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Commentary
By Geoffrey Fattig, February 4, 2013
Withdrawing U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula could kickstart diplomatic progress in Northeast Asia--and save billions of dollars to boot.
By Jon Mitchell, January 31, 2013
With Japanese militarism on the rise, Okinawan leaders bring an angry appeal for peace to Tokyo.
By Andre Vltchek, January 29, 2013
An interview with a commander of the Moro National Liberation Front in the Philippines.
Blog
By Russ Wellen, January 29, 2013
Non-nuclear weapons states forget that the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty exists at their pleasure.
By Winslow Wheeler, January 23, 2013
Will Hegel follow in Panetta's ideological footsteps when it comes to the Air-Sea, Cold War style battle in the Pacific?
By John Feffer, January 22, 2013
"Soft power" doesn't work when it's a fig leaf for military dominance.
By Leslie Garvey, January 15, 2013
The coverage of the Damini case has sparked a lively debate about how the Western media portrays rape culture abroad.
By Scott Ryan Charney, January 8, 2013
Its capabilities are limited, but so is its mission.
Column
By Conn Hallinan, December 26, 2012
The Pacific is no one's "lake," but an ocean vast enough for all.
By Russ Wellen, December 26, 2012
Rape may have reached its tipping point in India with the brutality of a recent incident.