East Asia

We're All State Capitalists Now

The debate about whether America or China will ultimately triumph is a red herring that distracts us from the real contest of our time.

BY NIALL FERGUSON | FEBRUARY 9, 2012

The Muddle Kingdom

China has a serious PR problem.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | FEBRUARY 8, 2012

The Coming Civil War in Afghanistan

It's not inevitable, but it's more likely than ever before. Here's how to avoid the worst.

BY ARIF RAFIQ | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The World in Photos this Week

Soccer riots in Egypt, Merkel heads to China, and an anniversary in Tehran.

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Dissidents to Watch in 2012

Five notable Chinese activists who are pushing the boundaries of dissent ... and on whom China is pushing back.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The Forbidden Citizen

Why 2012 will be a very bad year to be a Chinese dissident -- and what America can do about it.

BY SOPHIE RICHARDSON | FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Winter's Palace

Photos of China's technicolor frozen wonderland.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JONATHAN BROWNING | FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The End of the Win-Win World

Why China’s rise really is bad for America -- and other dark forces at work.

BY GIDEON RACHMAN | JANUARY 24, 2012

Guns and Butter

Countries around the world are finding that military involvement in private business is a major barrier to reform. But pensioning off CEOs in uniform is easier said than done.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 24, 2012

Girl Power and the Fragility Trap

Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.

BY PETER PASSELL | JANUARY 20, 2012

Why the Chinese Save

Contrary to conventional wisdom, China's high savings rate has everything to do with policy and institutions. Culture, not so much.

BY SHELDON GARON | JANUARY 19, 2012

The Slow Death of 'Asian Values'

Why the latest news from Malaysia helps to undermine authoritarianism throughout the region.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 18, 2012

I Watched North Korea's Propaganda Film So You Don't Have To

New footage from North Korean state TV offers a rare glimpse at the (not necessarily real) life of Kim Jong Un.

BY ADAM CATHCART | JANUARY 13, 2012

Preaching the Gospel in the Hermit Kingdom

Can Christian evangelicals save North Korea?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JANUARY 6, 2012

Power Play

It's time for the U.S. to stand up to China. And cutting the Pentagon's budget isn't going to help.

BY PATRICK M. CRONIN | JANUARY 5, 2012

8 Geopolitically Endangered Species

Meet the weaker countries that will suffer from American decline.

BY ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI | JAN/FEB 2012

A Tale of Two North Koreas

China can't decide If It wants to bury Kim Jong Il or to praise him.

BY ADAM CATHCART | DECEMBER 30, 2011

The Coming Collapse of China: 2012 Edition

I admit it: My prediction that the Communist Party would fall by 2011 was wrong. Still, I'm only off by a year.

BY GORDON G. CHANG | DECEMBER 29, 2011

China to the Rescue?

The hard truth of the European debt crisis is that Europe needs Asia … and Asia needs Europe.

BY JEAN PISANI-FERRY | DECEMBER 29, 2011

War Dogs, Boomtowns, and Dead Dictators

Foreign Policy’s most popular photo essays of 2011.

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The Spirit of Wukan

Can a small farming town's remarkable protest against corrupt officials spread across China?

BY RACHEL BEITARIE | DECEMBER 23, 2011

Weep Not for Kim Jong Il

He had a good life.

BY ANDREI LANKOV | DECEMBER 23, 2011

The End of the Chinese Dream

As China's economy continues to trend downward, Beijing's elites are sparking a new, palpable frustration in the general population.

BY CHRISTINA LARSON | DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Red Royalty: A Look at China's Elite - An FP Slideshow

As China's economy continues to trend downward, Beijing's elites are sparking a new, palpable frustration in the general population.

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The American Pivot to Asia

Why President Obama's turn to the East is easier said than done.

BY KENNETH LIEBERTHAL | DECEMBER 21, 2011

Inspector O and the Case of the Dearly Departed Leader

North Korea's most famous fictional police detective smells something fishy in the circumstances surrounding Kim Jong Il's death.

BY JAMES CHURCH | DECEMBER 21, 2011

The Pudgy Prince of North Korea

Trust me, you wouldn’t want to be Kim Jong Un.

BY PAUL FRENCH | DECEMBER 20, 2011

Get Ready to Starve

The West was just gearing up to send food to a hungry North Korea. Then came the death of Kim Jong Il.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 20, 2011

The Cruelty of Kim

Forced breeding, torture, starvation, rape, execution: This is what it’s like to be a political prisoner in North Korea.

BY BLAINE HARDEN | DECEMBER 20, 2011

Mourning the Dear Leader

Pyongyang grieves over the death of a despot.

DECEMBER 20, 2011