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Observers have long hoped for new openness and cooperation from a confident China. They scan every international event, from the majestic Beijing Olympics of summer 2008 to the recent G-20 summit in Toronto, for indications of China’s policy direction. If any clear trend is visible, it is that the world’s second largest economy largely continues with a narrow, fluctuating foreign-policy approach...

Even as the United States faces a multitude of challenges, both domestic and global, a New York Times opinion essay warns that leaders cannot afford to overlook trouble spots like Burma. All problems could look small indeed next to the threat of nuclear weapons in the hands of the junta ruling Burma. The regime is skilled at deceiving foreign watchers, such as long hiding renewed ties with North...

The Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons seeks to prevent the spread of such weapons and ultimately achieve global nuclear disarmament. Only a handful of states have not ratified the treaty, among them historical rivals Pakistan and India, which amassed nuclear arsenals after the international binding agreement came into force. In 2006, a plan was announced allowing the US to sell...