Exporting nations need to understand that the negative consequences from the imposition of export restrictions will often outweigh the short-term gains.

Despite China's emergence as an economic power and all the talk about how America has become a service economy, U.S. manufacturing is alive and well. But there is a fly in the ointment -- the U.S. has become dangerously dependent on imports of raw materials needed to keep the economy moving.

What our friends and allies in Asia fear most is having to make a choice between following a declining America or accommodating a rising China.

Despite China's emergence as an economic power and all the talk about how America has become a service economy, U.S. manufacturing is alive and well.

China's engagement in Latin America is not necessarily bad news- except when it comes at the expense of American interests and security in the region.

The U.S. economy has been doing poorly for so long now that it's easy to get dispirited. But there are several reasons to think 2012 might be a good one for American economic performance.

Russia is poised for the first time in two decades to make its presence felt in the northern Pacific Ocean.

The US strategic position in the Pacific is starting to look a lot like it did 70 years ago — on the eve of Pearl Harbor.