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Pyongyang: Let’s Talk, But Change the Subject

November 7, 2006
North Korea has developed a negotiating strategy that takes the country to the edge of major crisis before pulling back in exchange for some concessions. By actually testing a nuclear device in early October, North Korea has gone over the red line that was drawn by the US, China and other powers....

Can a White House Visit Shore Up a Sagging US-South Korea Alliance?

September 14, 2006
North Korea is the biggest common problem for both South Korea and the US, but the two presidents do not agree on strategy. As presidents Roh Moo-hyun and George Bush meet on September 14, their conversation could be awkward. Both men are stubborn about how to end the standoff over North Korea’s...

75% of Singaporean Expats Willing to Jump Ship: Poll

July 23, 2003
As companies expand their operations overseas, managing their workforce can become a much more complicated task. A poll of 240 Singaporean professionals assigned abroad found the majority frustrated with their companies’ repatriation process. Nonetheless, most of those polled were happy to go...

The Double Game

May 11, 2011
After World War II amid a scramble for allies, the US chose Pakistan over India. Pakistan’s economy was more promising than India’s in the 1960s, but there’s been a reversal of fortunes since, suggests Lawrence Wright in an essay for The New Yorker. India emerged with a strong economy and democracy...

Jakarta Blast May Deter New Investors

August 7, 2003
Before this week's bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia's economy had been steadily recovering from the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and foreign investors have been arriving in droves. Singaporean companies in particular have been attracted to the country because of...

Asia's Forgotten Crisis

September 29, 2007
Attempting to hide evidence of its cruelty and the country's devastation, the repressive military regime in Burma has cut all internet connections. But satellite images show burned villages and huge camps of displaced citizens. People of Burma march in protest daily, risking their lives to...

Globalization: Diseases Spreading From Humans to Animals, Study Finds

October 29, 2009
For the first time since animal domestication 10,000 years ago, a disease has spread from humans to animals. A new study from the University of Edinburgh shows how a version of the staph infection started in humans, spread to chickens, and then spread throughout the global poultry industry....

After Letter to Tehran From US Republicans, the Middle East (Except for Israel) Stays Silent

March 13, 2015
World leaders are accustomed to the increasing polarization in US politics. The Obama administration is in the middle of negotiating with Iran over curtailing its nuclear program, allowing inspections and lifting sanctions. Republicans hold a majority in the 100-member US Senate, and 47 of them...
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