India shared the treaty's goal of ending the state of war but had reservations about its limits on Japan's sovereignty and potential impact on Asia's future.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated a decoupling movement, as states try to disentangle their supply chains and political commitments from an increasingly...
With the COVID-19 pandemic questioning the legitimacy of global regimes and institutions, this needs to be asked: Is it not time to reform the United Nations...
One of the passengers aboard a luxury liner being held in Yokohama Bay says the ship feels like a jail. David Abel, from the United...
United States President Donald Trump, known as a man of self-confident showy displays and a way with intemperate language, has impressively restrained himself beyond all expectations...
Second of Two Parts (Part 1: INTERVIEW | Gordon Chang: U.S., China Have Reached Tipping Point) The respected American scholar on Asian affairs Gordon...
Very few people are not aware of Leo Tolstoy, the genius Russian writer. His works are published in many foreign languages. Indeed, more than...
Defying the expectations of his political detractors, United States President Donald Trump walked away from a bad deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
The future of regionalism in the larger Indo-Pacific continues to be uncertain. This is because the region expects China to be more forthcoming and transparent,...
Taiwan’s president has urged Japan to help protect the island from what she calls “tremendous pressure” from mainland China. President Tsai Ing-wen...
Many expected North Korea to conduct yet another missile test last December 17, the sixth anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s death. Such tests have, rather worryingly,...
As North Korea continues upgrading its intercontinental strike capacity, the United States and South Korea are responding with largescale military drills. But China’s expansionism and...
