Will Japan Finally Get a Cabinet That Makes Policy?

With bureaucrats relegated to the background, the Democratic Party may reorient Japan
Karel van Wolferen
September 10, 2009

Obama’s Middle East Challenge – Part I

Obama wows the Arab world by breaking new ground on the Israel-Palestine question
Fawaz A. Gerges
June 16, 2009

America's Vulnerable Imperialism

Without political power, US lacks cement to hold together a far-flung empire
Jonathan Schell
November 24, 2003

Who's Winning the War on Terror?

Two years after Sept. 11, the Taliban is thriving along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Ahmed Rashid
September 5, 2003

How Washington Can be a Hyper-Power and a Hyper-Borrower

Foreign buyers of US bonds are banking on a stable US consumer market.
Philip Segal
September 2, 2003

Designing Asia

Chinese-led integration of East Asia spurs an economic boom and diminishes US role in the region
Ellen L. Frost
May 12, 2008

Modi's Bangladesh Deal: Small Footprint, Big Impact

Bangladesh and India settle border dispute
Nayan Chanda
December 9, 2014

Will It Be a Trusting Relationship?

India and the United States could benefit from strategic cooperation
Nayan Chanda
September 29, 2014

China's Island Factory

Nations bordering the South China Sea go great lengths to establish claims
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
September 9, 2014

The Silence of the BRICS

Emerging powers should not rely on policies of inaction and silence
Jaswant Singh
September 5, 2014

Israel Faces International Criticism for Land Grab Revenge

Palestinians push the United States on timetable for ending Israeli occupation
Inna Lazareva
September 2, 2014