
Stabilizing the Korean Peninsula requires regional solidarity. Tougher sanctions or high-level dialogue with Pyongyang could erode that necessary cohesion.

Upcoming Pakistani elections are unlikely to fundamentally change the country’s foreign policies, but the next civilian government could be more cooperative.

As NATO prepares to pull out of Afghanistan in 2014, China has an opportunity to assert some leadership in helping steer Afghanistan in a more positive direction.

Turkey faces a potentially critical alignment of stars. If it overcomes all the challenges ahead, Ankara may make a spectacular return to the international stage.

The National Coalition took up Syria’s Arab League seat, but its victory will be fleeting if the coalition doesn't soon provide effective governance in liberated areas.

It no longer makes strategic sense for China to support North Korea.

The Tajik president should rethink his commitment to building the controversial Rogun Dam and explore other ways to revamp the country’s energy sector.

The risk of a dangerous downward spiral in Lebanon is real. It must form a new government, appoint a head of the internal security forces, and hold parliamentary elections.

China should embrace globalization and its own domestic market to become a truly global manufacturing power-house.

Xi Jinping’s first foreign trip as China’s president reflects the remarkable progress made in the Chinese-Russian relationship. But potential pitfalls remain.

With an economy on the brink of collapse and rising popular discontent with the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's leadership urgently needs to address its economic, political, and security challenges.

China is criticized for becoming more assertive, aggressive, and bullying, but in reality it should be seen as too reactive.

Poland’s decision to indirectly criticize Russia on human rights issues as part of the EU and not as a single state is a strategic decision. This allows Warsaw to voice its concerns while still maintaining its position in the EU and reaping the benefits of productive relations with Moscow.

As its economy decelerates, India has a golden opportunity to look east and sustain high growth rates for years to come.

The Kazakh nuclear experience is a reminder of the power of diplomacy and the economic incentives at the disposal of the international community.

To fully rejuvenate its economy, Malaysia needs to become an ethnically blind society run by an ethnically blind government.

Now is the time to unlock the full potential of the Lisbon reforms to ensure the unity, consistency, and effectiveness EU foreign policy.

The United States needs to take a patient, measured approach in dealing with North Korea and persuading China to clamp down on Pyongyang.

U.S. diplomatic efforts are better expended on disincentivizing North Korea from selling nuclear materials and know-how than pointless denuclearization efforts.

Obama’s State of the Union address reinforces his overwhelming focus on a domestic agenda in his second term.