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South Korea Can Stand Up to China
With Its Allies, Seoul Has Enough Leverage to Push Back
January 21, 2026
How Global Governance Can Survive
With the Right Reforms, the G-7 Can Sustain the Rules-Based Order
Victor Cha, John Hamre, and G. John Ikenberry
June 11, 2025
Get Ready for a Big, Bold, and Very Bad North Korea Deal
Trump Wants a Win, and Kim Has More Leverage Than Ever
May 29, 2025
America’s Asian Partners Are Not Worried Enough About Trump
How His Return Could Destabilize the Region
June 26, 2024
America Needs to Reassure Japan and South Korea
How to Shore Up Washington’s Eroding Credibility in Asia
Katrin Fraser Katz, Christopher Johnstone, and Victor Cha
February 9, 2023
Japan and South Korea Can No Longer Let History Thwart Cooperation
How Washington Can Strengthen Relations Between Its East Asian Allies
Victor Cha and Christopher Johnstone
July 14, 2022
North Korea’s Missile Message
How Kim’s New Nuclear Capabilities Up the Ante
Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha
April 29, 2022
The Last Chance to Stop North Korea?
U.S. Aid Could Help Revive Nuclear Diplomacy
September 22, 2021
Engaging North Korea Anew
A Bold Political Strategy Should Accompany Nuclear Negotiations
November 17, 2020
After Kim Jong Un
It Is Time to Plan for North Korea’s Inevitable Succession Crisis
Katrin Fraser Katz and Victor Cha
May 14, 2020
South Korea Offers a Lesson in Best Practices
The United States May Be Left With Only the Most Invasive of Them
April 10, 2020
What to Expect at the Second North Korea Summit
Trump, Kim, and the Dangers of Bromance Diplomacy
Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz
February 22, 2019
A Better North Korea Strategy
How to Coerce Pyongyang Without Starting a War
Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz
June 1, 2018
The Right Way to Coerce North Korea
Ending the Threat Without Going to War
The Free Trade Agreement Could Spoil South Korea’s State Visit
How to Make Lee’s Visit a Success
Victor D. Cha
October 5, 2011
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