Asia

Wesley Morgan’s “The Hardest Place” is embedded reporting at its finest.

But 50 years after independence, an authoritarian turn casts a shadow over the country’s future.

China is governed by a totalitarian regime. Why is that so hard to say?

Jake Sullivan, Biden’s “once-in-a-generation intellect,” is facing a once-in-a-generation challenge.

Pro-engagement politicians are aging out of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Existing conflicts with ethnic groups add fuel to the fire.

But the Biden administration still faces an unreliable ally in Duterte.

The U.N. dials up the pressure campaign against Myanmar’s putschists.

Tangled questions of Asian identity need answers that aren’t defined by U.S. terminology alone.

The Navy’s favorite tool in Asia is deeply flawed.

Many in Beijing realize a declining international reputation won’t help the country achieve its goals.

Peter Dutton stopped the refugee boats. His next job is stopping Beijing’s maritime militia.

Claims that the rivalry is purely geopolitical don’t hold water.

Washington promised to bring liberal democracy to Kabul. It created a bloated and ineffective sector of artificial NGOs instead.

The country says it wants to pivot from hard power to economic power, but its economy begs to differ.

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