The foreign policy issues President Obama faces are taking place against the backdrop of something even bigger: a massive shift in the distribution of global wealth and power toward Asia.

The Bush administration has not yet insisted upon any serious measures to verify the full scope and status of the North's nuclear weapons programs.

The Bush administration now appears unwilling to supply Taiwan with the weapons they were originally offered in 2001.

China's growth and disagreement over North Korea threaten to set back the most important pan-Pacific alliance.

The road to Pyongyang runs through Beijing.

With the U.S.-ROK alliance in question, the United States must assert its military posture, maintain relations with Japan, defend sea lines of communication, and maintain a role in Asia.

The termination of the U.S.-South Korean alliance would prove harmful to South Korea.

With the U.S.-ROK Alliance in question, the United States must assert its military posture, maintain relations with Japan, defend sea lines of communication, and maintain a role in Asia.