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China’s Dongfeng-5C intercontinental ballistic missiles pass through Tiananmen Square during the military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3.

China’s Military Is Now Leading Wednesday’s parade proved the regional military balance has irrevocably changed.

A line of cars waits for fuel at a gas station in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 22.

Putin’s Fear of a Humiliating Economic Crisis Greater sanctions pressure could finally bring Moscow to the negotiating table.

The End of Development The West’s aid model was always a mirage. It’s time for a realistic alternative.

So You Want to Work in International Affairs A veteran practitioner’s 12 tips to land that first job.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.

Modi, Lee, and Trump’s Nobel Prize Obsession What India’s and South Korea’s dealings with Washington tell us about real and imagined U.S. peace initiatives in Asia.

From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk before a military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3.

China’s Military Parade Sends a Pointed Message to the West President Xi Jinping is flaunting Beijing’s weapons development and close ties with other autocratic leaders.

Farmer John Duffy loads soybeans from his grain bin onto a truck before taking them to a grain elevator in Dwight, Illinois, on June 13, 2018.

Trump Is Squeezing U.S. Farmers on All Sides The president’s chaotic agenda is making business even harder for one of his key voter bases.