Southeast Asia

Fish Story

The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is real. But not for the reasons you might think.

BY STEPHANIE KLEINE-AHLBRANDT | JUNE 25, 2012

Build Burma from the Ground Up

Relying only on the state to implement democratic reforms in Burma is a fool’s errand. But there’s a better way.

BY ELLIOTT PRASSE-FREEMAN | JUNE 22, 2012

Asia's Next Tiger

President Aquino's anti-corruption program is just what the Philippines economy needs.

BY GREG RUSHFORD | JUNE 19, 2012

8 Geographical Pivot Points

From Angola to Yemen, eight countries whose futures are tied up in the land they occupy.

BY MARGARET SLATTERY | JUNE 18, 2012

The Dictator Hunter's Wanted List

9 former autocrats and bad guys that should be made to pay for their crimes.

BY REED BRODY | JUNE 18, 2012

The Freedom to Hate

As sectarian violence lashes Burma, the media are using their newfound freedom for destructive ends.

BY HANNA HINDSTROM | JUNE 14, 2012

Ruling Facebookistan

The world's largest social networking site has a population nearly as large as China or India's. And the natives are getting restless.

BY REBECCA MACKINNON | JUNE 14, 2012

Party Like It's 1989

Why China's post-Tiananmen political model is running out of steam.

BY PERRY LINK | JUNE 4, 2012

Is America Pivoting to Asia Fast Enough?

Defense Secretary Panetta has put some muscle behind the Obama administration's Pacific ambitions. But will a few more ships really be enough to stare down China?

BY JAMES HOLMES | JUNE 4, 2012

Good Foreigner, Bad Foreigner

China's love-hate relationship with expats.

BY ANNE HENOCHOWICZ | JUNE 1, 2012

Betting on a Cambodian Spring

Why Cambodia’s opposition faces a steep uphill battle in its effort to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen.

BY THOMAS MANN MILLER | JUNE 1, 2012

Google Confronts the Great Firewall

In the second clash between the Internet search giant and the Chinese government, will freedom of speech win?

BY REBECCA MACKINNON | MAY 31, 2012

The Dictators Are Smarter Than You Think

Don't count the tyrants out. They've still got plenty of tricks up their sleeves.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 30, 2012

Red Flag and the Silver Screen

Why is China buying America's movie theaters?

BY SHAUN REIN | MAY 22, 2012

In the Crosshairs

Why controlling the international arms trade can help to build stable societies.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | MAY 22, 2012

Bangkok Blues

How did the one functional democracy in Southeast Asia get so screwed up?

BY JOSHUA KURLANTZICK | MAY 22, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

France fetes a new president, Spanish activists take to the streets, and Ratko Mladic finally goes to trial.

MAY 18, 2012

Meet the GUTS

The West isn't declining. Here are four world powers enjoying an astonishing renaissance.

BY BRUCE JONES AND THOMAS WRIGHT | MAY 17, 2012

Comrade Locke

Why is China so obsessed with America's backpack-wearing, coupon-clipping ambassador?

BY ANNE HENOCHOWICZ | MAY 14, 2012

Welcome to the New World Disorder

The G-8 is not about to save the world. It's time the United States started planning for the G-Zero.

BY IAN BREMMER | MAY 14, 2012

Burma Can Bring It

It’s true: Burma faces an uphill climb in its transition to democracy. But the odds may be better than you think.

BY MICHAEL ALBERTUS, VICTOR MENALDO | MAY 14, 2012

The World in Photos This Week

France gets a new president, neo-Nazis make gains in Greece, and Putin hits the ice.

MAY 11, 2012

Uh-Oh. Pakistan Can't Pay Its Electric Bills.

How an energy crisis became an economic and political crisis too.

BY COLIN COOKMAN | MAY 10, 2012

China's iPad Generation

Meet the children left behind when mommy and daddy go to the factory.

BY DEBORAH JIAN LEE, SUSHMA SUBRAMANIAN | MAY 3, 2012

Citizen Chen

How a Chinese legal activist became an icon of freedom.

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | MAY 2, 2012

9 Ways of Looking at Chen

A human rights hero becomes a meme.

BY SOPHIE BEACH | MAY 2, 2012

Obama's Smart Diplomacy in China

The United States did the right thing in cutting a deal to save blind activist Chen Guangcheng. But his case highlights just how much progress China needs to make on human rights.

BY FRANK JANNUZI | MAY 2, 2012

China's Left Behind Children

Breakneck growth has made China an economic miracle. But will the destruction of families prove to be too high a cost?

BY DEBORAH JIAN LEE, SUSHMA SUBRAMANIAN | MAY 1, 2012

Tobacco's War on Women

The global tobacco industry is targeting women in emerging markets. Can public policy rise to the challenge?

BY BRAD EDMONDSON | MAY 1, 2012

Why America Must Save Chen Guangcheng

Now is one of those times when the United States must live up to its ideals.

BY FRANK WOLF | APRIL 30, 2012