The new governor of Okinawa wants to persuade Washington to stop a controversial base construction project. Will Washington listen?
Listen to the Governor of Okinawa
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East China Sea
US-China Maritime Disputes: Too Close for Comfort
Tensions are ratcheting up between China and the United States over maritime boundaries in Asia.
Asia Smiles for the Cameras
Today, Asia is like the Kardashian clan: wealthy, contentious, and all up in the public’s face.
Japan Is Antagonizing Everyone
Japan’s war hawks and imperial apologists are alienating the country’s allies and making a confrontation with its rivals more likely.
The Dance of Superpowers
Can China and the United States pivot without crashing into each other?
Parsing the East Asian Powder Keg
The simmering tensions in East Asia are echoes of Washington’s Cold War intrigues—and the Pentagon’s not-so-secret plans for battle with China.
Looking Backwards, Pivoting Sideways
Washington’s past and present foreign policies are sustaining the fraught security environment in East Asia.