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• Commentary
  • Stratbase ADR Institute
  • October 30, 2018
  Navigating a new chapter in the US-Philippines’ ‘Long Friendship’

  In the Philippines, nearly a year after President Trump first sketched his Free and Open Indo-Pacific policy at the 2017 APEC CEO Summit, uncertainty about how the United Stat...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • September 17, 2018
  Competing Economic Futures for the Korean Peninsula

  As Seoul presses ahead with rapprochement with Pyongyang amidst the third summit between President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong-un this week, it is becoming apparent that...

  By Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • September 4, 2018
  Operationalizing US-India Strategic Cooperation

  The United States and India are poised to take a significant step toward institutionalizing bilateral strategic cooperation when their respective defense and foreign ministers...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • August 28, 2018
  Why Washington and Seoul Need to Harmonize Their Approaches to North Korea

  For the past sixty-five years, amidst the ebb and flow of heightened tensions with North Korea, the U.S.-ROK relationship has remained the cornerstone of a successful alliance...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • August 10, 2018
  How South Korea’s ‘New Economic Map’ Could Shift Northeast Asia’s Balance of Power

  Since assuming office in May 2017, South Korean President Moon Jae-in is proving to be nothing short of a visionary. But the flurry of summitry surrounding North Korea’s nucle...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • July 30, 2018
  Don't Rush to a Peace Treaty on North Korea

  Today’s sixty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Korean armistice is fueling speculation that an official end to the war may be forthcoming. There is value in signaling i...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • July 27, 2018
  Taiwan Is Not a Bargaining Chip

  For Taipei, the question of U.S. reliability is an existential matter. Beijing is pressuring Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, hinting at the use of forc...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee

• Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • July 20, 2018
  Minding the Gap in US-ROK Public Opinion

  The United States’ post-Singapore summit engagement with North Korea is in large measure being dictated by President Donald Trump’s perception of what Kim Jong Un agreed to be...

  By Kristine Lee & Melodie Ha

• Commentary
  • The Hill
  • June 13, 2018
  After Singapore summit, Congress must navigate a path to normalization

  Following the Trump-Kim summit, Congress will find itself juggling two somewhat conflicting briefs: giving the president space to make diplomatic headway while ensuring that s...

  By Patrick M. Cronin & Kristine Lee