The Globalist

What explains Chinese collusion with, and protection of, North Korea? Isn’t China fearful of having a rogue nuclear state on its border?

Unpacking the THAAD-Lotte-North Korea-China controversy.

Why does Beijing prop up an unhelpful ally regime that could spark a major war?

We wonder: How big is South Korea’s economy compared to that of its northern rival?

154 years after the abolition of serfdom, Russia is Europe’s most slave-holding nation, in modern terms.

North Koreans aren’t the robots they are often portrayed as in Western newspapers and magazines.

Just how serious is this fledgling romance between Seoul and Beijing?

Russia Pivots to Asia

Did Japan, Korea et al. see any signs of U.S. President Obama’s Asia “pivot” in his recent trip?

How do the militarized nations of East Asia view each other?