Powers Seek Influence in Burma’s Conflict

Burmese government battles insurgents as China and the US scramble for influence
Bertil Lintner
March 18, 2013

Annoyed, China Sticks With North Korea

Chinese media openly fret about North Korea’s brinkmanship
Nayan Chanda
March 11, 2013

Thais Seek Peace With Homegrown Muslim Rebels

Unconnected with Al Qaeda, Thai Muslim insurgents pursue independence
Eric Randolph
March 1, 2013

Time for China and Japan to Cool It

Patrols crowding around the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands could trigger accidental war
James J. Przystup, Phillip C. Saunders
February 27, 2013

India: Still at the Center of the Indian Ocean

India nurtures close security ties with island states in ocean that bears its name
Nilanthi Samaranayake
February 22, 2013

Vietnam’s Economy Needs Reoriented Foreign Policy

Vietnam’s leaders try to hedge with China, but dissidents call it kowtowing
David Brown
February 20, 2013