Time to Lift North Korea’s Quarantine

Financial sanctions only exacerbate the nation’s rogue behavior
John Feffer
June 8, 2006

Southeast Asia Casts Wide Net for Cooperation

Pacific powers have multiple reasons to enmesh their economic and security ties
Barry Desker
May 30, 2006

Battle Over Steel Exposes Europe’s Globalization Dilemma

Avoiding takeover by Mittal, Europe’s leading steelmaker could jump out of the frying pan into the fire
Jonathan Fenby
June 1, 2006

A Taliban Comeback?

Re-emergence of the ousted group threatens US-Pakistan alliance and triggers a new Great Game
Ahmed Rashid
May 23, 2006

East Asia’s Troubled Waters – Part III

Chinese forced-labor victims press Japan to embrace emerging international standards of accountability
William Underwood
May 2, 2006

Iran’s Nukes in a Power Game

China, Russia, and Arab nations view the Iranian nuclear program as a way to constrain the West
Ehsan Ahrari
April 6, 2006

Obama's Japan Visit and US-Japan-China Relations: A Missed Opportunity for Conflict Prevention

US president should have reined in Prime Minister Abe
Mel Gurtov
May 5, 2014

Don't Be a Menace to South (China Sea)

The US and China should aim for reassurance, not rivalry
James Steinberg and Michael E. O'Hanlon
May 2, 2014

When Flimsy States Don't Fail

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan co-opt local elites and cling to power
Lawrence P. Markowitz
April 30, 2014

In Global Health, Abortion Bears the Scarlet A

The US leads the fight against abortion
Jill Filipovic
April 30, 2014

Globalization Responsible for Factory Tragedy

Fashion firms shift orders to low-regulation countries
Grahame Lucas
April 28, 2014