As the leader of Malaysia's political opposition faces charges under very dubious circumstances, the U.S. government should make clear the importance America attaches to the role of law in sustaining a political process in which justice and freedom are natural allies

Are global corporations cleaning up their supply chains? The debate over the abysmally low wages paid to workers in emerging economies illustrates the difficulty. There are two conflicting narratives, both tied to China.

The region's ability to police its own waters can come only after governments in the region have stabilized, are capable of managing militaries, and are able to fight piracy.

Only by continuing to act on the high seas as it always has can the United States hope to maintain a system of international rules that serves its own interests. Ratifying UNCLOS could very well have the opposite effect.

Washington's South Asia strategy ought to be shaped less by the memory of failure, and more by an under-rated success: the transformation of once conflict-ridden Southeast Asia into an oasis of peace and relative prosperity.

How to keep a credible U.S. presence in Asia under a significantly reduced military budget is the new challenge for U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The answer, unfortunately, may well rest with Beijing.

As memory of past tragedies fade, many Australians question their participation in the war on terror. Whereas three years ago, the Australian mission in Afghanistan was relatively popular, polls now show almost two-thirds of Australians want their troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.

There is one country that is always a target of protest, and it is the target at this year's Toronto International Film Festival: the state of Israel.