An NBR report by Nigel Cory assesses the impact of KFTC enforcement actions against U.S. firms and examines how the issues identified by U.S. firms amount to a non-tariff barrier: nbr.org/publication/...
"Nigel Cory, who’s testified on the issue on Capitol Hill, said that 'Coupang is pushing on an open door' at the Trump administration, adding: 'It’s not that prior administrations haven’t cared, but they just haven’t cared nearly as much.'" www.semafor.com/article/06/1...
"The Congress party has been categorical in its condemnation of U.S. and Israeli actions, particularly the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader, while the BJP-led government has been more cautious in its response." nbr.org/publication/...
"The U.S. military has targeted three oil tankers carrying Indian crew in the Gulf of Oman this week, threatening to further strain diplomatic relations between Washington and New Delhi, which summoned a top U.S. diplomat in protest."
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Roundtable on Mia M. Bennett and Klaus Dodds's book "Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic" discusses the Arctic’s complexity; the climate, geopolitical, and economic challenges the region faces; and its future in an uncertain global order. www.nbr.org/publication/...
"The Lee Jae Myung administration has designated Arctic sea route development as a national policy priority, betting that year-round navigation through the Arctic Ocean will become viable around 2030." www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/bey...
"The China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral dialogue...has increasingly become a mechanism through which #China and #Pakistan exert pressure on #Afghanistan to respond to their security priorities" | From an essay by Aaron Glasserman & Ramin Mansoori strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-great...
“Security is a paramount concern for Chinese investors, and ongoing conflict in the region severely hampers project development in Pakistan,” said Ramin Mansoori, a visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh. www.rferl.org/a/china-medi...
ASIA POLICY archives on Project MUSE | Amid the crescendo of global security challenges, the question remains: what to do about North Korea? Six essays examined the challenges #NorthKorea poses to regional and global security from different vantage points.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/53015 #nuclear
Hoang Thi Ha analyzes the #LancangMekong Cooperation through the conceptual lens of asymmetrical relationships to better understand the mechanisms and implications of China’s #Mekong strategy. strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state... #China
Republicans are offering remarkable support for South Korea’s biggest online retailer.
Seoul will back its first trial voyage in September as it seeks a faster trade lane and a hedge against supply risks at global maritime chokepoints.
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China remains proactively engaged in finding a lasting solution to the dispute between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban. Once allies for decades, Pakistani and the Taliban forces fought bloody clashes ...
