How Can South Korea Help Prevent a U.S. Attack on North Korea?
South Korea can take the lead in establishing better relations with North Korea.
Human Rights Must Be Integrated Into International Investment Agreements
Human rights NGOs urge rejection of CETA, RCEP, TPP, TTIP, EU-Vietnam FTA.
Raising the Stakes in Asia
The growing U.S. military presence in Asia could backfire, giving birth to what it ostensibly seeks to prevent.
The Puzzling Persistence of APEC
APEC’s record of irrelevance is rivaled by few other international forums.
The South China Sea Conundrum
A more stable U.S.-China relationship is needed to avoid great-power conflict in the South China Sea.
China Lassoes its Neighbors
It might be the world’s largest free trade area, writes columnist Walden Bello, but Southeast Asia is still getting a raw trade deal from China.
Myanmar, the UN, and ASEAN
There should be no returning to the unsustainable status quo at the East Asia Summit.
Vietnam: The Changing Faces of Reform
Andrew Wells-Dang questions whether Western capitalism is transforming Vietnam into a neo-liberal paradise.
China and Southeast Asia
Beijing is wooing Southeast Asia. Washington can either try to break up the relationship, writes Evelyn Goh, or work out a more peaceable ménage a trois.