List of Asia articles
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A transport vehicle moves a camouflage, armored military vehicle across a bridge on a partly cloudy day. Beside the vehicle is a barricade topped with a sign with red and black text in Korean. A Korean Peace Treaty Would Be an Unforced Blunder
Pyongyang shows no willingness to abide by any terms.
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Workers stand beside bags of cobalt and copper at a processing plant in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Dec. 1, 2011. China’s Threat to Ban Critical Minerals Exports Is a Bluff
Embargoes have unintended consequences—and would hurt China more than the West.
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University students display a flag of the Communist Party of China to mark the party's 100th anniversary during an opening ceremony of the new semester in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Sept. 10, 2021. Has China Peaked?
A debate on whether Beijing’s economic woes are temporary or terminal.
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An Afghan laborer arranges food aid bags provided by an NGO for distribution at a gymnasium in Kabul. The Taliban Have ‘Infiltrated’ U.N. Deliveries of Aid
An as-yet-unpublished U.S. government report highlights the importance of aid diversion to Taliban finances.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony in Moscow. Xi Jinping Is Trying to Adapt to Failure
China is in a far worse position than when he took office.
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Nida Usman Chaudhary, a woman wearing a suit jacket and glasses, looks down at an open book in her hands as she stands in front of a large shelf of legal volumes. In Pakistan, the Legal Profession Remains an All Boys’ Club
An entrenched culture of misogyny is keeping the country’s female lawyers away from the corridors of power.
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Two policemen look at a cargo ship. The Real Consequences of U.S.-China Decoupling
Is economic war between the world’s two biggest economies inevitable?
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Taliban security forces ride horses along the Qargha reservoir on the outskirts of Kabul. ‘The Return of the Taliban’ Makes Sense of Afghanistan’s Misery
The West needs to engage with the rulers of Kabul—and disillusion them.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by members of the U.S. Congress as he arrives to deliver a joint address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. How Ukraine Can Avoid Afghanistan’s Aid Sinkhole
Rumblings are growing on Capitol Hill about oversight of more than $100 billion in U.S. assistance to Kyiv.
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A crowd of residents of Bangui, Central African Republic, demonstrate on the street on a cloudy day. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt waves a Russian flag. Next to him, another man bows his head with his hands clasped, possibly in prayer. What the Wagner Mutiny Means for China in Africa
When it comes to increasing its security footprint abroad, Beijing is facing a conundrum in reconciling Maoist doctrine with contemporary reality.
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Cadets from Bhutan line up during their graduation ceremony at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India. China’s Border Talks With Bhutan Are Aimed at India
The disputed Doklam plateau is a pressure point for both regional powers. Beijing is moving in.
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Asia-Pacific leaders pose for a photo with the NATO secretary-general at the NATO Summit in Vilnius. NATO Can Help Create a Global Security Architecture
Washington’s Asia-Pacific partners are a building block for a stronger order.
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An employee grasps a handful of phosphate granules at a storage facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Can Norwegian Phosphate Help Save the World From China’s Blackmail?
A major discovery could have transformative industrial potential.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greet each other at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 27, 2018. India’s New Geopolitics
New Delhi is projecting its power in new ways.
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai. Trump Trade War Mastermind Is Back With a Dangerous New Plan
Robert Lighthizer wants total decoupling from China—without thinking through the consequences.
