What if China does not democratize?

Tensions in the South China Sea have been on the rise following a number of incidents at sea and tough rhetoric among the claimants to the sea's waters and islands.

Without profound changes in the scientific and regulatory environment, things will remain very tough for the agile disruptor -- relatively good news for established giants, presumably less good news for patients and for progress.

Beijing bests Manila in a naval standoff, worrying its neighbors.

Withholding needed arms from Taiwan in the present makes a future conflict--and US intervention therein--more likely. A cordial relationship with Beijing today wouldn't seem to be worth the future costs to the United States.

New data indicate that traditional values played an enormously important role in determining the survival of Titanic passengers.

As liberals frantically try to explain away President Obama's problems, it has become clear that Obama has lost his connection with the American people and that he is aloof without inspiring confidence.

Facing growing threats from China and North Korea, Japan must think about how to shape the regional security environment before it gets shaped by others.