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WASHINGTON ― The capture Tuesday of Mosul, the hub of northern Iraq, by al-Qaida-linked militants is an alarm bell that violent extremists are on the rise …

The Republican field for president has one stable center of gravity right now ― Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz doesn’t dominate with ideas or fundraising …

When members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations said recently they “understand” the political developments in Thailand, they were using a …

A passing phase or a dangerous and permanent strategic challenge to Asian stability for years to come? That, in a nutshell, is the debate about China’s …

In the run-up to Monday night’s presidential candidate debate, the conventional wisdom among constituents was that Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was a softly …

It is lamentable that Korea faces a ban on exporting its fish and fishery products to member countries of the European Union for its failure to fully cooperate …

President Park Geun-hye’s nomination on Monday of former journalist Moon Chang-keuk as her new prime minister reminds us of the constraints she faces in …

BERLIN ― One aspect of the Ukraine crisis that both Russia and the West need to understand is that the rest of the world appears to be relatively unconcerned …

“Gansong” Jeon Hyeong-pil was born in 1906 and died in 1962. Anyone who regrets that the great art collector’s 56-year life was too short can feel his …

In the wake of the prisoner swap that resulted in Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s release by the Taliban, questions are rightly being asked about the deal’s legal …