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How do you solve a problem like Korea?

The THAAD Controversy Won’t Die

The U.S. is rushing to deploy missile defense in South Korea before the elections.

Published: Apr 26, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Why Beijing Pussyfoots Around Pyongyang Walter Russell Mead & Sean Keeley

China and the US retain fundamentally different assumptions about the Kim regime’s vulnerability.

Published: Apr 20, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Pence to Pyongyang: Don’t Test Trump

The administration’s North Korea policy—and the role of the Syria strikes in shaping it—is coming into clearer view.

Published: Apr 17, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Korea?

Patriot Missiles Aren’t Able to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles

The analysis is leading Seoul to push even harder for deployment of the more advanced but controversial THAAD missile defense system.

Published: Jun 25, 2016

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Moody’s Cuts China Down To Size

The Long March toward a Chinese meltdown continues.

Make NATO Great Again

Pew: NATO Approval on the Rise

Is this the Trump effect?

Terror in the Philippines

Duterte Declares Martial Law In Mindanao

The Philippine president cut short his Russia trip to deal with a terrorist outbreak at home.

The Nork's Nukes

Pyongyang Revs Up Missile Work

As North Korea’s missile progress proceeds apace, the U.S. is coming ever closer to a binary choice: war with North Korea or acceptance of its deterrent.

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Single-Payer Is Less Appealing When it Comes With a Price Tag

A state-run insurance system would cost more than California spends on all other public services—education, police, pensions, and more—combined.

Energy Innovation

Moving Towards the Battery Breakthrough

How close are renewables to a shale-like boom?