Southeast Asia
The Big Bang Theory of Education
Authoritarian countries don't seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That's probably no accident.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | OCTOBER 11, 2012
These 7 Countries
The rise of China and India has long since become a cliche. In fact, neither country has done all that well since the crash of 2008 -- but these emerging powerhouses have cleaned up.
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | NOVEMBER 2012
What's Chinese for 'Irrational Exuberance'?
China's explosive urban growth may not be sustainable.
NOVEMBER 2012
Unsung Heroes
Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.
BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012
An Aircraft Carrier of One's Own
After much struggle, China finally has the massive naval vessel it always wanted.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Why We Give the Lady a Hard Time
An open letter to the critics of our criticism.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
5 Reasons to Believe in the Indonesian Miracle
Why this amazing archipelago is on track to be the world's seventh largest economy.
BY RICHARD DOBBS, FRASER THOMPSON, ARIEF BUDIMAN | SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
The Battle for Burma
Photos from the frontlines of Myanmar's forgotten rebellion.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Commandos for Jesus
Meet the former Green Berets delivering aid to some of the most blighted corners of Burma, and saving souls along the way.
BY DANIEL LOVERING | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
The Fifty-Megaton Elephant in the Room
Why aren't America and China talking about their nukes?
BY JEFFREY LEWIS | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Nobody Told Asia About The End of Men
Mara Hvistendahl takes on Hanna Rosin.
BY MARA HVISTENDAHL | SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
The Lady and the Tweet
Can there be an Aung San Suu Kyi in the Twitter era?
BY SUZANNE NOSSEL | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Think Again: Burma’s Economy
Burma is open for business, and foreign investors are champing at the bit. Time for a reality check.
BY JARED BISSINGER | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Buddhism Problem
Why isn't Burma's democracy icon speaking up for minorities -- and against her country's nationalistic, racist, xenophobic, and occasionally violent Buddhist majority?
BY WILLIAM MCGOWAN | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Buddhist Monks Behaving Badly
The boys in saffron are marching again. But this time there’s nothing that's noble about it.
BY FRANCIS WADE | SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
The City with a Short Fuse
How a shrewd politician defused ethnic tension and improved public services in one of Indonesia’s most dysfunctional cities.
BY RUSHDA MAJEED | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
Out of the Nuclear Closet
Why it's time for environmentalists to stop worrying and love the atom.
BY JESSICA LOVERING, TED NORDHAUS, MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER | SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Burma's President Shakes Up the Chessboard
Why the president's cabinet reshuffle portends a new move toward reform.
BY LARRY JAGAN | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Freeing the Press
Will the relaxation of Burma's severe censorship laws usher in the age of a responsible, responsive media -- or are Burmese journalists right to worry that the state is still watching them closely?
BY MIN ZIN | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
The Souls of Chinese Cities
Letters from Guangzhou, Urumqi, and Shenyang.
BY CHRISTINA LARSON | AUGUST 13, 2012
Building a Better China
The world's cities will experience massive growth over the next decade. But are they ready to handle it?
BY RICHARD DOBBS, JAANA REMES | AUGUST 13, 2012
Burma's Lost Boys
The government in Burma is promising to clean up its act. But the army is still recruiting child soldiers.
BY PATRICK BODENHAM | AUGUST 2, 2012
China's Champion Children
As China and the United States compete for gold at the London Games, we take a look at the grueling lives of the People's Republic's next generation of top athletes.
AUGUST 1, 2012
Local Bloodshed, Global Headache
Sectarian conflict in Burma is once again spurring talk of a “global war against Islam.”
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | AUGUST 1, 2012
In Beijing, a Flood of Complaints
As the Chinese capital cleans up from deadly floods, the country's netizens take to social media to blame officials.
BY ISAAC STONE FISH | JULY 25, 2012
No Refuge
Sectarian conflict in Burma leaves refugees in limbo, while an inefficient military dictatorship is unable to stabilize the situation.
JULY 13, 2012
Talking a Great Game
So far, Washington's pivot to Asia has included a lot of work on security and trade. Democracy, not so much.
BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 11, 2012
Burma's Misled Righteous
How Burma’s pro-democracy movement betrayed its own ideals and rehabilitated the military
BY FRANCIS WADE | JULY 5, 2012
Bangkok Blues Rebuttal
The Royal Thai Embassy responds to Joshua Kurlantzick's piece on Thailand's controversial lèse-majesté law.
BY ARJAREE SRIRATANABAN AND JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | JUNE 28, 2012
Can Egypt's Islamist finance minister cut a deal with the IMF?
BY DAVID KENNER
3 questions Obama's new AfPak envoy must answer
BY GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON
Odierno: Syrian rebels will prevail, but sequester makes U.S. intervention risky
BY KEVIN BARON
Time to bring the nukes back to South Korea
BY BENNETT RAMBERG
Meet Cody Wilson, the anarchist behind the world's first 3-D printed gun
BY ELIAS GROLL
Does this woman look like she'd be a good president of Bulgaria?
BY JOSHUA E. KEATING
U.N. investigator on Syria: Out over her skis yet again?
BY JOHN HUDSON
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