BEIJING, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war at a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, flanked by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in an…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. (REUTERS) WASHINGTON/SEOUL–U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North…

South Korea has handed a decisive victory to opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung six months after his predecessor’s martial law bid failed. The brief yet disastrous move set off huge protests and ended former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s career: impeached and…

Mar 26, 2025 By Rafiq Dossani When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe introduced the idea of a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) to the heads of state of Australia, India, and the United States at a side meeting of the ASEAN Regional…

May 5, 2025 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by Foreign Policy on May 30, 2025. This could be the most volatile geopolitical moment in the Indo-Pacific since World War II. Extreme uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration’s policies is prompting U.S.…

Feb 17, 2025 By Anna M. Dowd and Stephen J. Flanagan In his 1948 Special Message to Congress on the Threat to the Freedom of Europe, President Truman said: “We must be prepared to pay the price for peace, or assuredly we shall pay…

Dec 5, 2024 By Raphael S. Cohen This commentary was originally published by Foreign Policy on December 2, 2024. In November, two watershed moments changed the global geopolitical landscape. For the first time, North Korean troops showed up on the battlefield in the Russia-Ukraine war.…

Global importance of the Indo-Pacific region The Indo-Pacific region will play a critical role in shaping Canada’s future over the next half-century. Encompassing 40 economies, over four billion people and $47.19 trillion in economic activity, it is the world’s fastest…

Aug 22, 2024 By Derek Grossman This commentary was originally published by The Diplomat on August 22, 2024. If former President Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election this November, it will have significant implications for U.S. foreign policy, including in Washington’s priority…

The United States’ Enduring Commitment to the Indo-Pacific: Marking Two Years Since the Release of the Administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy The United States is an Indo-Pacific nation.  As the most dynamic and fastest-growing region on earth, the Indo-Pacific is an essential…