Commentary

In the end, the British prime minister's rejected agreement might seem marginally less unpalatable than, and the only alternative to, a hard Brexit.

There was not much meaningful about Tuesday's Brexit vote, but at least the prime minister is now finally promising to build consensus.

Preparing for what has been touted as the "100-year life" is not a task for elderly people or the government alone.

The AI revolution will have an immense impact on global power politics, but Japan may get left behind.

With almost every individual empowered by web access, the whole system of garnering and marshalling opinion becomes impossibly distorted.

The unfolding geopolitical contest between China and the United States has been described by many as a new cold war. If it ever becomes a hot one, the flash point could be Taiwan, owing in large part to Chinese policy toward the island. China's government ...

The West needs a plan for China like it had against the Soviet Union.

The BOJ governor will likely walk back the exuberance he showed in November.

Global economic, financial and political stability depends on outcomes in four areas.