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President Obama heads for Asia—engaging China in a big and bold way is on his agenda—our White House is providing coverage1.Longtime China hand and specialist Orville Schell well summarizes the state of the current China-U.S. relationship:… more »

Originally Published February 16, 2009; Updated and Republished February 21, 2009; Updated and Republished February 25, 2009; Updated and Republished May 06, 2009; Updated and Republished May 27, 2009:United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton… more »

Japan joins the growing list of nations signing up for pirate duty off the coast of Somalia and surrounding seas—this is a big deal for Japan who normally works so quiet, hard, and efficient behind the scenes in non-combat roles and partnerships.… more »