List of East Asia articles
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Elite police and soldiers are silhouetted behind a Chinese flag. China Is Not Ready for Global Leadership
Pax Americana is dead, but Pax Sinica is nowhere in sight.
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A gas-liquid separator at a geothermal generator unit is seen at the Qingshui Geothermal Park in Yilan County, Taiwan, on Nov. 29, 2023. Taiwan Is on the Cusp of an Energy Revolution
As the island phases out nuclear power, can it harness its vast geothermal reserves?
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From left to right: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a group picture during a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on July 1. The Quad Isn’t Quitting
Washington, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Canberra make common cause on common ground.
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Rose Garden. A Bull in the China Policy Shop
The “move fast and break things” approach of Trump’s second term has undermined some of his administration’s own China goals.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks in a video broadcast at the start of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference, a meeting of religious leaders in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. The Dalai Lama Defies China to Announce His Reincarnation Plans
As Tibet’s exiled leader turns 90, a radical spiritual approach might solve the succession problem.
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Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, salutes at a ceremony to mark Armed Forces Day. Time and Beijing Are Working Against Myanmar’s Resistance
As fighting drags on, sieges and Chinese pressure may allow Myanmar’s military junta to consolidate its power.
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A general view of a rare-earth refinery north of the Inner Mongolian city of Baotou on Aug. 20, 2012. How Rare Earths Became China’s Top Trade Weapon
Washington wasn’t always so vulnerable to Beijing’s chokehold.
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Australian and American flags on the table during a meeting between Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon on September 22, 2021. Australia Can’t Have Its Geopolitics Both Ways
Trump forces a reckoning with China on a key Indo-Pacific ally.
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An illustration depicts historical moments from the past in the curtains of the Oval Office: Julius Caesar, the Cultural Revolution in China, and three American presidents. The room shows an empty chair at the Resolute Desk and a presidential seal on the rug. Why Compare the Present to the Past?
Thinking via historical analogy has become the preferred way to confront our anxieties.
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An illustration shows Chairman Mao being driven in a car past a sea of red flags. In the foreground is Donald Trump in a similar pose driven in a golf cart. Is This an American Cultural Revolution?
Liberal critics charge Trump with creating a cult of personality not unlike Mao Zedong’s.
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Hong Kong’s Star Ferry How China’s Crackdown Has Reshaped Hong Kong
Inside life in the city five years after its national security law went into effect.
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Hundreds of people gather around a giant doll with pigtails, an orange jumper and red glowing eyes. Why Is ‘Squid Game’ So Popular?
One of the most vicious, violent, and nihilistic works of entertainment ever made is also truly the work of an auteur.
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A giant panda's tongue hangs out while eating. The Expedition That Launched a Century of Panda-Mania
A new book details how the United States helped create a truly political animal.
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The book cover of Michael Luo's Strangers in the Land. The Forgotten Stories of the Chinese in America
‘Strangers in the Land’ illuminates a dark, enduring period of U.S. history.
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Parts of the Shahran fuel depot on the outskirts of Tehran are ablaze after an Israeli attack on June 15. Did Trump Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
Ignoring Tehran’s oil shipments has been informal policy for years. What if Washington made it official?
