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How the U.S. Can Stay Ahead of China in Space

Space has gone from frontier to front line. But despite this increased urgency and promises to remain first in flight, the Trump administration recently cut the Office of Space Commerce’s...

Space Modernization for the 21st Century

Ukraine Alleges China Provides Satellite Imagery To Support Russian Strikes

Ukraine accused China of taking its support for Russia’s illegal invasion to new heights — specifically, hundreds of miles above the Earth. On October 4, an official from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence...

North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy Has Failed: ROK – U.S. Alliance Needs A Superior Strategy

Approximately halfway into his first term, President Joe Biden has been given a wake-up call from Kim Jong Un that North Korea continues to remain a primary national security threat. Some policymakers,...

A New President Faces Familiar Challenges in Seoul

Yoon Suk-yeol wants to remake South Korea as a global player, but first he must contend with challenges from Japan and North Korea.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May

How To Respond To North Korea’s ICBM Test

On March 24, North Korea possibly tested its new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). Kim Jong-un broke part of his self-imposed moratorium on ICBM (and nuclear) tests that he promised...

How Joe Biden Can Push Back Against North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy

North Korea conducted a spate of missile launches testing various systems five times in 2022, so far.  Kim Jong-un knows how to stir up a reaction. Just a few subtle words from the party about reconsidering...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November

End Of Korean War Declaration: Why Just Words On Paper Won’t Matter

Let me state up front that I want peace on the Korean peninsula, and I think all Koreans and Americans want peace. The question is, will an end of war declaration contribute to peace if there is no change...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late July

‘China’s military budget much bigger than what it reveals’

‘China already has its 3,000 km range DF-17 maneuverable hypersonic missile to take out India’s S-400s.’

Is Covid-19 China’s attempt to wage a silent war?

‘In a world following silent biological warfare, the instigating nations will be the quickest to recover, and ultimately lead the new world order. If this is indeed a sci-fi scenario, caused by Chinese...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early June

South Korea Should Reassess Its Push for Inter-Korean Engagement

Has Pyongyang ever reciprocated Seoul or Washington’s goodwill gestures or concessions in the past? Unfortunately for Lee, copious evidence from prior negotiations demonstrates not only that North Korea has consistently failed to do so, but that concessions only further embolden North Korea.

The North Korea Threat Is Growing. U.S.-South Korea Military Training Must Press Forward.

Following the successful Joe Biden-Moon Jae-in summit on May 21, 2021, the Moon administration began backsliding on alliance commitments to military readiness. Specifically, President Moon said COVID-19...

Biden-Moon Summit Signals Tougher South Korean Stance Against China

President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held their first summit on May 21 in Washington. While public attention has focused primarily on Biden’s and Moon’s respective policies toward...

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early May

Biden Must Push President Moon to Get Real on ROK-China Relations

Moon’s reluctance to hold the Chinese government accountable for its misdeeds underscores a challenge for the United States and other allied governments in bolstering regional cooperative efforts supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific region.