Asian studies
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China’s Looming Succession Crisis
After nearly nine years in office, Chinese President Xi Jinping dominates his country’s political system. He controls the domestic policymaking…
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A Taliban Victory Is Not Inevitable
Taliban forces have stepped up attacks across the country and overrun a growing number of districts.
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Strait of Emergency?
Oriana Skylar Mastro’s article “The Taiwan Temptation” (July/August 2021) is one of many recent articles that warns of the growing…
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Women Are the Key to Vaccinating the World
Late last year, in Karachi’s Metroville Colony, Sadia Rizwan went door-to-door administering a two-drop oral polio vaccine to children.
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America Is Not Ready for a War With China
The United States has spent $19 trillion on its military since the end of the Cold War. That is $16…
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The Plot Against China?
The United States and China are embroiled in a contest that might prove more enduring, more wide-ranging, and more intense…
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A Grand Bargain With North Korea
At the Eighth Korean Workers’ Party Congress in January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un orchestrated a decisive shift in…
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China’s Dangerous Double Game in North Korea
By Oriana Skylar Mastro A new administration in Washington faces a familiar problem: North Korea is once again testing missiles, including…
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The Taiwan Temptation
For more than 70 years, China and Taiwan have avoided coming to blows. The two entities have been separated since…
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The Robber Barons of Beijing
It seemed like a typical story of Chinese corruption. Stuffing suitcases full of company shares, the businessman lavished bribes on…
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China’s Economic Reckoning
Many observers look at China and see its leadership playing a masterful game. They see China refusing to bend its…
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Xi’s Gamble
Xi Jinping is a man on a mission. After coming to power in late 2012, he moved rapidly to consolidate…
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