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Xavier Brunson
Asia-Pacific

Advice for the incoming commander of US Forces Korea

Lt. Gen. Xavier T. Brunson has an opportunity to shift the paradigm from aggression to the pursuit of peace

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?
Asia-Pacific

The tightening Pacific web: A move toward Asian NATO?

Biden administration aims to reinforce hub-and-spoke model for U.S. supremacy in the Indo-Pacific.

Are North and South Korea escalating toward war?
Asia-Pacific

Are North and South Korea escalating toward war?

The two sides are moving past 'trash talk' and into the realm of real crisis

Kim Jong Un
QiOSK

N. Korean troops in Ukraine? Don't overreact.

How the West chooses to respond to this news could mean the difference between de-escalation and a wider all-out war

Japan's new PM may have a bone to pick with the US
Asia-Pacific

Japan's new PM may have a bone to pick with the US

Shigeru Ishiba views the relationship as 'asymmetrical' — with Washington largely dictating Tokyo's foreign policy

Sue Mi Terry: Sometimes you get whacked by the revolving door
Washington Politics

Sue Mi Terry: Sometimes you get whacked by the revolving door

Former CIA and White House Korea analyst — and wife of columnist Max Boot — was indicted for playing the influence game a bit too hard.