Argument

The failed extradition of a child pornographer highlights the Korean legal system’s laxity toward a certain kind of criminal.

Thanks to decades of underinvestment, the force has lost its edge over its increasingly aggressive rivals. A few more planes won’t fix that.

Afghanistan's future needs to include more than just those who hold guns. Here’s how to make that happen.

Desperate families face risky job offers, dubious loans, and online predators.

By removing Saudi Arabia and other serial violators of children’s human rights from the annual list of shame, António Guterres is weakening one of the U.N.’s most effective accountability mechanisms.

Tehran’s new strategic partnership with Beijing will give the Chinese a strategic foothold and strengthen Iran’s economy and regional clout.

Hard-liners in Tehran have called for closer ties to China for years. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement gave them what they wanted.

Washington’s honest broker built a National Security Council that placed a lot of power in the hands of a trusted few—despite the chance that those hands might belong to someone like Trump.

The United States has the opportunity to reshape its alliances and bolster lasting stability in the region—but only by ending a failed approach.

The crisis has come at the worst possible time, but red lines must be set.

What happens if China fights the United States and Japan? A mutual disaster, wargame predicts.

Beijing’s belligerence is driving New Delhi closer toward Washington—but with strings attached.