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Analyzing the Escalating Tensions Across the Taiwan Strait

Center Fellow Oriana Skylar Mastro examines Taiwan's accelerating slide toward a U.S.-China military flashpoint and the dynamics of deterrence in the region.

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New Book Examines the Threats to Korean Democracy

'South Korea's Democracy in Crisis' gathers scholars from the US and Korea to examine the roles of illiberalism, populism, and polarization in the country's democratic decline.

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The United States Needs to Up Its Economic Game in Southeast Asia

To sustain its influence in Southeast Asia, the US must re-energize its trade engagement with the region and enhance its role in Southeast Asian infrastructure, writes Ambassador Scot Marciel.

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