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Impending Election Could Dramatically Shift Korean Relations

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South Korea's 2025 presidential election after President Yoon’s impeachment could greatly affect relations with the United States, Japan, China, and North Korea.

Reid Carita Reid is a research assistant in CNA’s China and Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Division  specializing in the Korean Peninsula. She and her colleague Tom Bickford are featured in a recent ... China, even as he would like to strengthen the country’s security alliance with the US. Lee’s stance on remaining economically connected to China while maintaining a security alliance with the US ... , “antagonizing North Korea, China, and Russia.” They argued that this escalation increased national security vulnerabilities and threatened a war on the Korean Peninsula. (Later, Lee said that including

U.S.-South Korea Relations in the Wake of the March 2022 Election

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Thomas Bickford explores how South Korea’s new President, Yon Suk-yeol, will approach foreign policy with, North Korea, the U.S., China and Japan.

bilateral security cooperation with the U.S., there have also been developments on the foreign policy front. In June, Yoon met with President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida on the sidelines ... the revival of U.S.-South Korea security cooperation. A May 2022 poll showed strong support for continued security cooperation with the U.S. and the resumption of drills. Similarly, the resumption ... , China and Japan. /images/InDepth/2022/09/InDepth-9-19-22.jpg U.S.-South Korea Relations in the Wake of the March 2022 Election How Yoon Suk-yeol Administration Could Deepen Security Ties Between the Two

The China- Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership Is Still Going Strong

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Elizabeth Wishnick explores how the war in Ukraine has impacted China and Russia's partnership as well as the relationship between Xi and Putin.

and Putin. /images/InDepth/2022/10/Post115%20redone2.jpg The China- Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership Is Still Going Strong With Regime Security as Top Priority Elizabeth Wishnick Elizabeth Wishnick ... and Russian presidents on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan has led to renewed scrutiny of the scope and depth of the Sino-Russian strategic partnership ... factors such as perceived  threats from the US  and its allies, the need for security along their lengthy border and their growing energy partnership. But, under Xi and Putin, the normative dimension

New Roles for Civil Affairs Forces in a New World

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Strategic competition should prompt us to think about new and creative uses for civil affairs forces.

support relationships with allies and partners through theater security cooperation, disaster response and other, largely peaceful efforts not tied to armed operations. Although these capabilities have ... objectives and may include “security cooperation activities, multinational training and exercises, information sharing, personnel exchange programs and other peaceful military engagement activities ... , and propose a continuous campaign approach for operating within a competition continuum. While there are clearly opportunities for civil affairs units to contribute within that continuum — between cooperation

Samoa Disputed Election Amid Great Power Rivalry

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A disputed election has recently plunged Samoa into a state of constitutional crisis. The outcome of this dispute may reshape the small Pacific island country’s relations with China, the United States and U.S. allies in the region.

with both China and the U.S. The U.S. and its allies, while remaining vigilant of Beijing’s relations with Apia, should continue to promote security and economic cooperation with Samoa. Related ... Brian Waidelich is a Research Scientist in CNA’s Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program . His research focuses on issues related to great power competition and Indo-Pacific maritime security. Benjamin DeThomas is a Research Scientist in CNA's Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program , where he works on issues related to China’s overseas influence and economic statecraft. A disputed election has

After APEC: Newly Elected Leaders Seek Engagement Amid Tensions

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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit saw intense bilateral negotiations involving South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

After APEC: Newly Elected Leaders Seek Engagement Amid Tensions The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit saw intense bilateral negotiations involving South Korea, China, Japan, Russia ... Elizabeth Wishnick and Carita Reid Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick is a senior research scientist in CNA's China Studies Program and Carita Reid is an associate research analyst with CNA’s Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Program . South Korea hosted the two-day 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Gyeongju amid an insecure economic environment following the US imposition of tariffs

Russia and China Respond—or Don’t—to the 12-Day War in Iran

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Despite the strategic partnerships both Russia and China have with Iran, they’ve supported Tehran with words since the Israel and US attacks, but little else.

months before hostilities broke out, CNA published a study on The Evolving Russia Iran-Relationship , in which we identified a deepening anti-Western political alignment, growing military cooperation ... , Russia and China have shown rhetorical support for Iran, including drafting a joint UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire and the two countries separately making vague pledges ... and bomb attacks” that violate “international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council resolutions.” The ministry did not acknowledge the irony of making that statement in the same week that Russia

ai with ai: From A to Z

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Two special guests join Andy and Dave for a discussion about research in AI and autonomy. First, Dr. Andrea Gilli is a researcher at the NATO Defense College in Rome, where he works on defense innovation, military transformation, and armed forces modernization. And second, Ms. Zoe Stanley-Lockman is a fellow at the Maritime Security Programme of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies at the Rajartnam School of International Studies in Singapore, where she is researching, among other things, the roles of ethics in AI.

Union Institute for Security Studies, the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies at Columbia University in New York, the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University ... on defense innovation, military transformation, and armed forces modernization. And second, Ms. Zoe Stanley-Lockman is a fellow at the Maritime Security Programme of the Institute of Defence and Strategic ... prize for the best dissertation on European defense, security and strategy. Andrea has provided consulting services to both private and public organizations, including the EU Military Committee

Ruling Says Freedom of Navigation Outweighs Piracy Assumptions

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The case of the Heroic Idun oil tanker vs. Equatorial Guinea ended in a tribunal decision that protects freedom of navigation under the law of the sea.

on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)—was strengthened further by the ruling. The story should not end there, however. Piracy and other security concerns remain real, not just for African coastal nations but for all nations, as disruptions to traffic in the Middle East persist and global trade relies on routes circumnavigating Africa. Reforms and updates to regional codes, increased cooperation between ... to achieve maritime security in challenging regions but would also fragment UNCLOS interpretations and encourage further expansion of claims of jurisdiction over foreign vessels in international waters

cna talks: Latin American Security

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This week listen to CNA analyst Dr. William Rosenau discuss Latin American security with CNA’s Dr. Ralph Espach and guest scholar Dr. Joseph Tulchin. The three experts talk about the United States’ bilateral relationships with Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba; the domestic situation in Venezuela; Cuba and regional security; Central America; post-FARC Colombia; and environmental security.

in U.S.-Latin America security relations, climate change and security, and security cooperation monitoring and assessment. His 2016 book, “The Dilemma of Lawlessness” from the Marine Corps University ... Latin American Security This week listen to CNA analyst Dr. William Rosenau discuss Latin American security with CNA’s Dr. Ralph Espach and guest scholar Dr. Joseph Tulchin. The three experts talk about the United States’ bilateral relationships with Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba; the domestic situation in Venezuela; Cuba and regional security; Central America; post-FARC Colombia; and environmental