Commentary / World Jun 29, 2020

Chairman Kim goes back on script

U.S. President Donald Trump's "bromance" with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has played out more or less as most experts expected.

Commentary / World May 30, 2019

Kim Jong Un's moneyball strategy

The North's leader is quietly building a united front with China and Russia, much to the detriment of U.S. interests in the region.

Commentary / World Jan 29, 2019

Trump's North Korean road to nowhere

Judging by the outcome of the first meeting between Trump and Kim, U.S. allies in the region have good reason to be deeply concerned.

Commentary / World Nov 28, 2018

How Kim has gotten the best of Trump

Since the historic June summit, the North Koreans have reaped significant benefits without having to make any real concessions.

Commentary / World Aug 26, 2018

The populist war against intelligence

Ominously for the health of the democracies of the West, other populists are following Donald Trump's example in attacking their own intelligence agencies.

Commentary / Japan Jul 22, 2018

Trump is in denial about North Korea

Donald Trump needs to put substance ahead of spectacle — and U.S. allies ahead of his own fragile ego — before it is too late.

Commentary / World Feb 6, 2018

Will China 'weaponize' social media?

Now that Russia has shown how cybertactics and informational subterfuge can upend established democracies, China will surely be taking some pages from the Kremlin's playbook.

Commentary / World Jun 25, 2017

Trump's unraveling Korea policy

With every tweet by Donald Trump, Asian officials find it more difficult to believe the U.S. remains committed to their security. Nowhere is that more true than in South Korea.

Commentary / Japan Aug 6, 2015

How China is winning S.E. Asia

If push comes to shove in the South China Sea, will the U.S. find allies in its corner, or will they just be holding Uncle Sam's coat?

Commentary / Japan Mar 24, 2015

America's bickering allies

After spending the last six decades defending South Korea and Japan, the U.S. has every reason to demand that its two longtime allies enhance their military cooperation.