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March 20, 2024

South Korea
The U.S. Election and South Korean Anxieties

Today is my last day at CFR, which marks the conclusion of over fifteen years of contributions to Asia Unbound. My publications and contributions to CFR remain in archives on the website. 

Military personnel carry U.S. and South Korean flags as people wait for an official state arrival ceremony for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee on the South Lawn of the White House on April 26, 2023.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

January 26, 2023

North Korea
Missiles and Macroeconomy Mark North Korea’s 2022 Troubles

For North Korea, 2022 was marked by a record number of missile tests, the implementation of a national quarantine against COVID-19 cases, and recentralized government control over economic activities…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an event during the New Year celebrations at People's Palace of Culture in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Blog Post by Scott A. Snyder Asia Unbound

March 5, 2024

Ukraine
What It Takes to Fly the F-16: Challenges for Ukraine

The advanced U.S. fighter aircraft will mark a significant upgrade to Ukraine’s air force, but their impact on the war with Russia will hinge on several factors.

A U.S.-made F-16 aircraft takes off from Bodø airport, Norway.
Expert Brief by Kristen D. Thompson

April 1, 2024

Trade
U.S. Trade Policy Is at a Crossroads

Biden’s trade agenda is trying to tackle climate change, domestic jobs, and great power competition, but trade-offs are inevitable. A clear vision on priorities is essential. 

BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 20: A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Edgar Thompson Works, on March 20, 2024 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Nippon Steel has said that it would relocate its U.S. headquarters from Houston to Pittsburgh, where U.S. Steel (X.N) is located, if their acquisition deal goes through.
Article by Edward Alden

March 22, 2024

United States
Election 2024: Are Americans Turning Isolationist?

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This Week: Much like talk of Mark Twain’s death, claims that Americans are turning their back on the world are…

The sun as viewed disappearing beneath the horizon.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 30, 2021

South Korea
The U.S.-South Korea Alliance, With Mark Lippert

Ambassador Mark Lippert, vice chairman of the Halifax Forum and senior advisor for the Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea Chair, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss U.S.-Sout…

Podcast A South Korean woman holds flags of South Korea and the US during a rally commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War in Seoul on June 25, 2020.
Podcast by James M. Lindsay and Mark Lippert The President’s Inbox

March 4, 2024

United States
A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World

The dam holding back chaos in U.S. foreign policy is cracking.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gather on the street with Trump flags, ahead of Super Tuesday, in Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Article by Edward Alden Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

April 10, 2024

Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Remembering the Rwandan Genocide

Thirty years ago, Rwanda’s government began a campaign to eradicate the country’s largest minority group. This Why It Matters episode discusses how in just one hundred days, 800,000 people in Rwanda were killed, while the rest of the world sat on the sidelines.

Podcast Woman carrying her child reads the names of Rwandan genocide victims.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra, David J. Scheffer, and Claude Gatebuke Why It Matters