When Foreign Policy first published my essay "Soft Power" in 1990, who would have expected that someday the term would be used by the likes…
Back in 2000, when the unpredictable and seemingly maniacal North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was threatening general mayhem in Asia, the…
In this piece, Nick Burns discusses the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow as his choice first trip overseas as…
Japan and China have been much in the news lately because of their dispute over seven square kilometers of barren islets in the East China…
When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its…
As John Kerry takes the reins as secretary of state, no international problem will test his considerable diplomatic skills more than our…
Citing an escalating dispute over islands in the East China Sea, The Economist warned last week that “China and Japan are sliding toward…
Extending pragmatic trade and technology cooperation can help China and Japan improve their relations
Tensions between China and Japan…