The Globalist

Reflections on the Post-Indian-Visa-Application-Stress-Syndrome.

A poor record on human rights hurts democracy in Japan.

Risks of unresolved territorial conflict threaten peace in Asia.

Japan and Venice share a similar history, but Japan should change course before that history repeats itself.

What’s at stake in Obama’s April 2014 visit.

Economic integration alone does not suffice to keep a dependable peace.

Can India be a global power when it can’t guarantee its own food security?

What is the weakest point in the geopolitical rise of Asia — and what are the rising nations doing to fix it?

Compared with other occupied nations, how did postwar Japan get so lucky?

Highly distinctive characteristics of East Asian societies have shaped the region’s politics. Are family traditions changing because of modernization?