Patrick Cronin
@patrickmcronin.bsky.social
Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute &
Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University
Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University
emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/0oueb/20e163... My latest publication on US-North Korea and the U.S.-South Korea alliance
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July 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/0oueb/20e163... My latest publication on US-North Korea and the U.S.-South Korea alliance
Patrick M. Cronin, “North Korea Diplomacy: Necessary, Likely, and Problematic,” Korea On Point, July 4, 2025, koreaonpoint.org/articles/art....
July 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Patrick M. Cronin, “North Korea Diplomacy: Necessary, Likely, and Problematic,” Korea On Point, July 4, 2025, koreaonpoint.org/articles/art....
Our English-language panel discussion on prospects for U.S.-North Korean diplomacy and implications for South Korea at Korean Association of International Studies held this year in Yeosu www.youtube.com/live/AmUlhWO... #CheyInstitute #Hudson #KAIS #Trump #Kim #Lee
[한국국제정치학회] 2025 하계학술대회(2025.06.26.)_사파이어Ⅰ
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June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Our English-language panel discussion on prospects for U.S.-North Korean diplomacy and implications for South Korea at Korean Association of International Studies held this year in Yeosu www.youtube.com/live/AmUlhWO... #CheyInstitute #Hudson #KAIS #Trump #Kim #Lee
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Singaporean worldview in ten soundbites from Foreign Minister of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at Hudson Institute on June 6, 2025
Singaporean worldview in ten soundbites from Foreign Minister of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at Hudson Institute on June 6, 2025
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June 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Singaporean worldview in ten soundbites from Foreign Minister of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at Hudson Institute on June 6, 2025
Singaporean worldview in ten soundbites from Foreign Minister of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan at Hudson Institute on June 6, 2025
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast “Washington Roundtable” June 6, 2025
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My comments 34:30-49:00
34:30 Shangri-La Dialogue
40:00 Korean election
43:00 Taiwan, China, allies, shipbuilding, DF-5
#ShangriLaDialogue #Korea #Taiwan #Singapore #China
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My comments 34:30-49:00
34:30 Shangri-La Dialogue
40:00 Korean election
43:00 Taiwan, China, allies, shipbuilding, DF-5
#ShangriLaDialogue #Korea #Taiwan #Singapore #China
June 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast “Washington Roundtable” June 6, 2025
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My comments 34:30-49:00
34:30 Shangri-La Dialogue
40:00 Korean election
43:00 Taiwan, China, allies, shipbuilding, DF-5
#ShangriLaDialogue #Korea #Taiwan #Singapore #China
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My comments 34:30-49:00
34:30 Shangri-La Dialogue
40:00 Korean election
43:00 Taiwan, China, allies, shipbuilding, DF-5
#ShangriLaDialogue #Korea #Taiwan #Singapore #China
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My interview on Arirang News Inauguration Special on the outlook for US-South Korean relations as President Lee Jae-myung assumes office. My 10-minute segment of the live broadcast is from 1:35:50-1:44.50.
#LeeJaemyung #Korea #US
My interview on Arirang News Inauguration Special on the outlook for US-South Korean relations as President Lee Jae-myung assumes office. My 10-minute segment of the live broadcast is from 1:35:50-1:44.50.
#LeeJaemyung #Korea #US
June 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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My interview on Arirang News Inauguration Special on the outlook for US-South Korean relations as President Lee Jae-myung assumes office. My 10-minute segment of the live broadcast is from 1:35:50-1:44.50.
#LeeJaemyung #Korea #US
My interview on Arirang News Inauguration Special on the outlook for US-South Korean relations as President Lee Jae-myung assumes office. My 10-minute segment of the live broadcast is from 1:35:50-1:44.50.
#LeeJaemyung #Korea #US
I sit down with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan this Friday at 3 pm EST; watch online or in person at Hudson Institute
#Singapore #ForeignMinister #ASEAN #US #IndoPacific #trade #security #technology
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#Singapore #ForeignMinister #ASEAN #US #IndoPacific #trade #security #technology
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The Evolving Indo-Pacific Order with Foreign Minister of Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan
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June 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I sit down with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan this Friday at 3 pm EST; watch online or in person at Hudson Institute
#Singapore #ForeignMinister #ASEAN #US #IndoPacific #trade #security #technology
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#Singapore #ForeignMinister #ASEAN #US #IndoPacific #trade #security #technology
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My analysis of the #Korean election and the new #Lee_Jae_myong government & its implications for US-Korea relations with this "Washington Brief" #50 program moderated by Amb. Joseph DeTrani & panelist Alexandre Mansourov
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Washington Brief Ep. 50: Korea Presidential Election: Amid polarization and uncertainty
YouTube video by The Washington Times Foundation
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June 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My analysis of the #Korean election and the new #Lee_Jae_myong government & its implications for US-Korea relations with this "Washington Brief" #50 program moderated by Amb. Joseph DeTrani & panelist Alexandre Mansourov
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US Beacon for Science May Be Dimming www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
#MarciaMcNutt: “We are embarking on a major experiment in restructuring the innovative engine in America &China is the control."
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#MarciaMcNutt: “We are embarking on a major experiment in restructuring the innovative engine in America &China is the control."
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The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear It’s Dimming
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June 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
US Beacon for Science May Be Dimming www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...
#MarciaMcNutt: “We are embarking on a major experiment in restructuring the innovative engine in America &China is the control."
@ardemp.bskyverified.social @rhuganir.bsky.social @mathias-unberath.bsky.social @insitro.bsky.social
#MarciaMcNutt: “We are embarking on a major experiment in restructuring the innovative engine in America &China is the control."
@ardemp.bskyverified.social @rhuganir.bsky.social @mathias-unberath.bsky.social @insitro.bsky.social
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My comments from
~9:30 On defense, budget reconciliation and Asia
~14:30 On trade, steel, and strategic decoupling
~46:20 On US-China heading into Shangri-La Dialogue
~50:30 On driving away students and talent
#trade #China #tariffs #visas #SLD #steel #decoupling
My comments from
~9:30 On defense, budget reconciliation and Asia
~14:30 On trade, steel, and strategic decoupling
~46:20 On US-China heading into Shangri-La Dialogue
~50:30 On driving away students and talent
#trade #China #tariffs #visas #SLD #steel #decoupling
May 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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My comments from
~9:30 On defense, budget reconciliation and Asia
~14:30 On trade, steel, and strategic decoupling
~46:20 On US-China heading into Shangri-La Dialogue
~50:30 On driving away students and talent
#trade #China #tariffs #visas #SLD #steel #decoupling
My comments from
~9:30 On defense, budget reconciliation and Asia
~14:30 On trade, steel, and strategic decoupling
~46:20 On US-China heading into Shangri-La Dialogue
~50:30 On driving away students and talent
#trade #China #tariffs #visas #SLD #steel #decoupling
"I have watched the demolition of the capacity to read & engage with books. We have...begun to lose our attachments to the meaning of words and sentences, which we once trusted to carry the precious freight of communicating..."
Nicole Krauss #reading #writing
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Nicole Krauss #reading #writing
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Opinion | The end of writing and reading will be the end of freedom
Why graduation season is so heartening to me.
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May 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"I have watched the demolition of the capacity to read & engage with books. We have...begun to lose our attachments to the meaning of words and sentences, which we once trusted to carry the precious freight of communicating..."
Nicole Krauss #reading #writing
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Nicole Krauss #reading #writing
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Delighted to discuss my recent report on "Strategic Alignment in an Era of Uncertainty: Next Steps for the US-South Korea Alliance" with Scott Snyer on KEI's "Eye on Korea" program
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South Korea Might Change - Should the Alliance? | Eye on Korea Ep. 11
YouTube video by Korea Economic Institute of America
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May 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Delighted to discuss my recent report on "Strategic Alignment in an Era of Uncertainty: Next Steps for the US-South Korea Alliance" with Scott Snyer on KEI's "Eye on Korea" program
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miuz...
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Patrick M. Cronin, The Future of Nuclear Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, May 19, 2025
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May 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Patrick M. Cronin, The Future of Nuclear Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, May 19, 2025
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast “Washington Roundtable” May 23, 2025
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This week's discussion with host Vago Muradian, Patrick Cronin, Jim Townsend, Dov Zakheim & Michael Herson
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This week's discussion with host Vago Muradian, Patrick Cronin, Jim Townsend, Dov Zakheim & Michael Herson
May 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast “Washington Roundtable” May 23, 2025
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This week's discussion with host Vago Muradian, Patrick Cronin, Jim Townsend, Dov Zakheim & Michael Herson
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This week's discussion with host Vago Muradian, Patrick Cronin, Jim Townsend, Dov Zakheim & Michael Herson
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins... Nuclear deterrence cannot be taken for granted
The Future of Nuclear Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific - Perry World House
We are entering a new nuclear age. Although no nuclear weapons have been used in conflict since World War II, the world is riven by great-power rivalries, regional instability, and revolutionary techn...
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May 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins... Nuclear deterrence cannot be taken for granted
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Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
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Korea for the World, the World for Korea! 한국을 대표하는 글로벌 방송!
As a global broadcast representing Korea, Arirang TV strives to promote the right understanding of Korea around the world and bring the globa...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
#NorthKorea #satellites #Russia #Ukraine #China
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#NorthKorea #satellites #Russia #Ukraine #China
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April 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Patrick M. Cronin and Go Myong-hyun, “Tracking North Korea’s Military Ambitions and Diplomatic Moves,” Arirang News program “WITHIN THE FRAME,” April 23, 2025
#NorthKorea #satellites #Russia #Ukraine #China
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#NorthKorea #satellites #Russia #Ukraine #China
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Historian Yuval Noah Harari asks, if rival national fortresses replace a liberal world order, how can they "peacefully resolve their economic & territorial disputes if there are no universal values or binding international laws?" #Melian_dictum #whodeterminesstrength
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Yuval Noah Harari: Trump’s world of rival fortresses
In the US president’s vision of post-liberal global disorder the weak should always surrender to the strong, writes the historian, philosopher and author
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April 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Historian Yuval Noah Harari asks, if rival national fortresses replace a liberal world order, how can they "peacefully resolve their economic & territorial disputes if there are no universal values or binding international laws?" #Melian_dictum #whodeterminesstrength
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America lost a giant yesterday at a moment bereft of leadership.
Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died unexpectedly on Sunday April 13 at the age of 79. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.
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Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died unexpectedly on Sunday April 13 at the age of 79. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.
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Remembering Richard L. Armitage - Armitage International
Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died unexpectedly on Sunday April 13 at the age of 79. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
America lost a giant yesterday at a moment bereft of leadership.
Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died unexpectedly on Sunday April 13 at the age of 79. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.
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Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush, died unexpectedly on Sunday April 13 at the age of 79. The cause of death was a pulmonary embolism.
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defaeroreport.com/2025/03/28/d... today’s Washington Roundtable
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Mar 28, ’25] - Defense & Aerospace Report
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief J...
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March 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
defaeroreport.com/2025/03/28/d... today’s Washington Roundtable
My discussion with Prof. Lim Eun-jung of Kongju National University and Arirang News "Within the Frame" host Kim Mok-yeon on Trump trade and defense policy and South Korea
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#Korea #US #trade #tariffs #tech #NorthKorea #SecDef #China #Trump #ArirangTV
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#Korea #US #trade #tariffs #tech #NorthKorea #SecDef #China #Trump #ArirangTV
How will Trump's transactional diplomacy influence ties with allies like S. Korea?
YouTube video by Arirang News
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March 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My discussion with Prof. Lim Eun-jung of Kongju National University and Arirang News "Within the Frame" host Kim Mok-yeon on Trump trade and defense policy and South Korea
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQH...
#Korea #US #trade #tariffs #tech #NorthKorea #SecDef #China #Trump #ArirangTV
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#Korea #US #trade #tariffs #tech #NorthKorea #SecDef #China #Trump #ArirangTV
Zvi Hauser & Andrew Saidel challenge Japan to become a more significant global player in Middle East diplomacy and a counterweight to Chinese influence
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#Japan #Israel #MiddleEast #China
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#Japan #Israel #MiddleEast #China
The Middle East is waiting for Japan
Japan is a strategic ally of the United States. The cooperation between the two nations, which is evident in the Indo-Pacific region, can and should extend to
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March 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Zvi Hauser & Andrew Saidel challenge Japan to become a more significant global player in Middle East diplomacy and a counterweight to Chinese influence
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#Japan #Israel #MiddleEast #China
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#Japan #Israel #MiddleEast #China
"Trump wants to win business deals, not engage in military conflicts," and other thoughts in my interview with the monthly Japanese magazine, Chuokoron #US #Japan #China #Trump chuokoron.jp/internationa...
異次元の米中競争と日米同盟の行方｜国際｜中央公論.jp
石破首相に「うれしい驚き」 ――2月7日にワシントンで日米首脳会談が行われました。トランプ氏が石破首相に法外な要求を突きつけるのではないかと心配されましたが、日米同盟の強化など日本側の期待に沿う内容で合意し、共同記者会見の雰囲気も穏やかでした。 ト...
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March 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"Trump wants to win business deals, not engage in military conflicts," and other thoughts in my interview with the monthly Japanese magazine, Chuokoron #US #Japan #China #Trump chuokoron.jp/internationa...
soundcloud.com/defaerorepor... My thoughts this week: Trump demonstrated political dominance, but policies are still in flux (24:30); Panama port deal generally supports a US reassertion of maritime power (27:00); & China tariffs are early innings of US-China negotiations (41:35) #Trump #Panama #Xi
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Mar 07, ’25]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief J
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March 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
soundcloud.com/defaerorepor... My thoughts this week: Trump demonstrated political dominance, but policies are still in flux (24:30); Panama port deal generally supports a US reassertion of maritime power (27:00); & China tariffs are early innings of US-China negotiations (41:35) #Trump #Panama #Xi
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o... #DavidBrooks: “Lincoln believed that you succeed in a democracy when you treat others as friends and not as enemies….”
Opinion | Trump Is an Angry Little Boy on a Great White Horse
Trump lives for perpetual conflict and endless domination games — not a great fit for democracy.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/o... #DavidBrooks: “Lincoln believed that you succeed in a democracy when you treat others as friends and not as enemies….”