Jeffrey Bader

The heated rhetoric between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shows no signs of abating.

What happens if Trump decides to launch a nuclear weapon, and his advisers disagree?

Conflict

What happens if the US starts to stumble toward nuclear war?

A fisherman at the mouth of Oyster Bay on Palawan Island in the western Philippines, an area overlooking the disputed South China Sea that could be transformed into a "mini-Subic" port for its naval frigates and eventually, for American warships too.

Ripples of the US shutdown reach all the way to Asia… when it comes to foreign policy

Global Politics

North Koreans Sentence American to 15 Years of Hard Labor

Global Politics
The World

Behind North Korea’s Tough Talk, A Global ‘Extortion Racket’

Global Politics
The World

The Impact of the Chen Case on US-China Relations

Conflict & Justice

China Eclipsing US Economically, Militarily is ‘Fantasy’

Global Politics

Jeffrey Bader was President Obama’s top aide on China until last year. He tells host Marco Werman that the notion that the US is about to be eclipsed by China economically and militarily is a fantasy.

The World

Bin Laden success adds weight to US diplomacy

Conflict & Justice

Jeffrey Bader was President Obama’s top China advisor until mid-April. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins that the success of the US operation to eliminate Osama Bin Laden strengthens the hand of all US diplomats.