Days after Hiroshima, Stalin declared war on Japan. In Manchuria, the Red Army unleashed one of the fastest offensives in history, annihilating Japan’s Kwantung Army. This episode follows the Soviet ...

In August 1945, the Soviet Union launched a massive and largely forgotten offensive into Japanese-occupied Manchuria. Known ...

Historical origins of ninja in Feudal Japan’s warfare and espionage.Myths vs. reality: ninja powers, Hollywood portrayals, ...

High passes and steep cliffs allowed mountain outlaws to ambush travelers, evade authorities, and launch raids. Today: the bandits of China and Tibet.

Ah Louis and his sons Frank and Howard toured the birthplace of Ah Louis in China in 1933. Upper left is schoolhouse that ...

Non-superpower countries know that adherence to international law is not idealism, but the foundation of stable relations - and that it will only become more important in a rapidly changing world.

Shortly after Donald Trump was elected president for the first time, someone asked me in a public forum whether I thought he was a fascist.  I replied that Trump was an ultra-nationalist conservative ...

While much effort has focused on avoiding anthrax, history has also seen attempts to explore using the bacterial spores to ...

Japan and China both have legitimate security concerns. But an informed debate needs major media outlets to stop ...