Taiwan's Challenge to China and the World - Part I

Taiwan's democratic exercise provokes muscle flexing in Beijing and keeps Western defense industries in business
Jean-Pierre Cabestan
March 12, 2004

UN Inspection in Iraq Was No Sham

The UN success holds valuable lessons for stopping proliferation
Jessica Tuchman Mathews
March 26, 2004

Is a Nuclear Deal with North Korea Feasible?

Kim Jong Il rattles the saber to get the most out of a new US administration
Peter M. Beck
February 27, 2009

End Game in Sri Lanka

Global factors bring long civil war to a close, but only reconciliation can end an extremist ideology
Harsh V. Pant
February 23, 2009

China Reluctant to Lead

Unless Beijing assumes its global responsibility, the US will be left to act alone
Orville Schell
March 11, 2009

Despite Rhetoric, Offshoring Won’t Stop

A global recession is the time for outsourcing some tasks and reducing costs as well as anxiety
Dinesh C. Sharma
March 9, 2009

Two Talibans and India

The Taliban can keep fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or target an external foe
Ashok Malik
February 24, 2014

Bangladesh in Al Qaeda’s Crosshairs?

Unconfirmed audio suggests West is orchestrating Bangladeshi secularists in persecuting Islam
February 19, 2014

Turkey Approves Harsh New Internet Law

Governments take control of the internet
Joshua Hersh
February 10, 2014

Islamabad Hides Behind Taliban Talks

Pakistanis wonder if either side can accept compromise?
Shams uz Zaman
February 7, 2014

Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China

Another Asian leader compares territorial claims to aggression prior to World War II
Keith Bradsher
February 5, 2014