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    Domestic Manufacturing Is Essential to India’s Green Energy Transition
    Developing domestic manufacturing may be a long-term solution for addressing both climate change and poverty in India.
    Blog Post by Zainab Irfan May 10, 2023 Asia Program
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    Threatening to Destroy TSMC Is Unnecessary and Counterproductive
    There is understandable fear about what might happen to TSMC should China invade Taiwan, but the United States can ensure China does not inherit the company without physically destroying it.
    Blog Post by David Sacks May 9, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at CFR and a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the status of the war in Ukraine and whether it is time for the United States and the West to rethink their strategy.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Charles A. Kupchan May 9, 2023 The President’s Inbox
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    Women This Week: Gender Based-Violence Escalating in Peru
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 29 to May 5.   
    Blog Post by Noël James May 5, 2023 Women Around the World
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    The President’s Inbox Recap: The Biden-Yoon Summit
    Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol commemorated the seventieth anniversary of the U.S.-ROK alliance amidst growing a growing threat from North Korea.
    Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla May 5, 2023 The Water's Edge
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    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins May 4, 2023 The World Next Week
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    Getting Debt Restructuring Terms Right
    State contingent instruments can play a role in debt restructuring agreements, but they shouldn’t be a give-away to investors.  There is a compelling case for their use in Zambia—but not in Sri Lanka.
    Blog Post by Brad W. Setser May 3, 2023 Follow the Money
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    President Marcos Jr. Meets With President Biden—But the U.S. Position in Southeast Asia is Increasingly Shaky
    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s visit to Washington represents a significant deepening of the U.S.-Philippines relationship. But many other Southeast Asian countries are increasingly turning to China.
    Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick May 2, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Evaluating Extended Deterrence at the U.S.-South Korea Summit
    The Washington Declaration offers concrete and visible U.S. efforts to reinforce its extended deterrence commitment to South Korea, but the media response to its implications has been mixed. 
    Blog Post by Jennifer Ahn May 2, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Taking Stock of The U.S.-South Korea Summit
    South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to the United States involved an impressive range of meetings with a broad range of actors and sectors of U.S. society.  
    Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder May 2, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    The Biden-Yoon Summit, With Scott Snyder
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    Scott Snyder, a senior fellow for Korea studies and the director of the program on U.S.-Korea policy at the Council, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s recent state visit with U.S. President Joe Biden and its implications for the U.S.-South Korean alliance.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Scott A. Snyder May 2, 2023 The President’s Inbox
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    Women This Week: Children in South Asia Represent Plurality of Global Child Brides, UNICEF Reports
    Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers April 22 to April 28.   
    Blog Post by Noël James April 28, 2023 Women Around the World
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    The Washington Declaration: Expanding the Nuclear Dimension of the U.S.-South Korean Alliance Response
    The Washington Declaration, issued by presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk-yeol, expands nuclear consultations between the United States and South Korea. However, U.S. credibility must prove durable for swift implementation. 
    Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder April 27, 2023 Asia Unbound
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    Critical Minerals and China, With Morgan Bazilian
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    Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute and a professor of public policy at the Colorado School of Mines, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss why critical minerals have emerged as a major issue in the U.S.-China geopolitical competition.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Morgan Bazilian April 25, 2023 The President’s Inbox
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    Breaking Down the Barriers: A Call to Drop the Forty-Eight Hour PCR Test Requirement for Inbound Travelers to China
    China’s maintenance of the forty-eight hour pre-departure PCR testing requirement has been primarily driven by geopolitical considerations rather than public health concerns.
    Blog Post by Yanzhong Huang April 24, 2023 Asia Unbound
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