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NORTH
KOREA
Was the
Korea Summit Really a Major Breakthrough?
Last
Friday's meeting between Kim
Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in
appeared to mark a breakthrough in the six-decade struggle to end
the conflict on the Korean peninsula. But despite the warmth and
camaraderie between the two men, significant obstacles to peace
remain — and the upcoming meeting between Kim and President Donald Trump
holds major risk.
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POLICY
A
'Confident' China Begins Trade Talks With the U.S.
President Trump's assertion of American trade interests in China
has sparked concern that the world's two largest economies might
engage in a trade war. According to Wendy Cutler,
formerly a top U.S. trade representative, Beijing is "more
comfortable standing up to Washington" in protecting its
interests than before.
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PODCAST
The
Subtle Forces Shaping Iran's Future
In
the latest episode of Asia
Abridged, Trita
Parsi discusses the many subtle changes occurring
in Iranian society and assesses how uncertainty over the Iran
Nuclear Deal is strangling the country's economy.
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