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ON COMING to power Jim Hacker, the protagonist of 'Yes, Prime Minister', a British comedy series, asks about the hotline to the Kremlin. It works only 'theoretically', he is told; [...]

World War II still hasn't ended, yet World War III already looms. When China and Japan agreed to normalize relations in 1945, it was stipulated that the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands [...]

South Korea and Japan are letting a row about the past endanger their future NORTH KOREA has spent the past few weeks testing an apparently new missile. It seems to [...]

After China responded with belligerence to the Obama administration's initial offers of partnership in 2009, by 2010 the United States had embarked on a new strategy of a 'pivot' toward [...]

ON 11 AUGUST 2007, a pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers flew from eastern Russia, skirted the coast of Japan, turned south, and headed for Guam, where US forces were conducting [...]

WHAT IS WRONG with U.S.-China policy? The first problem with American strategy is that its 'congagement' approach is built on contradictory policies. Congagement frequently is defended with puzzling formulations such [...]

The US has had a dominant position in Asia, but the situation is changing. While US taxpayers have been burdened by large military bills, China has been able to target economic development. The increasingly aggressive stance of China, and the role of the US as chief adversary, is discussed., The United States for fifty years has enjoyed a preponderance of military power in Asia practically unique in world history. With Japan constitutionally limited to a defensive force and China [...]

The closure of the Subic Bay Naval Station in the Philippines has left Asian nations wondering whether this implies a lessened US commitment to security in the region. As these Asian nations move towards economic development, threats inherent in the region must be counterbalanced by US leadership., The most populous and industrious part of the world can't face the future without American leadership. Is anyone in Washington listening? As dawn creeps up on the main gate of [...]

Russia's campaign to win friends and influence in Asia is not as successful as it looks IN WHAT must have seemed a good idea at the time, Julie Bishop, Australia's [...]

Changes in the relationship between Australia and the US with reference to defence since the end of the Cold War are examined, with focus on the need for Australia to reconsider its relations with Asian countries.

Things in Asia are not going America's way JOHN KERRY, America's secretary of state, set off this week on a tour that takes him to China, South Korea, Indonesia and [...]

Good morning. I am delighted to be here to talk about our policy in the Asia-Pacific - the region of the world that has become the most robust and important [...]

CHINA With a population of 1.3 billion people and a booming economy, China is a world superpower. The country manufactures everything from shoes and socks to iPads and cell phones. [...]

A recent round of border talks between India and China was marked by a new spirit of bonhomie, observes Nayan Chanda, YaleGlobal editor, in his regular column for the Times [...]

The curious durability of America's Asian alliances SIXTY years ago this month, a set of agreements signed in San Francisco established the security architecture for Asia and the Pacific that, [...]

It is, by now, clear that Kim Jong-un is madder than his father. He's blasted off North Korea's third nuclear test and plans to restart its nuclear reactor, as his [...]

There are compelling reasons to oppose renewal of 'most favored nation,' or MFN, trade status for Communist China. But there is one overarching factor that demands such a step: China [...]

US Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has come out in support of an integrated ballistic missile defense system that covers the entire East Asia theater. Pres Clinton has opposed such plans and supports localized defense systems like the Patriot systems in place in South Korea. The system that Dole supports, called the Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is being developed by Lockheed Martin. Cost of such comprehensive systems may be prohibitive, and agreement of all Asian nations involved may prove politically infeasible.

Russia is taking steps towards rapprochement with China that could signal changes that may alter the balance of power in the Far East. Russian President Boris Yeltsin recently signed a number of agreements with Chinese officials on a range of issues including stabilizing his country's border with China. Such a move would allow China to redirect its military focus towards Southeast and East Asia. One analyst observed that Russia and China have been forced to renew ties after the US emerged as the world's only superpower.

THE handshake will be demonstrably firm, the declaration--issued jointly-- will be deliberately reassuring, the timing could scarcely be bettered. On April 16th, less than a month after China ended its [...]

NEXT month, when the president of the United States and the prime minister of Japan meet to reaffirm their security alliance, they will be treading on disturbingly shaky ground. Shaky, [...]