Joshua Kurlantzick says, "... Thailand, once a poster child for democratization in the developing world, has undergone perhaps the most rapid and severest democratic regression in the entire world."

Jerome A. Cohen discusses conspiracy speculations surrounding the Chen Guangcheng case.

Jerome A. Cohen says diplomacy took Chen Guangcheng only so far.

Joshua Kurlantzick warns that while investors may look on Burma as a potential emerging market, they should be aware that Burma has experienced periods of short-lived openness before.

Jerome A. Cohen looks at various types of incommunicado detention in China, and discusses what Bo Xilai could face under "shuanggui," a widely feared internal disciplinary action that is outside the reach of Chinese law.

Joshua Kurlantzick and Elizabeth Leader discuss how the newest threats to expression and access on the Internet are not coming from authoritarian states, but instead from somewhere more surprising: electoral democracies like Thailand, Turkey, and South Korea.

Jerome A. Cohen discusses Bo Xilai, criminal justice, and China's leadership.

Sheila A. Smith discusses recovery and rebuilding one year after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Jerome A. Cohen discusses the successes of the Shanghai Communique forty years later and says challenges lie ahead for political leaders to preserve both peace in East Asia and freedom for the people of Taiwan.

Adam Segal says Chinese hacking is not going away soon, and with no international consensus on cyber standards, companies need to do a better job of protecting intellectual property and trade secrets.

Joshua Kurlantzick explores the challenges of Myanmar's business environment.

Elizabeth C. Economy discusses Chinese vice president Xi Jinping's visit to the United States.

Jerome A. Cohen and Jared Genser argue that the case of detained Chinese rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng demonstrates how far the Chinese government will go to suppress legitimate criticism by its citizens.

Joshua Kurlantzick says that despite the hopes raised by the Arab Spring, democracy is actually in retreat around the world, but there is a way to revive it.

Jerome A. Cohen states that even with Kim Jong-Il's death the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is likely to exist for some time, and the United States should vigorously promote, not impede, its participation in the world.

Scott A. Snyder asks, "What are the prospects for a unified, nuclear-free Korea?"

Scott A. Snyder discusses the implications of Kim Jong-Il's death.

Jerome A. Cohen says proposals in the revision of the criminal procedure law would entrench the practice of enforced disappearances in China.

Joshua Kurlantzick says dramatic signs of political opening and reform by Myanmar's new civilian government suggest the limits of international pressure.

Elizabeth Economy says the response to President Obama's latest Asia trip has been mixed, and some Chinese commentators are missing the point.