The U.S. could retaliate against a massive Chinese cyberattack by blowing up its web censorship.
What if the U.S. Dismantled China’s Internet Firewall?
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Asia & Pacific
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Major Foreign Policy Address’ Was Anything But
Clinton is right: Trump would be a disaster on foreign policy. But her refusal to engage with the alternative offered by Sanders says more about her own war-driven approach than anything else.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Are Symptoms of Creeping Caesarism
The new model of charismatic, bold, and politically incorrect leader treats democracy like a toy.
Trump’s Climate Change Denial Is Already Complicating the Paris Climate Deal
If Donald Trump wins and pulls the U.S. out of its climate change commitments, some countries wonder, why should they keep their own?
Obama’s Nuclear Paradox
Obama’s approach to nukes will be his most significant legacy — as well as his most salient failure.
Donald Trump: Joker’s Wild
Donald Trump should lose in November. But when you add a joker to the game, it throws off the odds.
China Closes the Innovation Gap
China appears to be on the cusp of becoming the world’s foremost research and development engine.
A Year Ago, I Crossed the DMZ in Korea. Here’s Why.
Until women get a place in the peace process, we’ll take our calls for an end to the Korean War to public streets all over the globe — and even across the DMZ.
A Pox on the House of Nuclear Weapons
In effect, the nuclear ban treaty will put a curse on nuclear weapons.
People Are Likening the Next Philippine President to Donald Trump. Here’s Why.
A hapless elite, an angry electorate, and a brash front-runner with little regard for democratic norms: The latest Philippine election sounds a lot like America’s.