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What the North Koreans Really Said on July 7

The July 7 DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesman’s statement appears to be a warning message to the US, carefully tinged with a tone more in

July 9, 2018
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Was Japan the biggest loser in Singapore?

On June 26, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States will not place a deadline on North Korea’s denuclearization.

July 3, 2018
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No Surprise: The Bomb Has Made a Bad Situation Worse in South Asia

After testing nuclear devices in 1998, Indian and Pakistani leaders genuinely believed — or stated for the record, while suspecting otherwise —

June 29, 2018
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India and the NPT After 50 Years

As the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) turns 50 this summer, so will India’s refusal to accede to the Treaty on grounds that

June 22, 2018
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U.S.-China: A New Hyphenation Driving U.S.-Pakistan Relations?

By Sameer Lalwani and Hamza Shad   A Brief History Since Pakistan’s independence in 1947, it has had a mixed relationship with

June 21, 2018
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Cooking up a New Life: How Refugees Use Cooking to Thrive

It is often said that the history of immigration is the history of cuisine. Certainly, in the United States, we would still

June 20, 2018
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One Year After They Almost Went to War, Can China and India Get Along?

By Sameer Lalwani   While Sino-Indian friction will continue, relations have improved from last year’s low, and a border standoff seems unlikely

June 14, 2018
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Experts Break Down the Trump-Kim Summit – Jenny Town quoted

Was it a success, and where do we go from here? [ . . . ] JENNY TOWN // We still don’t

June 12, 2018
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What the North Koreans Told Me About Their Plans

This article is a reprint of Joel Wit’s op-ed originally published in The Atlantic. It is reprinted by 38 North with kind permission.

June 5, 2018
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China Is Using Syria’s Peace Process for Its Own Ends

China Taking Charge in Syrian Peace Talks On May 13-14, China held the “International Symposium on the Prospect of a Political Settlement

May 31, 2018
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Consistent inconsistency crippling Trump’s China trade ambitions

When Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin warned that Washington was not “going easy” on China by halting the trade war despite the deal

May 31, 2018
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A New Look at Crisis Management in South Asia

Editor’s note: The Stimson Center has a longstanding interest in the dynamics of U.S. crisis management between India and Pakistan. We have

May 31, 2018