List of East Asia articles
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South Korean soldiers stand outside the National Assembly in Seoul. Yoon’s Coup Attempt Shows Sad State of Civil-Military Relations
The legacy of South Korea’s military dictatorship is stronger than it seems.
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Peter Carlsson, a man in his 50s wearing a white button-down shirt with a black quilted vest over it, gestures with both hands open as he speaks into a microphone that a reporter holds in front of him. Europe Has an Industrial Policy Crisis
How the West can avoid the next Northvolt going south.
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U.S. President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with several people standing nearby. Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
New U.S. export controls on China—and Beijing’s immediate countermeasures—have set the tone for the incoming administration.
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Protesters take part in a demonstration against the South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Dec. 5, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. Are Democracies Doomed to Gridlock and Dysfunction?
From France to South Korea, U.S. democratic allies are descending into political chaos.
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A worker wearing an orange hard hat sticks his head inside a rotor as he uses a tool to work on it. The Fiction of Western Unity on China De-Risking
U.S. allies must prepare for an administration that views almost any tie to China as a source of vulnerability.
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Protesters march against South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol following his declaration of martial law in Seoul. South Koreans Know What Dictatorship Looks Like
Public memory helped fuel the rapid fight to protect democracy.
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People fish on the ice-covered Gulf of Finland in front of a warship in St. Petersburg on Dec. 26, 2023. The Baltic Sea’s Bad Actors
Russian and Chinese gray-zone aggression prove that dreams of a peaceful “NATO lake” were premature.
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Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on Dec. 4, after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law. How South Koreans Rejected Martial Law
A self-coup attempt by President Yoon Suk-yeol has dramatically flopped.
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Kim and Putin meet in North Korea China and North Korea Throw U.S. War Plans Out the Window
The intervention of Asian powers in Europe nullifies decades of U.S. strategic planning.
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A composite photo illustration showing Pikachu as a spy in the Pentagon. The Great Pokémon Go Spy Panic
How a global hit sparked digital paranoia inside U.S. intelligence.
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Activists demanding that rich countries pay up for climate finance for developing countries of the Global South protest at the COP29 Climate Conference on Nov. 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. On Climate, Paying Now Is Cheaper than Paying Later
COP29’s new goal poses a challenge to wealthy countries and international financial institutions.
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Migrant workers mingle outside their living quarters in Beijing's middle-class neighborhood of Shangdi. Xi Jinping Doesn’t Have an Answer for China’s Demographic Crisis
A call for a “high-quality population” ignores the country’s real problems.
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A close-up of Trump, wearing a red "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" cap. Trump’s Real Goal for His Second Term? Chaos.
There are eerie parallels between today’s Republican Party and the start of China’s Cultural Revolution.
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Activists demonstrate in support of climate finance grants for poor countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference. What the COP29 Climate Finance Deal Means for the World
The agreement triples climate finance, but developing countries say it’s far from enough.
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Two shelters, with one being held up by plastic blue drums and angular bars. Trump Will Be a Philippine Military Ally But a Climate Enemy
Manila is worried about Chinese maritime aggression and rising seas.
