N. Korean leader rides horse to Mount Paekdu, slams U.S. sanctions
SEOUL, Oct 16, 2019, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rode a white horse to…
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[Analytics] US–Japan trade and Trump’s political trophy
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inked the US–Japan Trade Agreement…
Trump imposes sanctions on Turkey, threatens its economy
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 15, 2019, AP. Targeting Turkey’s economy, U.S. President Donald Trump announced sanctions…
US, China agree ‘phase one’ trade deal; Trump suspends October tariff hike
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 12, 2019, Reuters. The United States and China agreed on Friday (Oct…
[Analytics] Vietnam a lonely island of resistance to China
Locked for months in a naval showdown with China over a gas-rich reef, Vietnam is…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s vulnerability to the US–China trade war
There are growing fears that the US–China trade war will spread to Vietnam. A logical…
[Analytics] Assessing Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy, 2 years in
The future of U.S. leadership in the Indo-Pacific rests on the legitimacy granted Washington through…
[Analytics] Duterte plays nice with Putin, toys with Trump
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was given the red carpet treatment during a recently concluded five-day…
[Analytics] Trump could pay political price for betraying Kurds
A wounded president is prone to making bad decisions. That’s the only explanation for Donald…
[Analytics] Beijing, Moscow upgrade security ties
In the latest sign of Beijing’s and Moscow’s expanding strategic partnership, Russia is assisting China…
U.S. will talk to N. Korea soon: Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 4, 2019, Yonhap. U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United…
US official promises to crack down on Russian meddling in response to Putin’s joke
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2019, TASS. The US has all instruments to counter Russia’s potential…