Asia

Putin is replicating his success in Syria in a new theater of conflict—and part of his plan is to hurt American interests once again.

American protests are inspiring Indonesians to tackle racism against Papuans.

Nationalist media and pandemic fears have caused hatred to go viral.

The coronavirus has shut down large-scale treatment and prevention programs around the globe, which could send malaria deaths skyrocketing this year.

There are no protests to mark the systematic mistreatment of the country’s poor, lower-caste communities or other minority groups.

New surveys show a surprising decline in the Russian president’s popularity. The pandemic will accelerate a trend of mistrust in the Kremlin.

Countries across Europe and Asia are exploring special bilateral arrangements to ease border restrictions. The result could be a globe fractured along epidemiological lines.

The U.S. pronouncement that it no longer considers Hong Kong to be independent from China paves the way for future sanctions, which could hurt the very people the United States means to help.

Companies should not buy Uzbekistan’s cotton until labor protections and responsible sourcing are guaranteed.

Three decades ago, the two countries reached an understanding not to fight. But Beijing is now a much stronger power.

The Islamist group is using the coronavirus crisis for propaganda—with potentially dire consequences for those living under its control.

Rather than relying on mass infection to build resistance to the coronavirus, the country needs a long-term, data-driven, decentralized approach.

Electrifying rural health care facilities would burnish Beijing’s reputation in poor countries throughout Africa and Asia and cost next to nothing.

A post-pandemic cold war is developing between the United States and China—but both sides are losing the ideological fight.

Senior defense official expects to see more impacts to war readiness as the coronavirus outbreak hampers recruiting and halts travel.

New Delhi’s lockdown has stalled the spread of the pandemic but a lack of planning has led to hunger, uncertainty, and panic.

Can the world’s most indebted country afford a $1 trillion stimulus?

The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt had two direct calls with top Navy aides before his warning about the dire situation on board leaked publicly.

The Defense Department will end the deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. military has intensified.

Beijing is pushing to become a public health superpower—and quickly found a willing international partner.