June 2012

Questions remain over how the Scarborough Shoal standoff will finally be resolved. But recent events should have reassured China’s leaders that hard power isn’t always necessary.

New Chinese oil block announcements for the South China Sea are set to ruffle feathers.

Jeremy Lin has had a roller coaster year. But will he stay with the New York Knicks?

India’s oil imports from Iran have strained ties with the U.S. But they’ve worked things out for now.

The renewed U.S. interest in the Asia-Pacific gives Taiwan a perfect chance to bolster ties and its own security. But will it seize the moment?

Thailand is delaying a decision on a NASA airstrip request. What does it say about relations?

With an eye on oil, China has been keen to court Chad. Ties are a microcosm of Beijing’s Africa role.

A Taliban attack at a hotel in Kabul is set to reinforce growing fear over Western troop withdrawals.

U.S. naval planners may be tempted to believe technology trumps numbers. It doesn’t always.

A series of revelations suggest that the U.S. and Israel are engaged in a cyber war with Iran. If true, any hope of progress in talks over Iran’s nuclear program could be jeopardized.

Chinese investment has helped Southeast Asia. But it needs to be sensitive to local customs.

The end of the civil war brought hopes that the country could become united. But attacks by radical Buddhists suggest Sri Lanka faces a new challenge to internal harmony.