Region
East Asia
Taiwan Mass Producing New Long-Range Missile
By Steven Stashwick
The announcement followed January tests and included news of three more missiles in development.
Decoding the Chinese Navy’s Annual High Sea Joint Training Exercises
By Lu Li-shih
This year's exercises, similar in many ways to previous editions, are nonetheless significant.
Strengthening Southeast Asia-North Korea Engagement in the Post-COVID-19 Era
By Shawn Ho and Jeeyoon Chung
Southeast Asian states and NGOs can play a significant role in engaging North Korea via humanitarian assistance programs.
Can the US and China Agree to Disagree?
By Sara Hsu
Talks are a necessary but not sufficient step for repairing the China-U.S. relationship.
Joint Xinjiang Sanctions Widen Rift in China’s Ties With the West
By Jessie Lau
The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada rolled out coordinated sanctions, and Beijing hit back in a “disproportionate” response.
Biden’s Korea Policy Faces Its First Test
By Bruce Klingner
After laying the groundwork during Asia travel by the secretaries of state and defense, the administration now must respond to the first provocation from North Korea.
South Korea’s Foreigner-Targeted COVID Testing Will Hurt Its New Southern Policy
By Anthony V. Rinna
Mandatory testing policies will make life harder for migrants from South and Southeast Asia, even as Seoul steps up its outreach to their home countries.
The EU’s Growing Security Cooperation With South Korea
By Nicola Casarini
The longstanding relationship got a new push from a shared sense uncertainty during the Trump administration.
North Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles in Message to US
By Kim Tong-Hyung
Days after the U.S. downplayed Pyongyang's cruise missile tests, the North upped the ante by launching two ballistic missiles.
China’s EU Sanctions Are the Latest Proof: Beijing Doesn’t Understand Democracies
By Andreea Brînză
Once again, Beijing has misunderstood the functioning of democratic institutions. It’s part of a long-standing pattern of missteps.
Why Did North Korea Sever Diplomatic Ties With Malaysia?
By Adam Leong Kok Wey
The move should be interpreted in the context of the DPRK's fraught relationship with the United States.
China’s Foreign Minister Heads to the Middle East
By Shannon Tiezzi
Wang Yi's six-country tour highlights the region's expanding importance for China.