In Sydney last weekend, Vice President Mike Pence hailed the close economic ties linking the U.S. and Australia. In fact, currently America’s chief export to the Antipodes seems to be bad ideas. Last week, on the same day President Donald Trump took aim at the H-1B visa program in the U.S., Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull abolished Australia’s own skilled-worker …

  The US navy flotilla is sailing towards Korean peninsula, the nuclear-powered USS Michigan, one of four Ohio-class guided-missile submarines capable of launching cruise missiles, arrived at the South Korean port of Busan, and US forces have begun installing THAAD, a missile-defense system in South Korea. Such military equipment build up is the ominous indicator of possible catastrophic events. Tensions …

  The launch of China’s second aircraft carrier, expected as soon as this week, will be an important and depressing moment for India. The ‘Type 001A’—likely to be named the “Shandong”—will give China an edge for the first time in the carrier race with its Asian rival, a literal two-to-one advantage. After decommissioning the INS Viraat earlier this year, the …