Trump’s foreign policy isn’t an alternative to U.S. empire. It’s just a cruder rendition of it.
The Myth of Trump’s Alternative Worldview
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Asia & Pacific
Mourning and Resistance in Kashmir
Protests have returned to Kashmir, and so have demands for self-determination.
China on the Defensive?
China offers two contrasting visions: of regional economic growth and nationalist competition. Which will it ultimately choose?
Superpower Conflicts Are Driving Tensions in the South China Sea
The Philippines won a huge legal victory against China on a long-running territorial dispute. But Manila’s alliance with Washington may make it all for nothing.
IMF Disavows Neoliberalism
After the IMF admitted that neoliberalism was “oversold,” could China help developing countries thrive with an expanded Hong Kong?
A Preview of The Coming War on China
Noted journalist John Pilger talks about China, Okinawa, and U.S. policy in Asia.
Maki Sunagawa
Daniel Broudy
The Little-Known Fund at the Heart of the Paris Climate Agreement
The Green Climate Fund is supposed to finance the world’s shift away from fossil fuels. But fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board.
UN Security Council Vetoes Gave Assad License to Attack Syrians
Russia and China enabled Syrian President Assad’s war on his own people.