Keyword: strategic challenges

Focus on Asia Will Define China's Near-Term Foreign Policy, Says Historian Westad

Prof. Odd Arne Westad, winner of the 2013 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award, speaks at Asia Society New York on December 18, 2013. (David Barreda/Asia Society)

Historian Odd Arne Westad says China's leaders see the country as a regional power and ought to develop a more cooperative relationship with Southeast Asia.

December 23rd by Josh Rosenfield

For North Korea, a Disastrous 2013 Has Set Up a Precarious 2014

A North Korea soldier stands guard on the banks of the Yalu River which separates the North Korean town of Sinuiju from the Chinese border town of Dandong on the second anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-Il, December 17, 2013. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

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Asia Society's Matthew Stumpf says North Korea finds itself in an ever-more precarious international situation after a disastrous series of decisions in 2013.

December 19th by Matt Stumpf

Audio: Expert Says Timing of Obama's Myanmar Visit 'Exactly Right'

U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Aung San Suu Kyi during a stop at her private residence in Yangon on November 19, 2012. (Pete Souza/U.S. Department of State)

Policy

Asia Society's Suzanne DiMaggio explains why Obama's trip to Southeast Asia is the right move at the right time.

November 20th by Boruo Chen

Keyword: strategic challenges

Focus on Asia Will Define China's Near-Term Foreign Policy, Says Historian Westad

For North Korea, a Disastrous 2013 Has Set Up a Precarious 2014

Audio: Expert Says Timing of Obama's Myanmar Visit 'Exactly Right'

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