Asia

The Silent Treatment Won't Stop Japan

China and Korea are furious with their neighbor. Their current approach won't get results.

The Silent Treatment Won't Stop Japan

China and Korea are furious with their neighbor. Their current approach won't get results.

What to Expect from Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's new prime minister won't fix the economy and is constrained on foreign policy.

A Worthwhile Redirection in Pakistan

A detente with India serves U.S. interests, even if Islamabad and Washington drift further apart in the process.

Sharif Must Square the Circle

Pakistan's democratic milestone needs to be followed up by getting control of the national-security state.

Nawaz Sharif's Great Challenge

Pakistan's new man on top inherits a country wracked by crisis.

Take the Middle East Plunge, President Xi

Israeli-Palestinian peace ought to move from a quartet to a European-Chinese duet.

Park Geun-hye Comes Calling

The United States and South Korea are too close for either's good.

Previewing Park's New North Korea Policy

South Korea's new president will break with the hard-line approach of Lee Myung-bak.

The Destructive Power of Conventional Wisdom

A study suggests China isn't getting pushier—the common perception was wrong.

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May 23, 2013