Northeast Asian politics is an intriguing but bitter pot of jambalaya for scholars, journalists, and pundits in and across the region. Problems, concerns, dispu

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If you want to see how the use of torture has undermined U.S. influence and power, look at Latin America. From San Salvador to Santiago, the continent’s citize

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests were a positive failure. The 75-day occupation which ended on Dec. 11 failed to achieve the hoped-for democratic reforms. Bu

The occupation of Hong Kong’s Admiralty district ended Thursday as protesters young and old packed up their tents and sat peacefully as police closed in. Some

On Wednesday, a Chinese court sentenced Liu Tienan, formerly the deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, to life in prison for taking alm

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