Asia

The move is part of the administration’s campaign to get U.S. allies to pay more for defense. South Korea is also being asked to pony up.

The Japanese economy has been living in a fantasy world for decades, and the U.S. economy could soon be joining it there.

Trump’s growing impulsiveness and unilateral decision-making may signal to Kim that he can get precisely what he wants.

Why fixing the second issue isn’t possible without addressing the first.

Enlisting Beijing to interfere in the U.S. election is no joke.

Coalitions are forming in the face of threats to democracy and pluralism.

Ethnic cleansing of Uighurs in China has forced an exodus to Istanbul—and a desperate effort to keep their culture alive.

On Beijing’s doorstep, Ulaanbaatar continues to defy the geopolitical odds.

The country’s substance use spike is undermining its focus on gross national happiness.

China’s salami-slicing tactics can be countered—if Taipei stays smart.

The mainland’s new nationalism comes with a heavy dose of old patriarchy.

After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing.

Beijing’s hostility started long before the trade war.

Reemphasizing fundamental rights is the best way to keep them universal.

The competition between the United States and China will decide the continent’s fate—and one of them has a head start.

Why the crisis in Hong Kong and a deterioration in relations between South Korea and Japan are just the beginning of a broader period of flux in Asia.

Tokyo picked a trade brawl with Seoul—but wasn't prepared for the inevitable blowback.

How China will use its military might.

Mark Esper sets out to persuade U.S. allies in Asia that the United States has their back.

Beset by conflicts, stagnating economies, and political troubles, the region no longer looks set to rule the world.