Outside the Beltway

How can we know what happens next in North Korea when we didn’t even know Kim Jong-il had died?

Big news from North Korea.

After a lengthy wait, free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea have been approved by Congress.

Are the worries about China overtaking the United States realistic?

The U.S. War in Afghanistan sounds disturbingly similar to the Soviet one.

A new poll shows that Americans are starting to look East.

The U.S may be on the verge of committing the next decade to the future of Afghanistan.

What you think you know about the U.S.-China trade relationship may not be entirely true.

Joseph Nye explains why China’s “demand the United States address its structural debt problems and ensure the safety of China’s dollar assets” is really just talk.

Contrary to myth, China holds only 8 percent of US federal debt.

Yes, China’s GDP growth has been impressive for some time now, but it is not the sole way to understand development.

I’m continually shocked when demonstrably bright and accomplished people fall in love with authoritarian states.

Australia’s ABC News has video smuggled out by an activist showing widespread famine in North Korea, including filthy children begging in the streets and evidence that even soldiers are not getting enough to eat.

As the President prepares to announce his plans for the future in Afghanistan, a majority of Americans want the troops home now.

The ISI appears to have shown a special interest in informants that helped the CIA find bin Laden.

Turkey has had elections, and the ruling AKP has retained a majority in parliament. The next major issue appears to be constitutional reform.

The Navy’s director of warfare integration says China is a “smart and learning enemy.”