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May 2, 2025

Asia Program
A Digital Explanation of Tariffs’ Impact on East Asia

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

President Xi
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

April 30, 2025

Southeast Asia
Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts

President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian countries—many of which depend on U.S. markets to grow their economies.

Currency dealers work in front of an electronic board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won in Seoul.
Article by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Program

March 26, 2025

Cambodia
As in Europe, Authoritarians in Asia Are Emboldened

Authoritarian leaders in Europe and Asia are emboldened by the White House’s signals of disinterest in condemning their actions, leading to increased repression and human rights abuses.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet wears a blue suit while walking past a military guard wearing traditional uniforms.
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

March 27, 2025

Asia
Already Collapsing in Asia, Democracy Could Be Wiped Out by the New World Order

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the region’s most established systems.

Impeached South Korean president sits in a wood-paneled court room wearing a black suit and maroon tie.
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

February 26, 2025

Southeast Asia
U.S. Soft Power Is Spiraling in Asia, With China Filling the Void

The Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. foreign aid apparatus has created a vacuum that China is rapidly filling, increasing its influence and soft power in regions like Southeast Asia.

Officials stand on an airport tarmac next to a trailer applauding.
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

February 14, 2025

Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Responds to Trump Tariffs

The Trump administration’s tariffs on China and reciprocal trade policies will lead Southeast Asian countries to seek alternative trade partners and increase China’s influence in the region.

Indian Prime Minister Modi wears a black kurta while walking with U.S. President Trump, who wears a blue suit and red tie.
Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

October 2, 2024

Global
Central Bank Currency Swaps Tracker

Introduction Since the financial crisis of 2007, central banks around the world have entered into a multitude of bilateral currency swap agreements with one another. These agreements allow a centr…

Tracker by Benn Steil, Elisabeth Harding, and Samuel Zucker

May 14, 2025

United States
Paul C. Warnke Lecture on International Security: Zbig—The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet

Edward Luce discusses his new book, Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet. During the Cold War, the Polish-born scholar and presidential counselor, Zbigniew Brzezinski,…

Play Edward Luce discusses his new book, Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet. During the Cold War, the Polish-born scholar and presidential counselor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, was a central figure in shaping U.S. foreign policy and helping to orchestrate the Soviet Union’s eventual collapse. Luce believes that Brzezinski’s legacy embodies the rise of foreign-born intellectuals in Washington’s strategic elite and is a powerful but often underappreciated thread in the story of America’
Virtual Event by Edward Luce and David R. Ignatius

February 25, 2025

RealEcon
Reimagining Economic Security Cooperation as Resilient Interdependence: Lessons From Asia

A closer look at Asian approaches to economic security and resilience highlight significant gaps but also valuable lessons for the United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.
Article by Matt Ferchen RealEcon

May 5, 2025

Trade
Trade Calendar

Trade and tariffs are a central part of President Donald Trump’s international economic policy. Stay up to date with the Council on Foreign Relation’s calendar of significant trade-related events.

Article by Allison J. Smith Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies