Outside the Beltway

North Korea now claims it has miniaturized nuclear warheads sufficienctly so that they can be placed on missiles. They also say they can launch missiles from submarines.

Chinese analysts are telling their American counterparts that North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far more sophisticated than previously believed.

Modern Singapore’s founder passed away at age 91 earlier this week.

Can a country entry reap the benefits of the connected age while successfully tying down the Internet?

There are again reports of Chinese frustration with the Kim regime in North Korea, but change is unlikely to happen in the DPRK until Beijing is ready to let it happen.

A knowledgeable observer has a dim forecast.

Good news for two released Americans, but no clue what’s motivating North Korea’s latest actions.

Quietly, oil prices have been falling for months now. That’s potentially a very big deal.

In the current situation, speaking out forcefully as some are demanding can only do more harm than good.

A scandal erupted when the Chinese people learned their leaders were flying first class and staying in five-star hotels. Problem solved!

While the world watches Ukraine, Central Asia could also be an area where Russia may seek to expand its territory.

Diplomatic word games.

Another civilian government falls in Thailand.

China sends a message to Kim Jong Un.

The USA’s 142-year streak as the world’s largest economy is ending.

Predicting the end of the DPRK is a fool’s errand.

The opening to China was entirely Richard Nixon’s idea. Henry Kissinger opposed it vehemently.

Well, that didn’t take long.

The U.S. position on China’s new air defense zone is exceedingly clear. The question is where it goes from here.

Even as it defies China’s illegal territorial claims with military flights, the Obama administration is urging US airlines to comply.