Results for:
East Asia

The Korean crisis shows the perils of relying on America

In the News
Financial Times
Ivo H. Daalder

The immediate threat of war has passed but Asian allies have little to celebrate.

President Donald J. Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Shealah Craighead
US Foreign Policy

North Korean Missile Test, Military Exercises Have Region on Edge

In the News
WTTW
Karl Friedhoff

With tensions high on the Korean Peninsula some fear a misstep or miscalculation by either the United States or North Korea could lead to armed conflict – potentially one that could even go nuclear.

Karl Friedhoff on WTTW Defense and Security

An Early Challenge to Trump's Foreign Policy in Asia

In the News
Wall Street Journal
Karl Friedhoff

The dispute between Seoul and Tokyo over comfort women has wide-ranging ramifications.

South Korean women wearing traditional dress pay their respects to a comfort-woman statue set up in front of the Japanese consulate in Busan, South Korea. US Foreign Policy

The Iran Deal and the US-Japan Alliance

In the News
The Diplomat
Craig Kafura

Craig Kafura discusses the Iran Deal and the US-Japan relationship.

Kyoto, Japan.
Martin Falbisoner
Global Politics