We haven’t blogged much about Hong Kong recently. The news, as readers probably now, has been pretty grim. On June 30, Beijing enacted a National Security Law that, in effect, ended any guarante
You might ask “How could it get any worse?” To that query, I reply “Mr. James Kirchick.” First things first, in accusing Eric Alterman and Matt Yglesias of nihilism for the cri
Tibet’s existence as an independent state is shrouded in controversy. Various empires controlled parts of the Tibetan plateau from the sixth century onward, around the time that Buddhism spread
There’s a good article in the NYT today about Japan’s increasingly aggressive defense posture. In addition to slight increases in defense spending, the deployment of assets farther away fr
Matt writes, in respone to David Axe’s suggestion that F-22s ought to be unleashed against Indian or British aggressor squadrons: Uh huh. But think about that. Why would the US Air Force be figh
Ezra writes: You know, I spent my first 21 years on the West Coast, and never once gave a moment’s thought to the possibility that I’d meet my end through a Chinese ICBM. Nor did anyone el
The tribal peoples of northeast Asia had been of concern to the Chinese Empire well prior to the 17th century. In the 13th century, the Mongols had descended upon China and created the Yuan Dynasty, o
Monday, the AP reported that Japan’s parliament voted to hold a referendum on Article 9 of its constitution. That provision in the constitution very strictly limits Japanese use of force. Prime