Hillary Clinton

The Obama administration has recognized the importance of maritime Southeast Asia. But there’s plenty more it can do to shore up security there.

The latest round of P5+1 talks over Iran’s nuclear programme broke up without agreement. But things might not be as bad as they look.

But are its efforts to bolster ties with the US and Asian nations only about containing China—and protecting its territorial interests?

Hu Jintao will be in Washington next week. But improved ties with the US won’t change Chinese discomfort with Washington’s hedging in Asia.

Without the openness that comes with democracy, China’s relations with the US and its neighbours are destined to be tense at best.

With a wary eye on Beijing, Vietnam moves to improve ties with Japan and the United States.

Have the US and China made a behind-the-scenes deal over the gradual appreciation of the renminbi?

By publicly acknowledging the price Pakistan pays for its counterterrorism policy, the US is helping untie its leadership’s hands.

Kim, cars, Gates and the South China Sea—its been a busy summer for China watchers.