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Trump's Trade and Security Challenges with China

A vendor picks up a 100 yuan note above a newspaper featuring a photo of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, at a news stand in Beijing on November 10, 2016. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs

When Donald Trump assumes the presidency, perhaps his most complex foreign policy challenge will be China. Is he up to the task?

November 11th by Eric Fish

The U.S. Senate Elects Two New Asian American Members

California Attorney General Kamala Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, becoming one of three Asian Americans to serve on the body. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Children's Defense Fund)

On an otherwise dismal night for the Democrats, the victories of Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) tripled the number of Asian American U.S. senators.

November 9th by Matt Schiavenza

Aung San Suu Kyi for President in 2015?

Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, where she declared her intention to run for president, at the Myanmar International Convention Center in Naypyidaw on June 6, 2013. (Soe Than WIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia Society's Suzanne DiMaggio parses Aung San Suu Kyi's announcement that she intends to run for president of Myanmar if the country's constitution allows it.

June 6th by Asia Society

Will the Next 'Education President' Please Stand Up?

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney finish their debate at the University of Denver in Denver, CO on Oct. 3, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages)

What was missing from last night's Presidential debate, and has been absent from political discourse in general, this election season?

October 4th by Brandon Wiley

As Iran's President Heads to New York, an Opportunity

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a press conference in Doha on September 5, 2010 (Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)

Suzanne DiMaggio discusses the ramifications of Iran's President upcoming visit to NY.

September 7th by Jennifer Mattson

Sri Lanka's Growing Authoritarianism

Sri Lankan lawyers carry a makeshift coffin during a protest in Colombo on September 7, 2010 against a draft bill of the constitution that is being rushed through parliament on an urgent basis. (Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images)

A new amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution may cause a stir in the country's political arena.

September 7th by Asia Society