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US troop drawdown in South Korea worth considering

In the News
The Hill
Karl Friedhoff

A primary worry among US and South Korean analysts is that President Trump will offer to reduce the number of US troops in Korea and receive no meaningful concessions from North Korea in return.

US army personnel stand in front of blue building US Foreign Policy

Admiral John Richardson on China, Russia, and the Future of the US Navy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Admiral John Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, explains China's growing global ambitions and Russia's troublesome actions in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic.

Navy's aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea
U.S. Navy
Defense and Security

This Week's Read: Will Trump Withdraw from NATO?

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Ivo Daalder discusses President Trump's intent to withdraw the United States from NATO.

US President Donald Trump speaking in Phoenix, Arizona.
Gage Skidmore
Defense and Security

The New US-Syria Policy

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford and Tamara Cofman Wittes, former deputy assistant secretary of state for near east affairs, join the Deep Dish podcast to dissect the implications of the withdrawal from Syria for US-Syria policy.

Children gather around a U.S. tactical vehicle in Syria
Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster
Defense and Security

This Week's Reads: Should the European Union Have Its Own Army?

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Recent events, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' resignation, have all added new urgency to an old debate: Should the EU have its own army?

Emmanuel Macron, left and Angela Merkel
NATO
Defense and Security

History Continues Unabated between Japan and South Korea

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

People in both Japan and South Korea agree on the primary issues that need to be resolved in order to improve the relationship.

South Korea and Japan from space
NASA
Public Opinion

Seven Examples Where Partisan Divisions on Foreign Policy Widened in 2018

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Partisanship has become a major factor in foreign policy attitudes in Chicago Council Surveys; not so long-ago opinions on foreign policy seemed immune to partisan impulses.

The American and NATO flags
NATO
Public Opinion

Will the Never-Ending War in Afghanistan Ever End?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The war in Afghanistan has lasted more than 17 years, and the overall situation has improved little over those years.

Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division gather their equipment before boarding a CH-47F Chinook in the Nawa Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
US Army
Defense and Security

Chinese Cyber Attacks and Industrial Espionage

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Lesley Carhart and Adam Segal join Brian Hanson to discuss international cyber space.

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits
Reuters
Defense and Security

New York Times' David Sanger on Cyberattacks

Video Series
Wait Just a Minute

New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger takes a minute to answer questions about cyberattacks and why they have become the new weapon of choice for foreign adversaries.

David Sanger Wait Just a Minute screen shot Defense and Security