We think of ourselves as the world's great immigrant society, and of course, for most of the country's history, that has been true. But something fascinating has happened over the past two decades. Other countries have been... more ››
Despite China's own long history, its leaders are ignoring Afghanistan's past. If China has decided that a bigger role there makes sense, they will proceed. The pretext that this is part of a "peaceful reconstruction process",... more ››
FOR China’s armed forces, these are troubling times. On June 2nd in Singapore, America’s defence secretary, Leon Panetta, said that 60% of his country’s combat ships would be deployed in Asia by 2020, up from... more ››