Taiwan’s ordeal is not just a strategic issue but a test case for whether liberal democracy can endure so near to China.
Taiwan’s Fight for Survival in Trump’s Shadow
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Asia & Pacific
Prabowo’s U.S.-China Balancing Act
As Indonesia’s non-alignment comes under increasing pressure from U.S.-China competition, where will Prabowo lean?
North Korean Troops in Europe: Do They Put Pyongyang at Risk?
These soldiers may ultimately challenge regime stability back home.
In Fencing China Out, Is Washington Fencing Itself In?
In the technology race, China is catching up fast.
The Cruelty of Crowds
The far right has weaponized the Internet.
The End of Reunification?
North Korea no longer talks about reunification, and South Korea is back to talking absorption.
Building out the U.S. Hub-and-Spoke Empire in the Indo-Pacific
The United States is strengthening multilateral partnerships while laying the foundation for an Asian NATO.
The Assault On Democracy Goes Global
Increasingly, authoritarianism isn’t a feature of overtly authoritarian governments alone.
Did Sri Lanka Swap Austerity Capitalism for “Marxism”?
Sri Lanka’s new leader is a democratic socialist who can save the economy from the IMF.
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Race to Oblivion
The next president will face fateful decisions regarding the production and possible use of nukes, whether in the bilateral nuclear relationship between the U.S. and Russia or the trilateral one that incorporates China.