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Chinese soldiers march with the national flag (C), flanked by the flags of the Communist Party of China (R) and the People's Liberation Army (L) during a military parade at Tiananmen Square

A customized market procurement train of the China-Europe Railway Express departs from Yiwu Railway West Station on June 8, 2026, in Jinhua, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

A Bureau of Mackinder, a Bureau of Mahan: Why the State Department’s Org Chart Needs an Update

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Commentary

Jun 16, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Uzushio-class submarine participates in an international fleet review at Sagami Bay on November 6, 2022, off Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)

Reports

Strengthening the Front Line: Transforming the Japan Self-Defense Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

David Byrd

Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Masashi Murano

Senior Fellow, Japan Chair

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Shane Dennin

Research Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark, David Byrd & Masashi Murano More…

Reports

Jun 15, 2026

Reports

4 Min Read

Pro-democracy activists line up outside the West Kowloon court as they hold a banner that reads, “Release all political prisoners,” on March 1, 2021, in Hong Kong, China. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump Should Demand Release of Chinese Political Prisoners as Precondition to Xi’s US Visit

Olivia Enos

Senior Fellow

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow

Olivia Enos & Michael Sobolik

Commentary

Jun 11, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

A man walks inside the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on June 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Taiwan’s Stock Exchange Is Soaring–But It’s Not the Whole Economy

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

Commentary

Jun 11, 2026

Commentary

8 Min Read

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy on March 22, 2020 in Yokosuka, Japan. 508 students graduated the military academy which educates and trains future leaders of Japan's Self-Defense Forces today. The ceremony was held behind closed doors amid concern over the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy on March 22, 2020, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)

Commentary

First Annual International Forum on Shinzo Abe and Contemporary Japanese Studies

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Commentary

Jun 10, 2026

Commentary

9 Min Read

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Podcast

Thirty-Seventh Anniversary of Tiananmen Square, China’s Declining Economic Growth Rate, and CCP Coercion in US Academia

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Jun 9, 2026

Podcast

Commuters in the Kaeson Station of the Pyongyang Metro look at a screen with the newspaper “Rodongsinmun” showing news about Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea on June 9, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Why a Rogue North Korea Could Be Xi’s Weakest Link

John Lee

Senior Fellow

John Lee

Commentary

Jun 9, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

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In the Media

The Underwater Drone Guarding Cables from China

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

In the Media

Jun 8, 2026

In the Media

The national flags of North Korea and China are displayed on a street in Pyongyang on June 8, 2026, as Xi Jinping arrives for his first official visit to North Korea since 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Xi’s Calculated Return to Pyongyang

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Commentary

Jun 8, 2026

Commentary

3 Min Read

Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen greeting world leaders on a broadcast screen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 1, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Shackled by History: How Asia Risks Forfeiting Its Future in the Indo-Pacific