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Border patrol officers pull barbed wires as immigrants wait at the United States border on March 20, 2024, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Research Associate, Center for a New American Security
Kristine Lee is a Research Associate for the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS).
Kristine Lee is a Research Associate for the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She specializes in U.S. national security strategy in East Asia, with a particular focus on the Korean Peninsula.