How will Australia's election result affect the region, including U.S.-China competition?

Ashlyn Anderson, Lauren Dickey, Darcie Draudt, Andrew Hill, Will Piekos, and Sharone Tobias look at the top stories in Asia today. 1. Pope Francis draws thousands on his first trip to Asia. Pope Fra…

As 2020 comes to a close, here are ten positive stories on the foreign policy front that happened in the past year. 

One dominant theme of President Xi Jinping’s political report at the 19th Party Congress is China’s national rejuvenation. China was described as a “great power” or a “strong power” 26 times in his s…

Locals read Chinese newspapers displayed on a public notice board in central Beijing. (David Gray/Courtesy Reuters) Over the past year, the world has watched with growing dismay as China’s leaders h…

Lorand Laskai is a research associate in Asia studies program at the Council on Foreign Relations. You can follow him @lorandlaskai.  Like most policymakers around the world, the leadership of the C…