Ever since the end of the 35-year Japanese occupation of Korea in 1945 and the nearly unparalleled horrors of the Korean War, South...

When Donald Trump found out that the White House was hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner, he decided he should...

In his historic address to Congress in September, Pope Francis likened the magnitude of the current refugee crisis to that of World War...

Singapore’s Central Business District is known for its world-famous skyline. It boasts towering skyscrapers, a giant Ferris wheel, and...

It’s the biggest news of the season that isn’t news: The United States Federal Reserve has once again opted not to raise the federal...

Last week, Japan’s upper chamber of parliament approved new guidelines to allow the country’s military “to engage in overseas combat...

Over the past few years, the European Union has become increasingly vocal in its criticism of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians,...

Last month, Maldivian ex-President Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 years prison under charges of “terrorism.” More specifically, the...

The latest wedge in Sino-American relations is not China’s support of North Korea or its alleged cyber warfare tactics, but instead the...

Earlier this month, International Women’s Day created a platform for activism and protests around the world. In Beijing, however, hopes...

When the residents of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, took to the streets at midnight on July 9, 2011 to celebrate the country’s...

The notoriously hermetic and isolated country of North Korea closed its borders to tourists last fall due to concerns about the threat of...

Half a century ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a decision that still haunts the American memory today. In February 1965, Johnson...

On most days, Central is Hong Kong’s swarming business district: Thousands of suits and pencil skirts transform its streets into a sea of...

The Human Rights Watch World Report recently condemned Australia’s “draconian new policies” towards asylum seekers and refugees. The...

Since President Obama’s much-publicized visit to India in January, analysts have heralded the advent of strong US-India relations. The...

2014 was a tough year for the People’s Republic of China and its claim over territories. Last spring, the terrorist attacks in Xinjiang...

One of the many complex repercussions of Japan’s turbulent 1960s, the abduction of Japanese civilians by North Korea, is still a potent...

In spite of distance and lack of discussion in the news media, the East Asian nation of Japan has played a very important role in the...

The government exists to plan for the future, but what do you do if your future no longer wants you? This is the existential crisis...