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August 13, 2020

China
To the Brink With China

A Sino-American cold war, or even an actual one, is not inevitable, but either is more likely now than just months ago.

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping Meet

May 3, 2013

China
Friday Asia Update: Top Five Stories for the Week of May 3, 2013

Sharone Tobias and Will Piekos look at the top five stories in Asia this week. 1. Shanghai diners fed rat, mink, and fox instead of lamb. Despite many jokes that restaurants in China replace expensi…

A traditional Chinese tourist junk sails past Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on May 2, 2013. (Bobby Yip/Courtesy Reuters)

December 23, 2019

Global
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the past year.

Hong Kong Protests

February 10, 2020

Southeast Asia
A Horrific Mass Shooting in Thailand: Some Thoughts

Over the weekend, Thailand suffered a horrific mass shooting, in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima, known as Korat. A gunman apparently angered about a land dispute attacked his commanding o…

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gives a press conference following a mass shooting at Terminal 21 Mall in Korat, Thailand on February 9, 2020.

September 18, 2013

China
Lynx, Mukden, Mooncakes, and Chinese Hackers

After a summer dominated by revelations of U.S. espionage and offensive cyber operations, Chinese hackers are back in the news. Three stories do a good job of illustrating that Chinese hackers are no…

Freshly-baked mooncakes pass along a conveyor belt at a mooncakes factory in Shanghai on September 12, 2013. (Aly Song/Courtesy Reuters)