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.

The South China Sea row highlights how much influence ASEAN has lost compared with Beijing.

The Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act does not reorganize a native Hawaiian government, it creates one, and there is good reason to believe this is unconstitutional.

What's the fastest growing minority group in America? It's Asian-Americans.

A little bit of money goes a long way in Afghanistan.

Experts suggest that the United States should focus on making its goals in the Middle East clear, rather than popular, through the use of public diplomacy.

The idea that thisportdeal somehow means turning over the ownership of American ports to foreigners makes no sense.

The government of the Philippines has yielded to the blackmail of Islamist terrorists; it has agreed to hasten the withdrawal of peacekeepersin Iraq in exchange for a hostage.