North Korea Tests China and the World

North Korea, defying UN ban, vows to conduct new nuclear test
Shim Jae Hoon
January 28, 2013

Island Nations Play China, India

China’s new ties with Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka sink India’s influence over Indian Ocean
Harsh V. Pant
January 9, 2013

Nationalism Rises in Northeast Asia

Territorial fights menace prosperity in Japan, China, South Korea and global interdependence
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
January 4, 2013

Recipe for a Post-Hegemonic USA

Self-defeating antics of US Congress reflect declining status and global influence
Kenneth Weisbrode
January 2, 2013

Tunisian Revolution Is Work in Progress

Fight for Tunisia’s future is through politics, constitution – and economic growth
Lindsay J. Benstead, Ellen Lust, Dhafer Malouche
December 19, 2012

For Better Planning, Watch Global Demographic Trends

Certainty of demographic trends counters economic uncertainty
Joseph Chamie
December 12, 2012

Obama Visits China-Tilting Cambodia

Authoritarian Hun Sen plays the US off China, but the US takes long-term view
Sebastian Strangio
December 7, 2012