List of Asia articles
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An illustration shows half faces of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Putin for a story about a ChiRussia alliance. The China-Russia Axis Takes Shape
The bond has been decades in the making, but Russia’s war in Ukraine has tightened their embrace.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to journalists at the G-20 summit venue in New Delhi on Sept. 10. Did New Delhi’s G-20 Summit Succeed?
India will tout the meeting as a victory, but the bloc remains deeply divided.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchange gifts following their talks at the Far Eastern Federal University campus in Vladivostok, Russia. Weapons, Prestige, and Sticking It to the West: Why Putin and Kim Jong Un Are Meeting
Russia needs weapons for Ukraine. North Korea is looking for a quid pro quo.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrive for a news conference following talks at Camp David, Maryland, on Aug. 18. Separate U.S. Alliances in East Asia Are Obsolete
Even if a formal U.S.-Japan-South Korea pact is unlikely, tighter coordination is unavoidable.
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A photo illusration shows Jen Easterly and Sami Khoury, the U.S. and Canadian cyberchiefs, atop a background of digital code. ‘I Am Now More Concerned About the Formidable Threat From China.’
The United States’ and Canada’s chief cyberdefenders talk adversaries and AI.
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People walk around a model of a globe. Inside This Weekend’s G-20 Summit
And what it might mean for Modi.
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A macro image of dozens of tiny semiconductor chips on a circuitboard from inside a cell phone. Let There Be Microchips
The semiconductor and its near-divine creation story.
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Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo speaks during a ceremony where he receives his presidential election winner certificate at the Supreme Electoral Court in Guatemala City. What in the World?
Test yourself on the week of Sept. 2: A new development in Guatemala’s election, China’s charm offensive, and African leaders’ call to the international community.
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Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone. Can the G-20 Be a Champion for the Global South?
The group needs to embrace new ideas and more inclusive leadership.
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Tourists ride a boat in a canal off the Hau River in Can Tho. Biden’s Vietnam Deals Should Center on the Mekong
A vital regional river can be a route for U.S. diplomacy.
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An illustration shows overlapping cannons or missile barrels pointing in different directions coming out of a map of Taiwan. A U.S. flag is in a barrel on one side and a China flag in a barrel on the other. Deterrence in Taiwan Is Failing
The United States has committed to keeping the peace but isn’t doing enough to stop the war.
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Investor and philanthropist George Soros smiles after delivering a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. The Economic and Political Evolution of George Soros
His foundation is shifting away from Europe, while his own approach to China has hardened.
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This aerial photo shows rescuers evacuating residents down a flooded street using a kayak after heavy rains in Xiamen, in China's eastern Fujian province Climate Change Could Drown China’s Food Security
China has a fifth of the world’s population but just 9 percent of its arable land—and that bit is increasingly underwater.
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From left to right: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov raise their arms as they pose for a group photograph at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23. What Is America’s Nightmare Coalition?
Princeton University’s G. John Ikenberry on alliances and the new world order.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in central Moscow. The Dangerous Loophole in Western Sanctions on Russia
Putin’s weaponry runs on advanced electronic components obtained from a hidden international market.