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Trump’s China policy: A complete unknown?

Past and present policies indicate the president could be militarily hawkish or purely transactional, depending on the moment

Kim Jong Un reminds Trump they have unfinished business
Asia-Pacific

Kim Jong Un reminds Trump they have unfinished business

Despite Pyongyang's missile threats, the American president should choose a diplomatic do-over with North Korea.

Trumponomics: Global South is girding for tariffs — or not
North America

Trumponomics: Global South is girding for tariffs — or not

The president's coercion tactics will negatively effect countries that otherwise have a lot to offer US markets and trade

The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won't erase that.
Asia-Pacific

The US left landmines in Vietnam. An aid freeze won't erase that.

Southeast Asia is still riddled with unexploded American bombs and effects of Agent Orange, both of which USAID programs were helping to mitigate.

Okinawa
Asia-Pacific

The slow walk of US Marines from Okinawa

Despite years of promises, only a handful of American forces have actually left as fears loom of a rising China

Marco Rubio Enrique A. Manalo
Asia-Pacific

Can US-Philippine talks calm South China Sea tensions?

A recent meeting between Marco Rubio and Enrique Manalo may offer hope for a new strategy aimed at de-escalation