Asia

‘[F]uture historians might choose Jan. 16, 2021, as the fatal moment for the American empire.’

More proof that the world is returning to an age of strongmen

A close look at the numbers reveals a dogged determination to boost military power.

Giving the Coast Guard a military mandate is ‘a sign that a plausible war can occur’ in the South China Sea.

The coup in Myanmar could force the country closer to Beijing.

Russians are angered by worsening government authoritarianism, falling living standards, and extreme inequality.

Germany’s cooperation with Russia is reckless and malicious.

The label is well deserved.

Russia is showing that a dollar-free future is closer than many think.

The 2008 Georgia war revealed deficiencies in the Russian military. In the aftermath, it began leaving behind the obsolete Soviet-era legacy force as a new, modern army took flight on the wings of its powerful air force.

Expect China to double down on taking over this highly contested, highly valuable sea.

The Chinese military threat against Taiwan has reached the highest since the 1996 missile crisis.

Beijing is surveying its way to Australia.

‘No one has managed to restrain Russia.’

This nation seeks world domination—and it is making impressive progress in realizing that ambition.

The Kremlin knows America’s technological systems are far from secure—and it’s meticulously preparing to cripple them.

‘Joint aerial patrols by strategic bombers used to be rare, but as they become more frequent in the future, the world will get used to it.’

Japan’s largest defense budget ever will make its military more powerful than ever.

Putin expands his footprint in the USSR’s old stomping grounds.

The dragon creeps ever closer to Australia.

The relationship is strong enough that America’s election may have been changed by foreign nationals.

Media mogul Jimmy Lai is the most prominent victim so far in the Chinese Communist Party’s takeover of Hong Kong.