When officials say that the United States is a Pacific power, they are not just making an empty talking point. The U.S. has deep and enduring interests in the Asia Pacific, from business and trade deals with the world's fastest growing economies to serious national security threats from both rogue States and great powers alike. To conduct these important affairs, the U.S. has created a hub-and-spoke system of like-minded allies and partners throughout the region, a bloc of friends who can mutually reinforce each other's best interests. The Republic of Korea and Japan are perhaps the United...
When officials say that the United States is a Pacific power, they are not just making an empty talking point. The U.S. has deep and enduring interest...
For 20 years, the United States has responded to every North Korean provocation with either isolation or inducements to negotiate. Our efforts to isolate Pyongyang have either been incomplete or hamstrung by China. Meanwhile, North Korea has used negotiations to extract wealth without ever slowing weapons development. Since 1995, we have provided $1.3 billion in economic and humanitarian assistance to North Korea, and weapons development has only accelerated. This is 20 years of failed approaches. The Obama administration's strategic patience was a low-effort strategy, taking some measures to...
For 20 years, the United States has responded to every North Korean provocation with either isolation or inducements to negotiate. Our efforts to isol...
