Strategic Challenges

A slideshow captures speakers, panelists, and special guests at an event centered on potential collaboration between the U.S. and China.
Weighing the relative merits of greater engagement versus sanctions.
TIME International's Michael Elliott on an issue that went missing in the 2008 contest.
TIME International's Michael Elliott on an issue that went missing in the 2008 contest.
Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says next US president should "reach out" to the Middle East.
Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says next US president should "reach out" to the Middle East.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Han Seung-soo, presents his vision for common prosperity on the Korean peninsula.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Han Seung-soo, presents his vision for common prosperity on the Korean peninsula.
Speaking at the Asia Society, the Afghan leader says he sees "a ray of hope" in Pakistan after Zardari's election.
Speaking at the Asia Society, the Afghan leader says he sees "a ray of hope" in Pakistan after Zardari's election.
With reports and speculation running rampant on the whereabouts and health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, "Korea-watchers" are grappling with how to get to the bottom of what's really going on.