Is North Korea Done With Its March Madness?

Is North Korea Done With Its March Madness?

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Another wacky, worrisome week passes on the Korean peninsula. Kim Jong–un, North Korea’s intensely unpredictable leader, has threatened to attack the “U.S. mainland” with nuclear-tipped missiles. He has declared a state of “all-out war” with South Korea. On Saturday, Pyongyang…

The Cold War Heats Up Between the U.S. and N. Korea

The Cold War Heats Up Between the U.S. and N. Korea

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When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced last Friday he would deploy14 new missile interceptors on the West Coast to thwart a potential nuclear attack from North Korea, the U.S. was squarely placed back in the Cold War. Hagel was responding…

Will the US Be Aced Out of A New Asian Alliance?

Will the US Be Aced Out of A New Asian Alliance?

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America’s closest allies in Asia are wasting no time establishing new economic and political alliances that can diminish the role of the U.S. in that region. Both Japan and South Korea are setting their own courses to an extent long…

Asia Becomes More Asian as America’s Power Shrinks

Asia Becomes More Asian as America’s Power Shrinks

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Late in June, Chinese fighter jets crossed into Taiwan’s airspace in pursuit of a U.S. spy plane. The U.S. aircraft quickly exited the area, avoiding the kind ofembarrassing push-and-shove that followed when American spies were actually forced down on Hainan Island, off…