East Asia

For more than seventy years, East Asia has been the nexus of US presence and engagement in Asia. Today, the region is becoming a hotbed for the return of great power competition, with long-term US allies and partners like Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan next door to competitors and challengers including China, Russia, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. While East Asia continues to navigate a number of longstanding traditional security issues, it must also address the rise of online disinformation, competition to pioneer emerging technologies, and more.

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In the News

May 8, 2015

Marczak on China’s Influence in Latin America

By Jason Marczak

CNBC quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on Chinese investment in Argentina and Brazil:

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Russian missile cruiser Peter the Great, June 28, 2003

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May 1, 2015

China and Russia Announce First Joint Naval Exercise in the Mediterranean

By Jane Perlez, New York Times

The Chinese Navy will hold joint exercises with Russia in the Mediterranean in May, China’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, a further indication of the closer ties between the two countries and of the navy’s increasing ambitions.

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In the News

May 1, 2015

Metzl: Korean Reunification Is in China’s National Interest

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Caixin on the benefits of Korean reunification, especially for China:

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In the News

May 1, 2015

Slavin on Iran, Nuclear Negotiations, and Prime Minister Abe’s US Visit

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin hosts Voice of America’s Issues in the News, discussing topics ranging from the US-Iran stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz, the nuclear negotiations with Iran, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington, DC:

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In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Metzl on the US-Japan Alliance

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss the US-Japan alliance and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s speech to a joint session of Congress:

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In the News

Apr 30, 2015

Manning on Deterrence and North Korea

By Robert Manning

Newsweek quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning on why deterrence still works against North Korea:

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Defense Industrialist

Apr 29, 2015

Skip a generation of strike fighters? Maybe, Ray.

By James Hasik

Whatever happens with the F-18E or F-35C, the US Navy needs a carrier-based drone now. Earlier this year, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert said that he believed that the F/A-XX, the Navy’s planned eventual follow-on to the F-35C, would be “optionally manned“. On 15 April at the Sea-Air-Space conference, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus leaned further […]

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In the News

Apr 26, 2015

Manning: Abe’s US Visit Tests Willingness to Face History

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Global Times on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States:

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In the News

Apr 24, 2015

Huntsman on “All Eyes and Ears”

By Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Atlantic Council Chairman Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. joins Bloomberg to discuss the upcoming documentary “All Eyes and Ears” about his time as Ambassador to China:

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Defense Industrialist

Apr 24, 2015

The Global Arms Trade: “Hyundaisation” Threat from New Suppliers?

By Richard Bitzinger

The concern is overblown, and traditional arms exporters in the US and Europe will continue to dominate the global arms trade for some time. A RECENT article in the Wall Street Journal (“The ‘Hyundaization’ of the Global Arms Industry,” April 5, 2015) puts forth a provocative argument, namely that “new defence exporters are joining the […]

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