With Russia, China and North Korea all modernizing their nuclear arsenals, and Iran enriching, allies want U.S. reassurance. But they are less inclined to believe it.
Tag: Far East, South and Southeast Asia and Pacific Areas
Future of Pacific Islands Forum Is in Doubt After Palau’s Exit
The future of an 18-nation group is in doubt after Palau abandoned it over a leadership dispute.
With Concessions and Deals, China’s Leader Tries to Box Out Biden
Xi Jinping has been making trade agreements in Asia and now Europe, hoping to head off the incoming president’s efforts to rally a united front against China.
In 2020, We Were There: The Year’s 13 Most Popular Dispatches
Even challenged by extraordinary travel restrictions, our correspondents explored the world’s most compelling places, in 49 countries, although their journeys often became more local, and personal.
‘Box’ or Gem? A Scramble to Save Asia’s Modernist Buildings
Groups across the region are rallying to save buildings that officials consider too new, too ugly or too unimportant to protect from demolition.
Your Wednesday Briefing
France eases travel restrictions on the U.K.
‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, Pro-Democracy Forces Worry About Biden
The president-elect’s aim of returning normalcy to foreign policy has spooked human rights defenders in Asia, who see President Trump as someone who confronted dictators.
They Beat Back the Virus (Again and Again and Again)
Hard-to-trace clusters, along with pandemic fatigue, have forced officials in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan to keep recalibrating their responses.
Jan Myrdal, Swedish Author and Provocateur, Dies at 93
His father and mother were both Nobel winners. His most famous book was about how badly they had treated him.
U.S. to Establish Embassy in the Maldives
Competing for influence in the region with China, the United States will for the first time have an embassy in the tiny nation of islands off the shore of India.