Stress-Testing Chinese-Russian Relations
The statements could not have been more different. As Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to Russia...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Stress-Testing Chinese-Russian Relations
A nation must think before it acts.
North Korea
Japan’s Bigger Defense Budget: Getting to Effective Deterrence
“We have to prepare for realistic possibilities to protect our people,” counseled Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a...
Mr. Kishida Goes to Washington, And What it Means for the United States
Kishida Is Warmly Welcomed in Washington Japanese Prime Minister Kishida’s visit to the United States—on the less than auspicious...
Japan’s New National Security Strategy Is Making Waves
A revolution for Japanese security policy seems to be underway. With the release of its new National Security Strategy...
Biden Takes on Grand Strategy
Editor’s Note This is the first article in a series on the Biden administration’s new National Security Strategy. Bottom...
Assessing North Korea’s COVID-19 Containment and Kim Jong-un’s Political Challenges
To contain COVID-19’s spread, North Korea has virtually shut the country’s borders, save for some limited trade. Unlike most...
North Korea Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place: One Year after the Hanoi Summit
When Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un declared the “completion of the DPRK’s nuclear forces”...
What North Korea’s Coronavirus Measures Say About Its System
The North Korean government response to the coronavirus has been extreme, but prudent and reasonable in context. It has...
North Korea, December 2019: Business as Usual, but Pyongyang is Worse Off
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that hopes of a deal between the US and North Korea appear to...
‘Pyongyang Coin’ and the Future of U.S. Sanctions on North Korea
On September 13, the United States Department of Treasury announced a new round of sanctions on the Democratic People’s...