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President Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
Asia
South Korea
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Can U.S. And South Korean Public Opinion Align On North Korea?U.S and South Korean polling on North Korea show strong support for denuclearization negotiations and summitry. How will growing consensus in public opinion impact U.S.-South Korea policy coordination toward North Korea?
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A Conversation With Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of KoreaSouth Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong discusses the peace process on the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s role in the Asia-Pacific and on the global front, and the ROK-U.S. comprehensive partnership.
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The U.S.-South Korea Summit: A Relationship Restored?Last week’s summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in aimed to bolster the alliance across a range of issues, with notable moves on supply chain resiliency and North Korea.
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Joe Biden’s Summit With South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Poses a Question of Shared ValuesThe Joe Biden administration has framed its main foreign policy paradigm primarily in terms of competition between democracy and authoritarianism, emphasizing cooperation among like-minded allies as …
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Biden’s Policy Review Leaves North Korea Challenge In LimboIn a speech to a joint session of Congress marking his first hundred days in office last month, U.S. President Joe Biden described his North Korea policy as a combination of “diplomacy, as well as st…
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United States and South Korea Should Forge “Vaccine Alliance”The upcoming South Korea-U.S. summit meeting in Washington, D.C. should serve as an opportunity to forge a symbiotic "vaccine alliance."
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Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. Talk North Korea, the IMF and World Bank Hold Spring Meetings, and MoreTop security officials from Japan and South Korea meet with the new U.S. national security advisor, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank host their annual Spring Meetings virtually, and European Union officials convene with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Will the New U.S.-South Korea Deal Boost East Asian Security?With fresh agreement on sharing costs for the nearly thirty thousand U.S. troops in South Korea, the Biden administration can now focus on bolstering the alliance and addressing challenges posed by China and North Korea.
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The Singapore Declaration And The Biden Administration’s Policy ReviewThe Biden administration is in the midst of a North Korea policy review that will shape prospects for diplomacy and the relative priority of North Korea on Biden’s to-do list. Perhaps the earliest an…
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U.S.-South Korea Alliance: A New Vision For The Global Challenges AheadThis article is co-authored with Chaesung Chun, Patrick Cronin and Sang-hyun Lee. The U.S.-South Korea alliance has survived for almost seven decades, and has sustained peace on the Korean peninsu…
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Japan-South Korea Relations and the Biden FactorPresident-Elect Biden and his team come at a critical time for Japan-South Korea relations.
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Returning Seoul-Tokyo Relations to NormalcyWorsening Japan-South Korea relations have unprecedented ramifications for the economic and security fields.
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Why North Korean Provocations Toward a Biden Administration Will FailA return to provocations as North Korea’s primary mechanism for drawing international attention would signal weakness, not the intended message of strength.
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New Challenges and Potential for the U.S.-South Korea AllianceBiden's return to a conventional alliance management approach could shed light on cracks in the U.S.-South Korea alliance previously obfuscated by Trump's unconventional approach.
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Remembering General Paik Sun-yupWithout Paik’s herculean effort, South Korea as we know it today—a vibrant, capitalist, and liberal democracy—wouldn’t exist.