U.S.–Burma Policy Is About More Than a Successful By-Election
As we inch closer to the April 1 by-elections in Burma, during which Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) will… Read More
Takeaways from Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s Visit to the U.S.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States was extremely short on substance. It was really just a public relations exercise for both… Read More
Alliance at Work: Philippine Military Kills Southeast Asia Terrorist Leader
According to Associated Press reports today, the Philippine military has killed Southeast Asia’s most-wanted terrorist on Thursday. With U.S. support, two OV-10 aircraft bombed a… Read More
NATO Report Indicates Taliban Plotting Power Grab
In a secret NATO report recently leaked to the British media, Taliban insurgents told their interrogators that they are increasingly confident that the Taliban will… Read More
Hasty Afghan Troop Drawdown Could Jeopardize Drone Campaign
President Obama publicly admitted Monday for the first time that the U.S. is conducting an aggressive drone missile campaign against terrorists predominantly located in Pakistan’s… Read More
The Good News of Taiwan’s Election
With the election of Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan has once again demonstrated the maturity of its political processes. The successful conduct of Taiwan’s democratic elections reminds… Read More
Taliban Prisoner Release A Premature, Dangerously Naive Move
The British newspaper The Guardian has reported that the U.S. has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantanamo Bay in return for… Read More
North vs. South: How Economic Freedom Impacts Korea
Real life can never give social scientists the kind of laboratory-quality tests that natural scientists can create, but sometimes it comes close. Since the two… Read More
China May Gain Base in Seychelles
Chinese officials have recently been discussing the possibility of establishing a naval facility in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Unlike the comments made… Read More
Cuban and Chinese Bloggers Speak on Havel’s Greatness, Kim’s Tyranny
The reaction of bloggers in two remaining communist dictatorships to the recent deaths of pro-freedom crusader Vaclav Havel and his polar opposite, North Korean tyrant… Read More
Dealing with China-U.S. Tariff Law
A federal court this week barred the simultaneous application of anti-dumping and countervailing duties to imports from China, a practice begun by the Department of… Read More
Morning Bell: The Death of Kim Jong-il
North Korea’s official media announced that Kim Jong-il, the country’s long-time leader, died on Saturday of “physical and mental overwork.” Although Kim had several health… Read More
Huntsman Visit and a U.S.-Taiwan FTA
Former Governor Jon Huntsman (R–UT) was at The Heritage Foundation this week answering policy questions. In his talk, he emphasized budget discipline, tax reform, and… Read More
Moving Forward with the U.S.-India–Australia Trilateral Dialogue
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center hosted a very timely discussion on the prospects for U.S.–Australia–India Trilateral Cooperation featuring Graham Fletcher, the deputy… Read More
U.S. Should Encourage Strong Japan-India Relations
India is steadily emerging to be one of the world’s top economic players but still faces development challenges and infrastructure bottlenecks that hinder growth. Heritage’s… Read More
As Long as We’re Talking About ‘Cold War Mentality’
In recent weeks, representatives of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have complained of America’s “Cold War mentality.” The rhetoric is in reaction to President… Read More
Global Investors Prefer the United States, Not China
Conventional wisdom has it that China’s growing economy poses a serious threat to America’s status as a global economic superpower. The media and politicians repeat… Read More
Morning Bell: Debate Night
Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, eight Republican presidential candidates will take the stage at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., to tell America where they stand… Read More
Upgrading Taiwan’s F-16s Is Not Enough
During his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Lippert, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, was… Read More
U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to the Philippines: Another Ship on the Way
Back in August, the Philippine Navy christened its newest flagship, the 115-meter Gregorio del Pilar, a refurbished former U.S. Coast Guard vessel built in 1965…. Read More
Pakistan Dust-up An Unfortunate Distraction
The Pakistani media are having a feeding frenzy over an op-ed written more than a month ago in the London-based Financial Times by Pakistani-American businessman… Read More
Australia’s Reversal of Uranium Ban to India Could Spur Trilateral Engagement
In a November 15 op-ed in The Age, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that she would push her Labor Party to overturn its ban… Read More
New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate over the War in Afghanistan
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a hard-won victory for the United States, but the gains made in pursuit of that day of justice… Read More
Guest Blog: China’s Space Program Threatens U.S. National Security
On November 2nd, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) completed a critical milestone in its young, yet ambitious, space program. China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8, which… Read More
Hold Pakistan Accountable in Afghanistan
With the 2014 Afghan troop withdrawal quickly approaching, a recent House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia hearing stressed the need to press… Read More
Terrorism in Southeast Asia: Down, but Not Out
According to press reports, fighting between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the al-Qaeda linked terrorist unit known as the Abu Sayyaf Group… Read More
Will China Bail Out the EU?
The European press has a death grip on the idea that China will provide the huge sums of money necessary to make a dent in… Read More
Is Russia Becoming Iran’s Diplomatic Godfather?
Moscow has shown yet again that it is determined to protect Iran’s controversial nuclear program. Russia and China have asked Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic… Read More
What’s Down There? China’s Tunnels and Nuclear Capabilities
Recent news reports have highlighted Chinese construction of a system of underground tunnels and raised serious questions about what they might imply regarding China’s nuclear… Read More
