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Could Asia Lose Confidence in the United States?
Troy Stangarone
October 4, 2013
If the budget battles of recent years become a more permanent feature of U.S. domestic politics, the risk exists that the United States’ partners in Asia begin to see the U.S. as politically dysfunctional and as a result U.S. influence in the region wanes over time.
"Bitter Missiles and Economic Needs": Cuba, North Korea and the Weaponry Seizure in the Panama Canal
August 7, 2013
By José Luis León-ManrÃquez To paraphrase the Rolling Stones, the song is not surprising and has been played more than once: the DPRK is a well-known exporter of weapons. Yet…
Are China and the United States Converging in Their Treatment of North Korea?
June 11, 2013
Obama and Xi agreed to continue to pressure North Korea on its nuclear ambitions at their recent summit, but how far is China willing to go?
Who Has More International Influence, Psy or Kim Jong-un?
Troy Stangarone
May 30, 2013
By Troy Stangarone With K-Pop finally making its global breakout with Psy’s international smash hit Gangnam Style, one might have expected there to be a residual effect on how people…
Strategic Points to Consider for the Korea-China Summit Meeting
May 22, 2013
By Park Jinho In the aftermath of a successful summit meeting between Korea and the U.S., the Park Geun-hye administration is preparing for a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi…
Has North Korean Rhetoric Changed Under Kim Jong-un?
Troy Stangarone
May 1, 2013
The most recent crisis with North Korea has seen a shift in the use and intensity of bellicose rhetoric used by the regime in Pyongyang.
After South Korea’s Call for Dialogue with North Korea: Preparing a New Game with Kim Jong-un?
April 18, 2013
To some extent, offering a dialogue manages North Korea’s provocations. So, is it a signal of moving into a new game on the Korean Peninsula?
Rodman Doesn’t Understand the Big Picture with North Korea, and He May Have Hurt It
Nicholas Hamisevicz
March 7, 2013
Kim Jong Un’s responses to U.S. offers of engagement with missile and nuclear tests effect the relationship more that his love of basketball.
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