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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

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Podcast

Death of Former Premier Zhu Rongji, Japanese Defense Minister Visits Yasukuni Shrine, COVID-19 Cases Surge in China

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Colin Tessier-Kay

Former Research Fellow and Program Manager, China Center

Miles Yu & Colin Tessier-Kay

Podcast

Aug 18, 2026

Podcast

President Donald Trump prepares to shake hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary

India-US and Indo-Pacific

Aparna Pande

Senior Fellow

Aparna Pande

Commentary

Aug 17, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

Republic of Korea marines depart shore in a combat rubber raiding craft after ship-to-shore movements as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, July 20, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity

Republic of Korea marines depart in a combat rubber raiding craft during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows in Hawaii on July 20, 2026. (US Marine Corps)

Commentary

Trump’s Break with South Korea Projects Weakness in the Pacific

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Sobolik

Commentary

Aug 17, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shake hands during a meeting in the Korean Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Don’t Punish Seoul to Appease Pyongyang

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Commentary

Aug 17, 2026

Commentary

4 Min Read

A woman prays at the Xishiku Church in Beijing on April 26, 2025. (Getty Images)

Commentary

Constantine’s Example for China

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Commentary

Aug 17, 2026

Commentary

1 Min Read

The TikTok social media platform's logo is reflected in the eye of a 13-year-old boy as he looks at a computer screen on November 25, 2023, in Bath, England. (Getty Images)

Podcast

TikTok Is a Potent Weapon of CCP Political Warfare

Michael Sobolik

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Michael Sobolik

Podcast

Aug 15, 2026

Podcast

A drone photo shows the People’s Liberation Army Navy guided-missile destroyer Nanning sailing into Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong on July 2, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

China’s Naval Strategy, Putin’s Kuril Threats, North Korea’s Missile Test, and Zhu Rongi’s Legacy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Podcast

Aug 14, 2026

Podcast

Ken Moriyasu appears on Strait Talk on August 14, 2026.

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Podcast

Why Japan Is Looking to Türkiye for Defense Technology

Ken Moriyasu

Senior Fellow

Ken Moriyasu

Podcast

Aug 14, 2026

Podcast

Multi-layered air defense consisting of a Japanese-developed surface-to-air missile system Chu-SAM and Kin-SAM alongside a US MIM-104 Patriot are seen during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka in Japan on August 29, 2022. (US Army)

Commentary

Advancing Trilateral Integrated Air and Missile Defence Between Australia, Japan and the United States

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Tom Corben

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence United States Studies Centre

Tomohisa Takei

Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Peter Dean

Senior Adviser for Defence, Strategy United States Studies Centre

Bryan Clark, Tom Corben, Tomohisa Takei & Peter Dean

Commentary

Aug 12, 2026

Commentary

2 Min Read

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Podcast

The Strait of Hormuz Showdown

Brigham A. McCown

Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative on American Energy Security

Brigham A. McCown

Podcast

Aug 12, 2026

Podcast

Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a large-scale fire that broke out following a Russian strike using a North Korean ballistic missile on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 11, 2026.(Getty Images)

Podcast

North Korea’s Role in Russia’s War in Ukraine

Mary Kissel

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Mary Kissel

Podcast

Aug 11, 2026

Podcast

Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev is greeted by North Korean Minister of Public Security Pang Tu-sop at Pyongyang International Airport in North Korea on April 20, 2026. (Getty Images)

Podcast

North Korea, Russia, and the Axis of Tyranny