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The Growing Importance of the Arctic Council
A research vessel tours the Arctic Circle. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages)

The Growing Importance of the Arctic Council

Admitting more observer countries will raise the council's profile but will not necessarily facilitate policy decisions.

May 17, 2013 | 09:16 GMT
Japan: An Opportunity for Regional Financial Leadership
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso in Washington on April 19 NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Japan: An Opportunity for Regional Financial Leadership

Through an ASEAN grouping, Tokyo means to reassert itself.

May 3, 2013 | 10:52 GMT
North Korea's Preconditions for Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) shortly after departing Seoul on April 13 PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images

North Korea's Preconditions for Talks

Most interesting is the suggestion that united Korea would benefit from the North's nuclear weapons.

Apr 18, 2013 | 13:14 GMT
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