Region
East Asia
Putin’s China Visit: As Moscow Eyes Mars, Beijing Wants Beans
By Ladislav Charouz
Russia and China both see advantages in deepening their partnership but mismatches in their priorities persist.
Putin Goes to Beijing: Where the Russia-China Relationship Stands in 2024
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Are Beijing and Moscow moving beyond their "no limits" partnership?
Fox in the Henhouse: The Growing Harms of North Korea’s Remote IT Workforce
By Glenn Chafetz
Pyongyang has infiltrated its IT workers into contractors and subcontractors serving the United States’ largest and most profitable companies.
‘The Sentinel State’: China’s Pervasive Surveillance Apparatus
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Minxin Pei.
With Lai Ching-te Inauguration, Taiwan Has a New President
By Brian Hioe
Lai’s inaugural address was consistent with his pro-status quo platform on cross-strait relations. Domestic politics could pose a more immediate flashpoint, however.
In China, Russia’s Putin Emphasizes Strategic and Personal Ties
By Huizhong Wu and Emily Wang Fujiyama
Putin's visit underscored China and Russia's coordination to push forward an “emerging multipolar world.”
‘Cold War 2.0’: George Takach on the Evolving World Order
By Kenji Yoshida
“Innovations like artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology are expected to be pivotal battlegrounds in this New Cold War era.”
Will China Succeed in Creating an Asian Security Order?
By Richard Ghiasy and Jagannath Panda
China’s vision for the Asian security order has a strong emphasis on cooperative security, but Beijing, despite new initiatives, is not quite sure how to make it happen.
Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan
By Ryan C. Bercaw
For Japan, peace in the Taiwan Strait is a matter of national survival. A proper discussion of Japanese intervention should thus ask “how” not “if.”
From Tsai to Lai: The Past, Present, and Future of Taiwan’s Foreign Policy
By Peng-Hsuan Chen
Given that Lai seems poised to carry on outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen's diplomatic approach, a look at her foreign policy evolution is useful.
Japan and the Philippines Increase Their Focus on Island Defense
By Christopher Woody
Growing Chinese assertiveness in the East and South China seas has forced the two U.S. allies to reorient their defense strategies.
South Korean Court Rejects Effort to Block Plan That Would Boost Medical School Admissions
By Hyung-jin Kim
A standoff between the government and doctors opposed to the plan has shaken the country’s medical system for months.