N. Korea Playing a Dangerous Game with Its Support of Russia

Trump and his advisers have repeatedly insisted that the U.S. president can pretty much do whatever he wants and that the pesky Congress need only be consulted rarely.

This situation fundamentally stems from differing perceptions between South Korea and the United States regarding China and North Korea.

Unable to fundamentally alter China’s trajectory, Washington appears once more drawn into Middle Eastern theaters.

[T]he crisis of soft power risks accelerating the decline of [U.S.] power in the world, activating and speeding up centrifugal dynamics that might otherwise have taken years to fully manifest.