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Gov. Jerry Brown: 'California Is on the Mend'

California Governor Brown argues for California's comeback at Asia Society Northern California's 2012 Annual Dinner. more
North Korean soldiers carry a portrait of late leader Kim Jong-Il during a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images)

Deadlock on the Korean Peninsula

One of the great dilemmas of U.S. foreign policy is that at the strategic crossroads of East Asia—a region so vital to American interests—is a country with which the United States is technically still at war. more

Afghanistan: A Major Strategic Failure for the US

Vali Nasr explores the causes underlying what he describes as America's "singular failure" after more than 10 years in Afghanistan. more

Baker: A Skeptical Take on U.S. Afghanistan Strategy

Regarding Afghanistan, says former U.S. Secretary of State, "We don't have anybody to work with." more

Baker on Iran, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons

Deterrence is a viable strategy for Iran's nuclear ambitions, argues former U.S. Secretary of State. more

James A. Baker III: Don't Fear an Asian Century

China's rise doesn't necessarily mean America's fall, argues the veteran statesman. more

Vali Nasr on the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Complete)

Vali Nasr looks at the mounting strains in the relationship between the U.S., Pakistan, and Afghanistan, in conversation with Saeed Shafqat and Christine Fair. more

A Conversation with James A. Baker III (Complete)

The veteran statesman draws on his extensive public career in a wide-ranging discussion of U.S.-China policy and the current geopolitical landscape. more

Peter Popham: The Aung San Suu Kyi No One Knows

Highlights from Aung San Suu Kyi biographer Peter Popham's talk at the Asia Society. more

Peter Popham's New Life of Aung San Suu Kyi

The author of a major new biography of Aung San Suu Kyi describes his prodigious research and explains why a "new approach" to his subject was needed. more