List of East Asia articles
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China's first operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sails with six other ships during a drill at sea. China Is Rewriting the Law of the Sea
Washington missed the boat to shape the global maritime order. Beijing is stepping in.
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Biden and Yoon walk side-by-side, both wearing navy suits and ties, as the White House looms in the background against a mostly clear blue sky. U.S. and South Korean flags stand alongside the walkway. South Korea’s Nuclear Anxieties Haven’t Gone Away
North Korean weapons inevitably impact U.S. credibility.
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Sullivan is seen speaking at a lectern in front of a sign that says "Arms Control Association." Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?
It’s not just Putin who has re-embraced nuclear threats. The U.S. and China are also cracking open the door.
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The Google logo is reflected in windows of the company's China head office as the Chinese flag flies in the wind in Beijing. Is China Gaining a Lead in the Tech Arms Race?
A new report warns China has some big advantages over the U.S.
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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu attends the 20th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia How Europe Is Navigating a Fraught U.S.-China Relationship
“We shouldn’t expect coherence on China policy when the United States is inherently incoherent on it.”
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A large screen in a hearing room shows side-by-side images of a Chinese frigate and a U.S. Navy combat ship under the words "China's New Frigate Design Looks Awfully Familiar" Why the U.S.-China ‘Cold War’ Framing Is So Dangerous
A Cold War crouch is inimical to a free, open, and flourishing society.
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A Tornado reconnaissance aircraft takes off from a military airbase in Jagel, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2015. Did German Pilots Just Pass NATO’s Tactics to China?
A Luftwaffe scandal underlines Europe’s lack of seriousness about military threats.
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Dr. Alondra Nelson, wearing a dark suit jacket and a patterned scarf, poses with her hand on a table, for a portrait at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Circular light bursts surround her face. How to Regulate AI
Biden’s former top tech policymaker explains how guardrails around technology should work.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators assemble in Tiananmen Square, Beijng, on April 1, 1989. America’s Goal Should Be a Democratic China
The lack of a long-term vision keeps Washington’s China policies confused.
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A sign is posted at the Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Adam Tooze: Why Nvidia Is Soaring
The AI chip company’s value has tripled in less than a year.
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An illustration shows the faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin interrupted by wavy lines of a fragmented map of Europe and Asia. The Battle for Eurasia
China, Russia, and their autocratic friends are leading another epic clash over the world’s largest landmass.
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A man wheels his bicycle along a railroad track in Hiroshima. Around him is the rubble of trees and buildings destroyed by the atomic bomb. The Bomb Was Horrifying. The Alternatives Would Have Been Worse.
Historical records show that dropping atomic bombs was the least bad option.
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Soviet soldiers prepare tanks for transfer to the Soviet Union at the Altes Lager garrison near Jüterbog, East Germany, circa 1989. Cold War II Is All About Geopolitics
A new book overplays the domestic roots of Sino-U.S. confrontation and underestimates its geopolitical logic.
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A person holding an umbrella and a cell phone walks out of a building between two glass doors. Just inside the building, behind the person, is a large sign showing the logo for Micron. The U.S. and China Are Caught in a Technology Trap
The world’s two largest economies are walking a tightrope between bad blood and good business.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past an honor guard of People's Liberation Army sailors at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on Sept. 16, 2013. Why Biden’s China Reset Is a Bad Idea
Signaling neediness to an adversary has never been effective.