List of East Asia articles
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Syrians pose for a picture on a destroyed tank in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Dec. 12. Your Syria Questions, Answered
What Bashar al-Assad’s fall means for Syria, the Middle East, and beyond.
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An employee works on photovoltaic modules destined for export at a factory in Sihong, China, on Sept. 3. Trump Will Be His Own Trade Czar
Expect chaos as an unpredictable president uses trade threats to pursue whatever unrelated issue he wishes.
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At the behest of U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (center) sings Don McLean's "American Pie" during a state dinner at the White House in Washington on April 26, 2023. How South Korea’s Aspiring Autocrat Became a D.C. Darling
Wonks loved Yoon Suk-yeol’s foreign policy—and ignored his problems at home.
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A woman walks past posters showing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol at a metro station in Seoul on Dec. 9. South Korea Is in Constitutional Chaos
After the short-lived martial law, nobody knows who’s in charge.
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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.
