Commentary and Analysis

Craig Kafura joins BBC Outside Source to discuss Speaker Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan and the impact it may have for the US, China, and the rest of the world.

If the United States and China are competing over global public opinion, who’s winning, and where?

Craig Kafura and Paul Nadeau discuss Shinzo Abe's reputation as a "controversial figure" and what is next for Japan.

Abe Shinzo’s assassination shocked the nation. Will constitutional revision be on the post-election agenda?

The majority of countries polled in a recent 53-nation study hold negative views of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

“The stronger Japanese response to this crisis is not solely driven by policymakers, but also by the public’s reaction,” writes Craig Kafura in the Diplomat.

Republicans are more concerned about China's rise than ever before.

New Chicago Council-Japan Institute of International Affairs data find the Japanese public has greater confidence in US economic and military power than do Americans.

With coming visits to India, “There will be an opportunity for the US to smooth over some feathers that have been ruffled,” says Craig Kafura on India Today.

Fifty years ago, US President Richard Nixon traveled to China and established the basis for a normalization of relations between the two powers. Are we due for another transformation?