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Jess Taylor
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Princeton International Security PhDCandidate| @ACscowcroft nonres fellow; former Senior Advisor to @UnderSecT, US Forces🇰🇷🇵🇰&EUCOM|Personal acct
This book has me in a chokehold! I can’t imagine the time @jeffpearlman.bsky.social
took to research this masterpiece, this has me wishing we had a Tupac in this moment this a timely important necessary read thank you!
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social #tupac #goodreads
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Excited to be back in Seoul next week! I will be providing some commentary on panels for these two conferences ….also hoping to catch up with friends while I am there !
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Watson was a racist who, "near the end of his life, faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people are less intelligent than white people"
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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🔴TOMORROW │ The Capital Cable #124

President Trump’s first Asia trip featured meetings with Xi, new trade & peace deals, and renewed alliances with Japan’s PM Takaichi and South Korea’s President Lee.

Watch live: www.csis.org/events/trumps-deals-asia-china-korea-japan-capital-cable-124
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Groping of Mexico's president highlights violence against women reut.rs/4nJcqdF
Groping of Mexico's president highlights violence against women
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that she filed a complaint against a man who groped and tried to kiss her as she greeted members of the public, a day after a video of the incident went viral.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I am in 🇰🇷 for a few weeks attending/speaking at events, & conducting PhD research. I’m excited to kick off my time with this discussion on MRO and the ROK-US alliance under a second Trump Admin”, next I’ll head to the 🇵🇭 and 🇯🇵looking forward to catching up w/folks at each stop!
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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"When a path for denuclearization, peace, and coexistence is finally open on the Korean Peninsula, the ROK-U.S. alliance will be upgraded in a global context," said President Lee Jae Myung at the @csis.org Statemen's Forum.

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Statesmen's Forum: His Excellency Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea
The CSIS Korea Chair welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for an address on U.S.-Korea relations following his White House meeting with President Donald J. Trump, marking President Lee's…
www.csis.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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China's top trade negotiator to head to US for talks, WSJ reports reut.rs/4lHaIbH
China's top trade negotiator to head to US for talks, WSJ reports
Senior Chinese negotiator Li Chenggang is heading to Washington this week for trade talks with the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Thanks to a @CSISKoreaChair invite I attended 🇰🇷 Pres Lee’s foreign policy address,some key takeaways for me-🇰🇷will ⬆️ defense spending & take more of a lead in the alliance amid ⬆️🇰🇵 nuclear threats; & amid concerns the ROK will seek nukes Lee reaffirmed the ROK NPT commitment #Korea
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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LIVE: Japan marks 80th anniversary of World War Two surrender

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speak at a ceremony at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFGT...
LIVE: Japan marks 80th anniversary of World War Two surrender | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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August 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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8/18 9:30 AM ET | SAVE THE DATE: Join us for a special Impossible State podcast hosted by @victordcha.bsky.social with @sydseiler.bsky.social and William Reinsch, previewing the upcoming U.S.–Korea summit.

What’s on the agenda for Lee and Trump? Register: www.csis.org/events/impos...
August 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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What is Kim Jong-un giving to Russia?

In less than 10 mins, @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social explains what North Korea might be providing to Putin, how much money they might be earning, and what this means for Asia.

Why is this a threat like no other?
Explainer: How much is North Korea making from Russia?
One of the most significant geopolitical changes that we have seen in Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine has been the burgeoning relationship between North Korea and Russia. CSIS Victor Cha explains what North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be giving to Vladimir Putin and Russia, and why the North Korea-Russia relationship has become a threat like no other. 전략국제문제연구소 (CSIS) 빅터 차 한국석좌는 북한 김정은 국무위원장이 푸틴 대통령 그리고 러시아에게 무엇을 제공하고 있는지 설명하고, 북러관계가 그 어떤 위협과도 다른 심각한 문제로 부상한 이유에 대해 분석합니다. Visit our Beyond Parallel website for the North Korea-Russia timeline: https://beyondparallel.csis.org/timeline-of-north-korea-russia-cooperation-since-2022/ Note: Our estimates of what North Korea may have earned from giving ammunitions, artillery, missiles, soldiers and workers is based on high estimates of 9 to 12 million rounds of ammunitions, 15,000 to 30,000 soldiers, 15,000 to 21,000 workers, and hundreds of artillery and missiles. #kimjongun #korea #vladimirputin #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #владимирпутин #КімЧенИн #金正恩 #朝鮮 #普丁 #북한 #조선 #김정은 --------------------------------------------- A nonpartisan institution, CSIS is the top national security think tank in the world. Visit www.csis.org to find more of our work as we bring bipartisan solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Want to see more videos and virtual events? Subscribe to this channel and turn on notifications: https://cs.is/2dCfTve Follow CSIS on: • Twitter: www.twitter.com/csis • Facebook: www.facebook.com/CSIS.org • Instagram: www.instagram.com/csis/
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August 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal, FT reports reut.rs/4my58sG
China wants US to relax AI chip-export controls for trade deal, FT reports
China wants the United States to ease export controls on chips critical for artificial intelligence as part of a trade deal before a possible summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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Japan’s ruling coalition was projected Sunday to lose its majority in the upper house of parliament, a potentially devastating defeat that could threaten the prime minister’s political future. We’re still watching the results and will update when it’s called.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Japan’s ruling party projected to lose majority in upper house of parliament
The LDP’s election loss would be another blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has been struggling to close a trade deal with the Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Great listen this morning on Un-Diplomatic Pod with @vanjackson.bsky.social and @attackerman.bsky.social talking Mamdani, Trump, and what it all means for U.S. foreign policy.

www.un-diplomatic.com/p/spencer-ac...
Spencer Ackerman’s New York State of Mind: Peace, Populism, and Zohran Mamdani | Ep. 250
Award-winning journalist, author, and lifelong New Yorker Spencer Ackerman joins the show to talk about the world from a New York point of view:
www.un-diplomatic.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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This is too wholesome
May 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Support for South Korea’s presidential race front-runner Lee Jae-myung has risen to a three-month high as he extends his lead over conservative rival — a sign his Democratic Party could grab power in elections on June 3. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04...
South Koreans’ support for liberal Lee Jae-myung rises ahead of election
The latest Gallup Poll released Friday showed that the left-leaning Lee’s support has risen to 37%, up 3 percentage points from last week’s survey.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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As the impeachment case against Yoon Suk Yeol is coming to a close, protests are becoming bigger— on both sides. People have flocked to Gyeongbokgung after work to call for Yoon’s removal.
March 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Having a hard time keeping track of what’s happened in South Korea since Yoon declared martial law on December 3rd? Here’s my timeline, which highlights key events ⬇️
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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South Korea's prosecutors indicted suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3, a report said.
South Korean President Yoon indicted for insurrection, report says
The decision came after anti-corruption investigators last week recommended Yoon be formally charged over his short-lived imposition of martial law on Dec. 3.
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January 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Yoon Suk Yeol is now the first ever sitting President in South Korea to have been 1) arrested, 2) detained and now 3) indicted for leading an insurrection with his short-lived martial law on Dec. 3.
January 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM