still showing no signs of progress, raising concerns that the furlough of Korean employees of the U.S. F...
By Van Jackson
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Remembering a Friend
I’ve been really messed up today. For months, a friend of mine was battling cancer and I got word of his passing this morning. He was an important thought-leader in the Washin...
By Shawn Brimley
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North Korea is ‘racing towards the nuclear finish line’
In The Washington Post, senior adjunct fellow Van Jackson discusses North Korea's eager need to progress their nuclear weapons program....
By Van Jackson
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Save Our Seoul: South Korea Needs THAAD ASAP For Missile Defense
Breaking Defense cites Visiting Senior Fellow Dr. Van Jackson's remarks on missile defenses against North Korea....
By Van Jackson
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How to Fix the Japan-South Korea Relationship
In a recent Diplomat op-ed, visiting Fellow Dr. Van Jackson discusses the Japanese-South Korean relationship. ...
By Van Jackson
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Seoul in quandary over anti-NK leaflets
Visiting fellow Dr. Van Jackson discusses ant-North Korean leaflets....
By Van Jackson
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PODCAST: Spitballing Offset Strategy
CNAS staff sits down with War on the Rocks to to discuss offset strategies....
By Amy Chang, Ben FitzGerald, Elbridge Colby, Paul Scharre, Shawn Brimley & Van Jackson
