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North Korea loves ‘Double Down’

North Korean state media quotes liberally and approvingly from the book about the 2012 presidential race.

Mon Nov 18 19:23:49 UTC 2013

Video history of America’s wars in Asia

How the Cold War got the U.S. involved in Korea and Vietnam and why it still matters.

Mon Nov 18 17:15:40 UTC 2013

Mia Farrow discusses her Central African Republic trip

The activist and former actor discusses the country’s worsening crisis.

Mon Nov 18 16:18:51 UTC 2013

The details of China’s one-child policy

These are the nine exceptions to the one-child policy

Sat Nov 16 15:09:20 UTC 2013

8 maps that explain Typhoon Haiyan

From climate change to the government’s preparation to the size of the storm itself, told in maps.

Fri Nov 15 19:03:04 UTC 2013

Why China still has forced abortions

This may be the one thing that Americans most misunderstand about China’s birth restriction.

Fri Nov 15 17:13:12 UTC 2013

The video dominating Indian social media

The three-minute Google ad is syrupy, but it tells one of India and Pakistan’s most important stories.

Fri Nov 15 14:21:50 UTC 2013

Meet the first-ever Kim Jong Un impersonator

Too bad he gets the North Korean leader wrong.

Thu Nov 14 21:16:46 UTC 2013

How Congress could stop a deal with Iran

Congress is facing a real dilemma over Iran talks.

Thu Nov 14 20:25:08 UTC 2013

Why South Korean media are furious with Putin

The Russian leader went to South Korea to build closer ties. It didn’t work out so well.

Thu Nov 14 18:32:09 UTC 2013

The decline of the Vulcans

How his administration consolidated foreign policy decision-making may have shaped key decisions.

Thu Nov 14 17:34:09 UTC 2013

Iranian political cartoon on nuclear talks

It’s funny, as well as a reminder of the mutual Iranian-Western mistrust permeating the talks.

Thu Nov 14 12:30:09 UTC 2013

Why the Philippines is so vulnerable to climate change

A U.N. report identifies it as the third most at-risk country in the world.

Tue Nov 12 20:46:40 UTC 2013

47 statistics that explain Typhoon Haiyan

The Philippines’ deadly storm, by the numbers

Tue Nov 12 17:19:34 UTC 2013

The science of Iranian nuclear negotiations

What is a heavy water reactor and why is it such a big deal?

Tue Nov 12 12:00:31 UTC 2013

Why wasn’t the Philippines ready?

Poverty, fractured governance and a weak rule of law made the country ill prepared for typhoon Haiyan.

Mon Nov 11 15:57:36 UTC 2013

What an Iranian nuclear deal would take

Kenneth Pollack: “This may well be the best opportunity that we have ever had, and maybe that we will ever have, to get a deal with the Iranians.“

Sat Nov 09 12:32:11 UTC 2013

How Netanyahu could kill a nuclear deal with Iran

The Israeli leader could leverage opposition in Congress, which Obama needs to make a deal work.

Fri Nov 08 17:06:24 UTC 2013

Why did we go to war in Iraq? An interview with Peter Baker.

Fri Nov 08 12:02:11 UTC 2013

What Iran today has in common with the U.S. in 2008

The Post’s Jason Rezaian talks about being a reporter in Tehran.

Thu Nov 07 17:01:10 UTC 2013
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