1. The oil tanker Megalonissos, built in 2004 by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Ulsan, South Korea

    US Officials Press Korea to Reduce Iranian Imports

    American officials try to sway Seoul’s stance on trade with Iran but it’s a major Korean trading partner.

  1. President Barack Obama talks with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during the opening plenary session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 13, 2011

    The Pacific Balance is Shifting in China’s Favor

    As the United States are increasingly hard pressed to defend Taiwan, they must consider retaliatory options.

  1. President Barack Obama listens to President Hu Jintao of China at a G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009 (Getty Images)

    America a Pacific Power, “Here To Stay”

    Critical to President Barack Obama’s balancing act with the Chinese is a trade partnership that excludes them.

  1. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev meets with North Korea's Kim Jong-il, August 24, 2011

    North Korea Welcomes Greater Power Rivalry

    The peninsula could succumb to traditional greater power rivalry before democracy has a chance to emerge in the North.

  1. Morning in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2011 (Huey Yoong)

    Good Morning Vietnam Indeed

    The Southeast Asian country is emerging as the ultimate “un-China,” economically vibrant with a huge American diaspora.