U.S. policy needs to reflect the fact that Taiwan is central to China’s increasingly assertive ideological as well as military challenge.

Democratic backsliding in Asia proves that the time for democratic multilateralism in the region is now.

How the border fight fits in with Beijing’s broader pressure campaign in Asia, and why it matters to the US.

Loyalty tests and taboo topics are creeping into Hong Kong’s politics.

The President fails to understand that security and values are mutually reinforcing, not an either/or proposition.

India denies that it caved to pressure from China in cancelling a prominent Uighur activist’s visa, but its explanations don’t stand up to scrutiny.

Veterans of Hong Kong’s 2014 street demonstrations are founding new political parties to demand a voice in the city’s government.

The UK’s Foreign Secretary has accused Beijing of a “serious breach” of its agreement over Hong Kong.

When will the U.S. see the connection between Putin’s repression at home and aggression abroad?

American interests would be better served by a broader, more ambitious policy on Tibet—one that brings democracy and strategic issues into the mix.