Kim Jong-il’s sudden death has introduced a new element of uncertainty into the security dynamics in Northeast Asia.  In recent years, quiet discussions have

The “long and often discordant ” polemics over the strategic value of Taiwan in America’ foreign and security policy has heated up again in recent months aga

After almost a three year suspension of the Six Party Talks, there appears to be some new hope of a resumption. All six countries, particularly China, the US an

East Asia has been hailed as the world’s most dynamic region for more than 30 years, experiencing significant economic prosperity and reduction in political-mi

The military relationship between the United States and China is one of the world’s most important. And yet, clouded by some misunderstanding and suspicion, it

As two big players on the Korean Peninsula, China and the United States need to closely monitor North Korea’s nuclear activities and other destabilizing develo

Let me make a few comments on the North Korean artillery shelling of a South Korean island, the Yeonpyeong Island, which happened on November 23rd, just 17 days

N. Korea drastically upped the ante on 23 November 2010 by using artillery to attack the Yeongpyeong Islands, killing 2 civilians and 2 S. Korean marines and wo

The recent two months have witnessed a series of nuclear-related events pushed by the United States, including the issuing of the Nuclear Posture Review, the si