China may be trying to boost nationalist sentiment by reopening a previously settled if relatively unknown maritime dispute.

Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla examines the financial and political challenges facing governments around the globe as they struggle to maintain stability.

As a preview of next week's series on the Yangtze River, Stratfor East Asia Analyst John Minnich discusses the crucial role the river plays in the economic development of China's interior.

Stratfor Vice President of Africa Analysis Mark Schroeder discusses African countries' dependence on Chinese investment for their own economic development.

Hanoi is building out its navy to better position itself for competition in the South China Sea.

Stratfor Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan discusses Japan's evolving role in East Asia and its path to becoming a formidable military nation.

The buildup of China's and Japan's maritime law enforcement agencies increases the danger around the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.

Jakarta's move to become a manufacturer instead of an exporter is the logical outgrowth of several factors.

Stratfor examines Japan's primary geographic challenge of sustaining its large population with little arable land and few natural resources.

Stratfor East Asia Analyst John Minnich discusses the constraints facing China's Fifth Generation leaders as they officially assume control of the country.