The Japanese prime minister's visit with President Donald J. Trump saw divergent outcomes on North Korea diplomacy and trade policy. Listen to the latest President's Inbox podcast on the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has introduced an audacious set of economic policies designed to spur the country out of its decades-long deflationary slump. The results have so far been mixed.
North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force.
Syria
Syria is likely to remain a broken country for years to come. The latest strikes did not change that reality.
The United States should follow targeted strikes in Syria with intensified global efforts to nullify the regime’s chemical weapons capabilities.
Cuba
Miguel Diaz-Canel, set to replace Raul Castro as president of Cuba after sixty years of Castro rule, will be faced with the challenges of implementing economic reform and sidestepping regional isolation.
The Trump administration has rolled back some of President Obama’s policies normalizing ties with Cuba.
Commonwealth
With the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, London hopes its Commonwealth partners can help boost trade, but critics say the group is outmoded and ineffective.
Trade
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Trump right to reconsider TPP even if allies resist renegotiation bid.
CFR on the Record
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan discusses his new book, The China Mission: George Marshall’s Unfinished War, 1945-1947, a narrative history of a hugely consequential, but largely forgotten episode in the history of the Cold War, American foreign policy, and U.S.-China relations.
As solar and wind power costs continue to fall and deployment grows, please join our panelists as they analyze the outlook for renewable energy globally and renewable energy policies in the United States, China, and countries around the world.
Panelists address Iran's influence in Syria, Iraq, and the Gulf and offer ideas on how to counter Tehran's efforts.
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North Korea
North Korean Nuclear Negotiations
Nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea have proceeded in fits and starts across three decades and have failed to halt the advance of the North’s atomic weapons program.
Human Trafficking
The Scourge of Modern Slavery
Slavery, long banned and universally condemned, persists in many corners of the world, victimizing tens of millions of people.
Kurds
The Time of the Kurds
The Kurds are one of the world's largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their history is marked by marginalization and persecution.
Trade
How Are Trade Disputes Resolved?
Dispute resolution mechanisms have become increasingly controversial as countries grapple with their implications for sovereignty, domestic regulation, and the enforcement of international obligations.
Japan
Abenomics and the Japanese Economy
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has introduced an audacious set of economic policies designed to spur the country out of its decades-long deflationary slump. The results have so far been mixed.
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