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Few people have heard of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation. That’s a shame.

The most important global trend is the emergence of a great people from millennia of despotic rule, says Gordon Chang. The Chinese people, in short, are the world’s unstoppable force.

Asia needs competing voices and ideas if it is to prosper. No single nation should be seen as speaking for it.

China’s huge domestic market has long fueled dreams that once its consumers are unleashed, rising demand will help heal ailing Western economies. Don’t count on it.

Osama bin Laden is dead, but his close ally and Taliban chief Mullah Omar still complicates the future of Afghanistan.

Last month’s summit between the Indian and Japanese leaders didn’t get the coverage it deserved.

China favors springing military surprises on January 11 each year. What might this January hold in store?

The Japanese government’s decision to relax rules on defense exports has the potential to give the country a much-needed national security boost.

Pakistani policymakers are wrong if they think Beijing will bankroll a break with Washington. China has no interest in pushing India into U.S. arms.

The Philippines has long neglected its navy. But years of neglect may hamper a response in the South China Sea.

The Philippines has long neglected its navy. But years of neglect may hamper a response in the South China Sea.

China has worked hard behind the scenes to reduce tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. But as political pressure grows in the U.S. for action, will it have been for nothing?