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UkraineAlert

May 17, 2018

How to Make Sense of Japan’s Delicate Balance Between Russia and Ukraine

By Maria Shagina

Showing solidarity with other G7 countries following Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine, Japan imposed sanctions on Russia—albeit reluctantly. The Ukraine crisis occurred amid Japan’s efforts to reinvigorate Japan-Russia relations in the hope of solving the long-standing territorial dispute over the Northern territories (the Kuril Islands in Russian). Subsequently, maintaining Japan’s balance between other G7 countries […]

China Japan

In the News

May 17, 2018

Metzl Joins Anderson Cooper 360 to Discuss North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

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Korea

In the News

May 17, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Voice of America on the Trump-Kim Summit

By Alexander Vershbow

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Korea

In the News

May 16, 2018

Pereira Joins El Financiero to Discuss NAFTA and US-China Relations

By Katherine Pereira

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China

In the News

May 16, 2018

Manning Quoted in The Hill on Trump- Kim Nuclear Summit

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea

New Atlanticist

May 15, 2018

North Korea Threatens to Pull the Plug on Trump-Kim Summit

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korea has threatened to cancel the highly anticipated summit between US President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in light of what it called “provocative military disturbances with South Korea,” North Korea’s state news agency reported early on May 16 local time. The Trump-Kim summit is set to be held in […]

Korea

In the News

May 12, 2018

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Chinese Trade Officials Visit to Washington

By Jamie Metzl

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China Economy & Business

Event Recap

May 11, 2018

Spiraling US-China trade tensions: What are the implications for Latin America and the world?

On Wednesday, May 9th, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with HSBC, hosted an event titled “Spiraling US-China Trade Tensions and the Implications for Latin America and the World.”  The event featured a keynote conversation with former US Secretary of Defense William Cohen, moderated by […]

China Latin America

In the News

May 11, 2018

Slavin Quoted in Axios on China’s Long Game for Middle East Influence

By Barbara Slavin

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China Iran

In the News

May 10, 2018

Slavin Quoted in the Los Angeles Times on Trump’s Showmanship on Iran and North Korea

By Barbara Slavin

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Iran Korea

Experts