Asia-Pacific Archive

In doubling down on the U.S.-Philippines alliance, President Marcos angered China. Trump’s return might leave him out in the cold.

China announced modest changes to its visa-free travel program, part of a broader effort to reestablish its struggling tourism industry post-pandemic.

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached. But the damage he has done to South Korea in the past two weeks can’t be undone.

Myanmar’s civil war has shifted dramatically. But the potential for the military junta’s collapse has been overstated.

President Yoon’s declaration of martial law could strain South Korea’s relationship with the United States. That doesn’t mean it will benefit China.

Iran and Pakistan are thawing relations. But they aren’t addressing the causes of tensions in their respective Baloch regions.

Women bear the heaviest burden of the Taliban’s gender apartheid policies. But they have negative impacts on men, too.

Yoon’s desperate and ill-fated gamble surprised everyone, but the dynamics in South Korea that drove him to make it have been on display for months.

In a tit-for-tat move, China announced it is banning exports to the U.S. of some rare-earth minerals needed for advanced technologies.