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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Rob York
US President Donald Trump’s first term changed the conversation on trade in the United States. Where the consensus had once been that open markets would eventually lead to even adversarial states like China and Russia adopting values like America’s, Trump’s first-term tariffs led to a recognition of their uses, and a deeper understanding of how adversarial states game the free-trade system.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Rob York
On November 29, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, met the Russian defense minister and declared steadfast support for Russia’s ongoing operations in Ukraine. The two countries vowed to defend each other’s sovereign interests, boost their ongoing partnership and defend their territorial integrity from “the imperialists,” in the words of the North’s Korean Central News Agency.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Ryan Girdusky |Alan Pell Crawford |Phillip Linderman |Rob York
Trump has assembled a Republican coalition that, if maintained, can usher in a period of generational strength. What Trump’s second term could mean for a decimated industrial power. Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to The American Conservative on DOGE and the future of American development. Javier Milei’s administration in Argentina provides a blueprint for politicians looking to uproot entrenched left-wing interests
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Rob York
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Subscribe to RSS Print Topic: Politics Region: Asia Blog Brand: Korea Watch Tags: Yoon Suk-yeolMartial LawAbuse Of Power President Yoon Suk-yeol's sudden martial law declaration was a shock to everyone, foreigners and Koreans alike.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Rob York |Mason Letteau Stallings
Foreign Affairs
North Korea’s Russian Turn Is More Bark Than Bite
The new pact seems like a return to form for North Korean parasitism.
Kim Jong Un has been an inept diplomat and a poor steward of North Korea’s resources, such as they are, but he remains the gold standard internationally for outrageous sound bites.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Rob York
America’s reputation has been bruised in many parts of the world due to its actions, from destabilising uncooperative governments, overruling the mandate of newly elected foreign leaders and, in extreme cases, invading other countries.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Rob York
There’s a scene early in The Birth of Korea, Kim Deog-young’s new film defending the legacy of South Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee, that may go underappreciated. In it, the 85-year-old Rhee visits one of the injured victims of the April Revolution—the landmark 1960 uprising that ultimately toppled Rhee’s government—in the hospital. After exchanging some greetings, the camera zooms in on Rhee’s face as it twitches with grief.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Rob York
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Foreign Affairs
The Lesson of the Taiwan Earthquake
The Republic of China has shown a capacity to adapt in the face of fresh challenges.
The earthquake that rattled Taiwan on Wednesday has had its share of viral moments, with buildings tipping over, freeways shaking, and water being violently shaken out of swimming pools.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
scmp.com | Rob York
North Korea has no interest in talking to the United States. This is evident from the lack of any dialogue with Washington since Joe Biden became president and occasional statements from the Biden administration that Pyongyang is not responding to its overtures. That would be bad enough, except North Korea also has no interest in talking to South Korea.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
theamericanconservative.com | Rob York
Has the left-leaning Australian government gone soft on China? In May 2022, just after his inauguration as prime minister, longtime member of parliament Anthony Albanese immediately flew to a summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, which includes India, Japan, and the U.S. as well as Australia. Proponents say the group is upholding freedom of navigation and secure supply chains in the Indo-Pacific. Critics call a thin façade for containment of China.
