Asia's Political Dynasties
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Armed confrontation between China and India is a low probability but high risk contingency worth examining.
Japan’s memorials and museums shape national narratives about how to remember the war, honor the dead, and ensure peace.
Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate change, and key to a deal at the Paris conference.
Beijing is looking to increase public-private partnerships, particularly in the maritime, space, and cyber domains.
Has China lost its moral compass?
Wal-Mart is the latest frontier in China’s nascent labor rights movement.
At a regional summit, China and the U.S. promoted their divergent models for Asia-Pacific trade agreements.
Demand for commodities is falling as China’s economy makes a structural shift.
For Seoul to realize its dream of being a middle power, it will need a flexible approach to its region and the world.
After the passage of controversial security legislation, the real test for Tokyo’s “proactive contribution to peace” is yet to come.
As long as South Korea is embedded in America’s great power vision, certain issues will remain.
Two top officials rumored to have been executed have reappeared in elite North Korean politics.
After a schism in their ranks, the Yakuza may erupt in violence in Japan.
Nepal needs India for its economic and political stability.
An upcoming visit by Indian PM Narendra Modi may lend some needed momentum to ties.
Pakistan needs to move towards international norms, not away from them.
With a transfer of power in Colombo, the Obama administration looks to put Sri Lanka in the win column for U.S. democracy promotion efforts.
A group of prominent Indians want the return of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which remains in the hands of the British monarchy.
Hanoi and Manila are strategic partners now. What does that mean?
Aung San Suu Kyi may have been politically victorious but the military retains an interest in ongoing conflict.
An international people’s tribunal at The Hague looks into one of the country’s most troubling periods.
Manila is still dealing with the effects of the super typhoon’s devastation.
Blame local politics.
The U.S. retains interests in the region, even if it’s not sure quite how to pursue them.
Central Asia’s two oldest leaders don’t have clear successors, but they have daughters.
While detained in a Kyrgyzstan prison cell, our reporter speaks with some former ISIS members.
The electricity generation scheme has its big backers, but skepticism remains.
The saga of the saiga continues, with scientists pointing to rapid temperature fluctuations as a possible culprit.
For some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, the Paris climate change talks are a last chance.
The November terror attacks in Paris are dividing Canberra’s politicians. How should Australia react to terrorism?
The country’s huge planned acquisition of the much-maligned fighter has stirred surprisingly little public debate.
A discussion about Australian deportation and detention of New Zealanders side-stepped into a row about rape culture.
A closer look at one of the most expensive shipbuilding programs in U.S. Navy history.
We’re entering a new phase in political signaling by China and the U.S.
Hypersonic missiles offer some impressive – and disturbing – capabilities.
As France, Germany, and Japan promote their bids, a look at Australia’s wishlist for its next submarine class.
Is a nuclear deal with Pakistan wise? Depends on who you think is in charge.
Japan’s railroad industry could become a significant tool of foreign policy.
Goldman Sachs, where the term originated, folded its BRIC fund into a general emerging market fund recently.
Bollywood actors are gradually raising their visibility in the American movie scene.
How a poem by a Japanese scholar further glorified the most mythologized event in the history of Texas.
A South Korean musician’s victory in the Chopin Competition confirms the composer’s enduring popularity in East Asia.