Asia

Warm Prospects for Democracy in China

By Yvonne Chen
Staff Writer
January 23, 2012

The stage is set for a democratic transition in the People’s Republic.


Overcoming Thailand’s Regional Economic Challenges

By Chayut Setboonsarng
Contributor
January 2, 2012

Preparing Thailand for Asia’s single-market community will require better collaboration between lawmakers and business leaders.


India Enters the AfPak Fray

By Joel Dustin Kellner
Staff Writer
October 24, 2011

The United States is approving of a new strategic partnership between India and Afghanistan, but Pakistan’s discontent may make the alliance more trouble than it is worth.


The New Powerhouse of Asia

By Eleonora Ambrosi
Contributor
October 10, 2011

Uranium-rich Kazakhstan is fast becoming a strategic player among the Asian powers.


Nein, Non, No to China

By Calvin Garner
Editor in Chief
September 19, 2011

China is offering a bailout to Europe’s troubled economies. EU leaders should say “no thanks.”


North Korea's Change of Heart

By Joel Dustin Kellner
Contributor
August 29, 2011

Pyongyang is signaling a renewed interest in negotiations, but its reasons are unclear. The international community should be wary.


China in Sub-Saharan Africa: Demand Extracting Supply

By Sanders Moody

The Chinese are opportunists when it comes to extracting natural resources from sub-Saharan Africa.


Dangerous Demographics: China Revisits the One-Child Policy

By Erik Walenza-Slabe
Staff Writer
July 12, 2011

After thirty-three years of implementation, China’s controversial One-Child Policy has come under government review.