August 2012

Can Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s recent trip cool tensions in the region?

While Taiwan simply can’t match its larger neighbors with ‘hard power’, it has other options to enhance its international standing.

Washington has seen all roads in Damascus as leading through Tehran. Why time and compromise could lead to a deal that saves lives.

Stateless, landless, and homeless, Burma’s minority Rohingya people have been called the most persecuted ethnic group in Asia.

With Beijing and Washington increasingly looking to the stars, their competition on Earth may also grace the heavens.

Sixty-five years ago, India celebrated independence. While great strides have been made, the potential of its democracy remains unfulfilled.

The Prime Minister outlines his goals for India’s future.

While not taking the top spot at this year’s 2012 Games, China has much to celebrate with a bright future ahead.

“Based on the principle of settling the unfortunate past and on restoring normal relations.”

Why studying maritime history can help aviators understand their own profession.

Much to Vietnam’s displeasure, Lao-Thai relations are better than ever.

The real roots of Iran’s nuclear program lie not in physics – but in Iran’s own sense of history.

With recent arrests in Xinjiang, increasing anger on the internet and Chinese firms a possible target, Beijing faces a rising threat.

How Tel Aviv and Canberra are looking to Berlin for their needs undersea.

Although he was dismissed by the governing coalition, Baba Ramdev has the opposition’s backing.

“While the risk of conflict with China cannot be ignored, neither should it be exaggerated.”

Things to watch as the investigation into a mysterious collision unfolds.

Despite growing ties with the U.S., a recent self-immolation in Hanoi was emblematic of the country's deteriorating human rights situation and attacks on free speech.

Shrinking rainforests coupled with growing demand for prized timbers is fueling a new ‘gold rush’. It is not without risk.

Free-trade agreements or not, proximity and markets will ensure intra-regional trade remains supreme.

One particular political party in India appears to be moderating its positions ahead of the 2014 election.

Some may want to merge IBSA and BRICS. India, Brazil, and South Africa should resist.

Park Jong-woo holding a banner stating “Dokdo is our land” brings football into a tense international dispute.

Reports indicate China is developing a long-range sea-based cruise missile. Could China have its own ‘Tomahawk’?