While protectionist measures are partly due to the upcoming election, they’re increasingly a fact-of-life in Indonesia.

President Lee’s island visit was uncalled for given Japan’s repeated apologies over its past.

Chinese leaders have displayed more self-control when it comes to sovereignty issues than their counterparts in Asia.

The attack takes place in the backdrop of growing tensions over islands in the East China Sea.

Why China and other nations competing for various islands could use joint-development to ease tensions.

After an extended period of calm, leaders in Tokyo and Beijing are again allowing their relations to be dictated by domestic politics.

ASEAN’s failure to find a common identity is disappointing – and leaves members hostages to problems.

Are officials in China guiding or guided by nationalism? Either way, it has serious implications for foreign policy.

Nationalism is a complicated business. The cases of Mat Indera and Chin Peng prove Malaysia is no exception.

Nationalism is a complicated business. The cases of Mat Indera and Chin Peng prove Malaysia is no exception.

Nationalism in Japan is confined mostly to the elites, but is more broad-based in China, says academic Gui Yongtao.

Are Japanese different from everyone else? And does it matter if they think so?