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Jan 31, 2024

A US-South Korea alliance strategic memo on deterrence

By Markus Garlauskas, Lauren D. Gilbert

With North Korea’s rapidly advancing military technology, aggressive nuclear policy changes, and deepening ties with the PRC making deterrence on the Korean Peninsula increasingly more complex, this is how the US and South Korea can shore up cooperative deterrence and boost alliance resilience.

China Defense Policy

In the News

Jan 30, 2024

Hinata-Yamaguchi in SCMP

On January 29, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on Putin’s proposed trip to Pyongyang and the evolving military ties between Russia and North Korea.

Indo-Pacific Korea

In the News

Jan 30, 2024

ACFP featuring Raimondo and Vestager cited in Bloomberg on US policy towards Chinese EVs

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China International Markets

In the News

Jan 29, 2024

Bauerle Danzman cited in Forbes on Nippon Steel-US Steel deal and CFIUS review

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 29, 2024

IPSI report on deterrence in Korea cited across major media platforms

This month, IPSI’s latest report, Deterrence is crumbling in Korea: How we can fix it, has been cited in Reuters, the Washington Post, and Newsweek. These articles highlighted several key points from the report, including its warning that although Kim Jong Un is unlikely to pursue a full-scale nuclear war, North Korea still has the […]

China Indo-Pacific

Fast Thinking

Jan 26, 2024

What just happened in the genocide case against Israel?

By Atlantic Council

What is the practical effect of the preliminary ruling, and what’s next in the courtroom and on the battlefield? Atlantic Council experts are on the case.

China Elections

In the News

Jan 26, 2024

Graham quoted in Barron’s on Chinese restrictions on electric vehicle (EV) producers

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China Economy & Business

In the News

Jan 26, 2024

Lipsky quoted in Bloomberg on slowing Chinese economic growth

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China Economy & Business

Econographics

Jan 25, 2024

Expect Chinese economic retaliation against Taiwan after the DPP’s presidential victory

By Hung Tran

Economic coercion will allow China to increase pressure on Taiwan without directly confronting the US and leave significant leeway to calibrate trade measures.

China Economic Sanctions

In the News

Jan 25, 2024

Webster in The Interpreter: Can China use offshore wind to break its reliance on foreign LNG and coal?

China Energy Markets & Governance

Experts