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Hopes for reform in Burma are starting to be fulfilled, but skepticism of its rulers is still warranted.

In a momentous strategic shift, President Obama has begun a military buildup in East Asia in a foolish attempt to intimidate China. It will bring blowback, and a greater risk of war.

Is Deng Xiaoping’s legacy of modernization without political reform one that no contemporary Chinese official can control?

When it comes to subjecting resource-rich, developing countries to American military power, President Obama is in the process of outdoing his predecessor.

Despite a government crackdown, an inter-racial coalition of Malaysians has emerged as an effective force for political reform.

A vivid and personal portrait of a husband and his enduring work.

Nick Cullather’s The Hungry World teaches us that US agricultural assistance in Asia during the cold war was a Green Counterrevolution.

The Department of Defense's December review of Afghan strategy glossed over real challenges to the US involvement in the country's political and economic development.

What Sebastian Junger and Restrepo won't tell you about war.

A commencement address for those graduating into a disillusioned and disconnected can't-do nation.