Asia & the Pacific

A man rides an electric bike past the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) building in Beijing, China February 14, 2019. Picture taken February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RC177131E7F0

How might a global China use economic sanctions?

Lindsey W. Ford and Richard Nephew

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The Great Hall of the People, where the National People's Congress will be held is seen in Beijing, March 5, 2015. Around 3,000 delegates to the annual meeting of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, will meet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 5 for a session that normally lasts around 10 days. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EB350M8U01

Global China

Monday, September 30, 2019

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China's yuan banknote featuring late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong are seen among U.S. and Chinese flags in this illustration picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo - RC1965288CA0

What does a global China mean for the US and the world?

Lindsey W. Ford, Tarun Chhabra, and Ryan Hass

Monday, September 30, 2019

An anti-government protester throws back a tear gas canister at the police during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva - RC14CEE90590

The story of Hong Kong is a Shakespearean tragedy

Jeffrey A. Bader

Monday, September 16, 2019

Protestors leave after lighting fire on a road during a rally in Hong Kong, China September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis - RC1DBD59A700

How Hong Kong got to this point

Richard C. Bush

Thursday, September 12, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-In is welcomed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for a welcome and family photo session at G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool - RC1FCA9B2AB0

South Korea and Japan have more in common than they think

Jung H. Pak and Ethan Jewell

Thursday, September 5, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visit the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC147119FEC0

America should not ask South Korea to host intermediate-range missiles

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Jung H. Pak

Thursday, September 5, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands as they hold a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC167DC31850

US-Japan relations in the era of Trump

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Giant balloons in the shape of a Chinese military tank and Tank Man are placed at the Liberty Square, ahead of June 4th anniversary of military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, in Taipei, Taiwan, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu - RC1477575E00

Is the long peace in Asia unraveling?

Monday, August 26, 2019

People walk through a pedestrian bridge near Hung Hom station in Hong Kong, China, August 23, 2019. Picture taken August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC1EFAE3BB10

China’s multiple crises

Jonathan D. Pollack

Tuesday, August 20, 2019