Van Jackson

Van Jackson is a senior lecturer in international relations at Victoria University of Wellington, a distinguished fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada, and a defense and strategy fellow at Victoria University of Wellington's Centre for Strategic Studies.

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U.S.-ASEAN Summit
U.S.-ASEAN Summit

America’s Asia Strategy Has Reached a Dead End
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Van Jackson
The South Korean Navy Aegis destroyer King Sejong the Great sails during a drill on the Dokdo/Takeshima islets on Aug. 25, 2019.
The South Korean Navy Aegis destroyer King Sejong the Great sails during a drill on the Dokdo/Takeshima islets on Aug. 25, 2019.

Trump, Not Biden, Wrecked American Power in the Pacific
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Van Jackson, Hunter Marston
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L), chats with his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L), chats with his Chinese counterpart Li Yuanchao

Biden’s China Policy Can’t Help but Be Incoherent
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Van Jackson
Supporters of President Donald Trump shout toward members of the press before the start of a rally at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Supporters of President Donald Trump shout toward members of the press before the start of a rally at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The Trump-Kim Summit Is WrestleMania for Pundits
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Van Jackson
South Korean activists wear the masks of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and US President Barack Obama (R) during an anti-government protest in Seoul on March 21, 2014. The activists accused Park of bowing to pressure from Tokyo and Washington to hold a three-way summit next week in the Hague. The Korea placard reads "South Korea-Japan summit!" AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean activists wear the masks of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and US President Barack Obama (R) during an anti-government protest in Seoul on March 21, 2014. The activists accused Park of bowing to pressure from Tokyo and Washington to hold a three-way summit next week in the Hague. The Korea placard reads "South Korea-Japan summit!" AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Nuclear Umbrella
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Van Jackson
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