A sneak peek at tomorrow’s live episode at 11AM ET! In the next episode of The Impossible State, @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Senior Associate Adam Farrar, and Igor Khrestin unpack what Trump’s National Defense Strategy means for Korea. Watch: csis.org/events/impos...

TOMORROW 11AM ET | THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE Watch @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Senior Associate Adam Farrar, and Igor Khrestin unpack Trump’s 2026 National Defense Strategy—and what it means for Korea. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/impos...

While Beijing has withdrawn one facility, 13 buoys and 2 aquaculture platforms remain in the Yellow Sea—raising concerns over grey-zone “creeping sovereignty.” Watch @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social’s 10-minute video covering facilities and buoys. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO3A...

🚧 Russia and North Korea are racing to finish a new Tumen River bridge by June 19—the 2nd anniversary of their mutual defense pact. 📡 @csis.org Beyond Parallel analysis on its rapid construction progress:

Former NextGen Scholar David Fields writes in @thediplomat.com how the oft-repeated claim of an “ironclad” U.S.-ROK alliance may reflect anxiety more than assurance. From tariffs to troop posture debates, how the alliance has been tested, and why it still endures 🔽 thediplomat.com/2026/01/crac...

TOMORROW 11AM ET | THE IMPOSSIBLE STATE Watch @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Senior Associate Adam Farrar, and Igor Khrestin unpack Trump’s 2026 National Defense Strategy—and what it means for the Korean Peninsula. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/impos...

ICYMI: China’s Strategic Economic Coercion Against Korea @victordcha.bsky.social kicks off a three-part @csis.org Korea Chair series examining China’s strategic value to Korea—and the growing risk of economic coercion. ▶️ Watch here:

🗳️ LDP is headed for a sweeping win in Sunday’s election, with the ruling coalition projected to take 352 seats. Takaichi’s recent meeting with Lee Jae Myung adds an early signal of how Seoul–Tokyo ties could be managed. CSIS Capital Cable broke it down 🎥: www.youtube.com/live/64omurN...

📰 Japan update: Takaichi’s LDP is projected to secure a landslide in Sunday’s vote, with the ruling coalition on track to win 352 of 465 seats. In a previous TIS episode, @csis.org Korea Chair unpacked what a Takaichi-led LDP could mean for Korea & Japan. ICYMI 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=n0BV...

With the 9th Party Congress coming ahead, DPRK conducted missile launches and rocket system tests in 2026. @csis.org Beyond Parallel has tracked 480+ provocations since 1958 across three leaders: missile tests, hijackings, bombings and more. 📖 Learn More: beyondparallel.csis.org/database-nor...

ICYMI: Listen to our latest episode of Capital Cable featuring @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org Mark Lippert, @sydseiler.bsky.social, Mara Karlin and Gordon Lubold as they break down the new National Defense Strategy and its key implications for Asia. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/trump...

With no SCOTUS ruling yet on Trump's use of IEEPA for global tariffs, here are 4 numbers South Korea should watch: $150 billion, 4, 0, and 338. @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social on implications for global tariffs and U.S.–Korea trade. 📖Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/sco...

When Beijing turns up economic heat on Seoul, South Korea can't stand alone. Japan, the US, and regional partners must help fend off China's coercion. @csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social on how Seoul can counter China through collective economic deterrence ⬇️

Amid reports that North Korea-China trade surged over 25% in 2025, @csis.org Beyond Parallel satellite imagery shows major progress on the New Yalu River Bridge. 📡 Satellite imagery: beyondparallel.csis.org/progress-at-... 📊 Trade data: www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

🎙️ In a new episode of @koreaeconinst.bsky.social Eye on Korea, Ellen Kim discusses China’s use of economic coercion and strategies for collective resilience, drawing on her new book coauthored with @victordcha.bsky.social and @andysaulim.com ▶️ youtu.be/vAGiQk6DMvk?...

Since June 2025, @csis.org has been tracking Chinese platforms in the PMZ and Yellow Sea. As @victordcha.bsky.social discusses, today's civilian platforms could become tomorrow's strategic assets—a pattern we've seen in South China Sea. 📖 More on @economist.com: www.economist.com/asia/2026/01...

🟥The Impossible State | Feb 10, 11 AM ET In next week's episode, @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social, Senior Associate Adam Farrar, and Igor Khrestin unpack Trump’s 2026 National Defense Strategy—and what it means for the Korean Peninsula. Learn more: csis.org/events/impos...

Recently @Wsj.com reported North Korean forces in Ukraine taking on advanced roles like drones, demining, and artillery. @CSIS.org Beyond Parallel tracked 70+ meetings and 240+ events since September 2022 ⬇️ beyondparallel.csis.org/north-korea-...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

"Started out exactly the same way, with China saying this is entirely civilian"— @victordcha.bsky.social on China's platforms in the Yellow Sea. South China Sea playbook: today's fish farm, tomorrow's military outpost. 📖 More on @economist.com:

@csis.org satellite imagery reveals North Korea has made significant progress on the port-of-entry facility for the New Yalu Bridge between North Korea and China. Read the full analysis: beyondparallel.csis.org/progress-at-...

@csis.org satellite imagery reveals North Korea has made significant progress on the port-of-entry facility for the New Yalu Bridge between North Korea and China. Read the full analysis: beyondparallel.csis.org/progress-at-...

The Russia-North Korea partnership is deepening—Russia needs ammunition, North Korea needs cash, food, military tech. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked 70+ meetings and 240+ events since Sept 2022: Kim-Putin summits, arms transfers, and beyond. Learn More: beyondparallel.csis.org/timeline-of-...

ICYMI: Catch the latest episode of The Impossible State on North Korea’s 2026 trajectory and its diplomatic outlook. 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... ❇️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6qTz... 🎧 Audio: www.csis.org/podcasts/imp... 🎥 Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbI...

🟥The Impossible State | Feb 10, 11 AM ET In next week's episode, @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social and Senior Associate Adam Farrar unpack Trump’s 2026 National Defense Strategy—and what it means for the Korean Peninsula. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/impos...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

The Russia-North Korea partnership is deepening—Russia needs ammunition, North Korea needs cash, food, military tech. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked 70+ meetings and 240+ events since Sept 2022: Kim-Putin summits, arms transfers, and beyond. Learn More: beyondparallel.csis.org/timeline-of-...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...

North Korea's latest missile launches continue a decades-long pattern—from ballistic missiles to trash balloons, Kim Il-sung to Kim Jong-un. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked nearly 490 cases since 1958: missile tests, hijackings, bombings, and more. 🔗 beyondparallel.csis.org/database-nor...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

ICYMI: Catch the latest episode of The Impossible State on North Korea’s 2026 trajectory and its diplomatic outlook. 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... ❇️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6qTz... 🎧 Audio: www.csis.org/podcasts/imp... 🎥 Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbI...

ICYMI: Listen to our latest episode of Capital Cable featuring @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mara Karlin and Gordon Lubold as they break down the new National Defense Strategy and its key implications for Asia. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/trump...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

🔴HAPPENING NOW | The Capital Cable #128 Join @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org Mark Lippert, @sydseiler.bsky.social, Mara Karlin and Gordon Lubold as they break down the new National Defense Strategy and its key implications for Asia. Now streaming: youtu.be/ygZG92mjW0o

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

The Russia-North Korea partnership is deepening—Russia needs ammunition, North Korea needs cash, food, military tech. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked 70+ meetings and 240+ events since Sept 2022: Kim-Putin summits, arms transfers, and beyond. Learn More: beyondparallel.csis.org/timeline-of-...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...

North Korea's latest missile launches continue a decades-long pattern—from ballistic missiles to trash balloons, Kim Il-sung to Kim Jong-un. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked nearly 490 cases since 1958: missile tests, hijackings, bombings, and more. 🔗 beyondparallel.csis.org/database-nor...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

ICYMI: Catch the latest episode of The Impossible State on North Korea’s 2026 trajectory and its diplomatic outlook. 🍎 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... ❇️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6qTz... 🎧 Audio: www.csis.org/podcasts/imp... 🎥 Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbI...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

TOMORROW 9:30AM ET | The Capital Cable #128 Join @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mara Karlin and Gordon Lubold as they break down the new National Defense Strategy and its key implications for Asia. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/trump...

🟦The Capital Cable #128 | February 5 at 9:30AM ET Join @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org Mark Lippert, @victordcha.bsky.social, Mara Karlin and Gordon Lubold as they break down the new National Defense Strategy and its key implications for Asia. Learn more: www.csis.org/events/trump...

@csis.org analysis confirms that the Atlantic Amsterdam, which was a point of tension between South Korea and China due to its unilateral placement by Beijing has moved out of the PMZ and arrived at a commercial shipyard in Weihai, China on 1/31. Read here: beyondparallel.csis.org/china-reloca...

The Russia-North Korea partnership is deepening—Russia needs ammunition, North Korea needs cash, food, military tech. @csis.org Beyond Parallel tracked 70+ meetings and 240+ events since Sept 2022: Kim-Putin summits, arms transfers, and beyond. Learn More: beyondparallel.csis.org/timeline-of-...

📚 NEW BOOK + EVENT REPLAY @csis.org launched China’s Weaponization of Trade—based on 600+ cases of Beijing’s economic coercion and how states can respond through collective resilience. Missed the launch? Watch the event replay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUJ...