East Asia

Lipsky quoted by Semafor on Xi’s absence from the New Delhi G20 summit

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Lipsky quoted by Politico on the spillover effects of China’s slowing economy

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Atlantic Council Experts cited by the Hinrich Foundation on the BRICS expansion

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Garlauskas quoted in the EurAsian Times

On September 3, Markus Garlauskas’s recent comments to Nikkei Asia were quoted in the EurAsian Times. The article underscored Garlauskas’s statement that the world has underestimated the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, particularly “its risk calculus, its willingness to provoke, its willingness to engage in limited acts of aggression.”

Lipsky interviewed by the Financial Times on the implications of Xi’s absence for the G20

By Josh Lipsky

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Chilton on US Space Forces-Korea in Air and Space Forces

By Atlantic Council

General Kevin P. Chilton discusses integrating US Space Forces-Korea into joint exercises

Kroenig in the New York Times on nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig warns of nuclear threats from China, North Korea, and Russia

Cynkin interviewed by VOA on the PRC’s response to Camp David Trilateral Summit

On August 31, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Thomas Cynkin spoke with VOA Korea about the PRC’s reaction to the recent Trilateral Leaders’ Summit at Camp David. He explained, “I cannot rule out more aggressive action, but I think the Chinese are [currently] very cautious” in their response toward South Korea.

Rich Outzen joins WION News (India) on North Korea saber rattling

Hinata-Yamaguchi quoted in South China Morning Post

On August 29, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in South China Morning Post. He discusses the delicate political challenges of Japan’s recent decision to discharge wastewater from its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, arguing that “going forward, Japan has to ensure that it upholds the transparency that it is showing.”