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December 18, 2020

Japan
Global Health Needs U.S.-Japan Partnership

James Gannon is the executive director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA). For decades, the United States and Japan have touted their bilateral partnership on global health …

A healthcare worker wearing protective gear takes a swab sample from a boy to test him for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF) testing center, in Dakar, Senegal
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Asia Unbound

June 1, 2022

China
"Runology:” How to "Run Away" From China

China's forever lockdowns have caused some to look for a radical solution: to emigrate, or run away from what they see as a lost future in China. 

Residents chat through gaps in barriers at a closed residential area during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2022
Blog Post by Kathy Huang Asia Unbound

September 22, 2020

North Korea
The Future of U.S. Policy Toward North Korea

This workshop, held with generous support from the Sejong Institute, brings together prominent U.S. and South Korean specialists to discuss what can be done to break the diplomatic stalemate with Nor…

Play North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump walking side by side.
Virtual Event by Jina Kim, Kathleen Stephens, Susan A. Thornton, Scott A. Snyder, James M. Lindsay, and Haksoon Paik Asia Program

March 25, 2022

China
Where Is the Red Line on China's Internet?

From reporting on a bombed city in Ukraine to exposing the plight of a chained woman in a shabby room, some of China's social commentators are showing surprising resilience in covering controversial …

The logo of Chinese social media app Weibo is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture
Blog Post by Kathy Huang Asia Unbound

June 21, 2022

Israel
The Partisan Gap in Support for Israel Seems Permanent

Polls taken in 2021 and 2022 show a significant gap between Republicans and Democrats in their levels of support for Israel and for the Palestinians.

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

March 2, 2022

Ukraine
Perspective on Ukraine, With Richard Haass

In this special episode, Why It Matters sits down with CFR President Richard Haass to ask the basic questions about the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s frame of mind, and his threa…

Podcast Russian service members walk past BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles during tactical combat exercises
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra Why It Matters