The space domain is increasingly important to Japan and the United States for both military security and economic prosperity.

Earlier this week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held the Sixth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee in Beijing. The leadership, headed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, presided over the meeting of almost 350 Central Committee members and other senior party and...

This week a political scandal involving Choi Soon-sil, a friend and personal adviser to President Park Geun-hye, has engulfed South Korean domestic politics. The concerns center around Choi, a private citizen, having been given access by Park to speeches, official documents,...

This report explores the implications of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative on the politics and economics of Central Asia.

If decades of torrid growth have been the opening scene on Asia’s economic stage, the region’s reconnecting—through new roads, railways, and other infrastructure—could be the next act.

Yesterday, Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, or Rama IX, died after reigning for 70 years. He was 88 years old and had been in failing health for the past five years, rarely leaving the hospital. King Bhumibol ascended to the throne in 1946 and served as a key source of...

The October 2016 issue of the Thoughts from the Chairman newsletter features recent Freeman Chair event videos, podcasts, publications, analysis, and a featured essay analyzing the the benefits of meetings in China.

Since 1985, Chinese missile forces, which are under the command of the Second Artillery Force (SAF) or Second Artillery Corps (SAC), have changed strikingly in character.

The U.S.-India relationship has fluctuated from mutual suspicion to the current high-water mark of cooperation embodied in the seemingly close relationship between U.S. president Barack Obama and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.