Interviews – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:49:41 +0900 en-US Ahn Cheol-soo on the State of South Korean Politics https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ahn-cheol-soo-on-the-state-of-south-korean-politics/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/ahn-cheol-soo-on-the-state-of-south-korean-politics/ Nomin Chinbat on Mongolia and the World Economic Forum https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/nomin-chinbat-on-mongolia-and-the-world-economic-forum/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/nomin-chinbat-on-mongolia-and-the-world-economic-forum/ Tensions Set to Rise as North Korea Drops Unification Goal https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/tensions-set-to-rise-as-north-korea-drops-unification-goal/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/tensions-set-to-rise-as-north-korea-drops-unification-goal/ Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election Results https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/assessing-taiwans-presidential-election-results/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/assessing-taiwans-presidential-election-results/ Richard Eaton on the Desecration of Hindu Temples in India https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/richard-eaton-on-the-desecration-of-hindu-temples-in-india/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/richard-eaton-on-the-desecration-of-hindu-temples-in-india/ Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/tae-yong-ho-on-north-koreas-purposeful-aggression/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/tae-yong-ho-on-north-koreas-purposeful-aggression/ Rajeev Bhattacharyya on India’s Accord With ULFA https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/rajeev-bhattacharyya-on-indias-accord-with-ulfa/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/rajeev-bhattacharyya-on-indias-accord-with-ulfa/ China and East Asia in the Global Nuclear Order  https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-and-east-asia-in-the-global-nuclear-order/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-and-east-asia-in-the-global-nuclear-order/ China and Global Governance of AI https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-and-global-governance-of-ai/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/01/china-and-global-governance-of-ai/ Isaac McKean Scarborough on Moscow’s Heavy Shadow in Tajikistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/isaac-mckean-scarborough-on-moscows-heavy-shadow-in-tajikistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/isaac-mckean-scarborough-on-moscows-heavy-shadow-in-tajikistan/ An Interview With Song Young-gil, South Korea’s Other Opposition Leader https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/an-interview-with-song-young-gil-south-koreas-other-opposition-leader/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/an-interview-with-song-young-gil-south-koreas-other-opposition-leader/ Assessing China’s and Russia’s Arctic Ambitions https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/assessing-chinas-and-russias-arctic-ambitions/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/assessing-chinas-and-russias-arctic-ambitions/ Matthew Smith on the Struggle for Accountability in Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/matthew-smith-on-the-struggle-for-accountability-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/matthew-smith-on-the-struggle-for-accountability-in-myanmar/ Tarique Rahman on Why the BNP Is Boycotting the Bangladesh Elections https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/tarique-rahman-on-why-the-bnp-is-boycotting-the-bangladesh-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/tarique-rahman-on-why-the-bnp-is-boycotting-the-bangladesh-elections/ Why Do Central Asian Governments Keep Failing the Region’s Women? https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/why-do-central-asian-governments-keep-failing-the-regions-women/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/why-do-central-asian-governments-keep-failing-the-regions-women/ Interview With UK Ambassador to Mongolia Fiona Blyth https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/interview-with-u-k-ambassador-to-mongolia-fiona-blyth/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/interview-with-u-k-ambassador-to-mongolia-fiona-blyth/ Daniel Bosley on the Maldivian State, Gangs, Religious Radicals, and Power Brokers https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/daniel-bosley-on-the-maldivian-state-gangs-religious-radicals-and-power-brokers/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/daniel-bosley-on-the-maldivian-state-gangs-religious-radicals-and-power-brokers/ Nicolas Blarel on India’s Growing Proximity With Israel https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/nicolas-blarel-on-indias-growing-proximity-with-israel/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/nicolas-blarel-on-indias-growing-proximity-with-israel/ In a League of Its Own: The Cyberspace Administration of China https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/in-a-league-of-its-own-the-cyberspace-administration-of-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/in-a-league-of-its-own-the-cyberspace-administration-of-china/ Central Asia Faces Challenges and Sees Opportunities Amid Complex Geopolitical Outlook https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/central-asia-faces-challenges-and-sees-opportunities-amid-complex-geopolitical-outlook/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/central-asia-faces-challenges-and-sees-opportunities-amid-complex-geopolitical-outlook/ The Political Aims of ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/the-political-aims-of-xi-jinping-thought/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/the-political-aims-of-xi-jinping-thought/ China-US Trade and Decoupling: ‘We Are in Uncharted Waters’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/china-us-trade-and-decoupling-we-are-in-uncharted-waters/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/china-us-trade-and-decoupling-we-are-in-uncharted-waters/ How an ‘Unlikely Prisoner’ Survived 650 Days in Myanmar’s Jails https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/how-an-unlikely-prisoner-survived-650-days-in-myanmars-jails/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/how-an-unlikely-prisoner-survived-650-days-in-myanmars-jails/ China’s State Security Departments and Nationwide System https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/chinas-state-security-departments-and-nationwide-system/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/chinas-state-security-departments-and-nationwide-system/ Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska on ‘New Uzbekistan’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/agnieszka-pikulicka-wilczewska-on-new-uzbekistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/agnieszka-pikulicka-wilczewska-on-new-uzbekistan/ The China-Philippine Collisions in the South China Sea: What Now? https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/the-china-philippine-collisions-in-the-south-china-sea-what-now/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/the-china-philippine-collisions-in-the-south-china-sea-what-now/ A Post-Mortem of the ‘Battle For Hong Kong’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-post-mortem-of-the-battle-for-hong-kong/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/a-post-mortem-of-the-battle-for-hong-kong/ Michael Kugelman on Pakistani Politics After Nawaz Sharif’s Return https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/michael-kugelman-on-pakistani-politics-after-nawaz-sharifs-return/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/michael-kugelman-on-pakistani-politics-after-nawaz-sharifs-return/ China’s Statecraft and Global Leadership https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-statecraft-and-global-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-statecraft-and-global-leadership/ Rohan Gunaratna on the Roots of Sri Lanka’s Deadly Easter Sunday Attacks https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/rohan-gunaratna-on-the-roots-of-sri-lankas-deadly-easter-sunday-attacks/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/rohan-gunaratna-on-the-roots-of-sri-lankas-deadly-easter-sunday-attacks/ Erika Fatland on Traveling in the Himalayas https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/erika-fatland-on-traveling-in-the-himalayas/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/erika-fatland-on-traveling-in-the-himalayas/ China’s Middle East Agenda https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-middle-east-agenda/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/chinas-middle-east-agenda/ ‘Digital Empires’: The China-EU-US Competition Over Tech Regulations https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/digital-empires-the-china-eu-us-competition-over-tech-regulations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/digital-empires-the-china-eu-us-competition-over-tech-regulations/ Ian Johnson on the ‘Sparks’ Illuminating China’s Hidden History https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/ian-johnson-on-the-sparks-illuminating-chinas-hidden-history/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/ian-johnson-on-the-sparks-illuminating-chinas-hidden-history/ The State of China’s Semiconductor Industry https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/the-state-of-chinas-semiconductor-industry/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/the-state-of-chinas-semiconductor-industry/ Ajai Sahni on Canada and the Khalistani Movement https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/ajai-sahni-on-canada-and-the-khalistani-movement/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/10/ajai-sahni-on-canada-and-the-khalistani-movement/ High-Tech Supply Chains and the US-Vietnam Upgrade https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/high-tech-supply-chains-and-the-us-vietnam-upgrade/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/high-tech-supply-chains-and-the-us-vietnam-upgrade/ Cambodia’s Hun Sen: The Tiger That Rules the Mountain https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/cambodias-hun-sen-the-tiger-that-rules-the-mountain/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/cambodias-hun-sen-the-tiger-that-rules-the-mountain/ How to Defend the Global Human Rights System From Authoritarian Assault https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/how-to-defend-the-global-human-rights-system-from-authoritarian-assault/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/how-to-defend-the-global-human-rights-system-from-authoritarian-assault/ China and the Baltics https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/china-and-the-baltics/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/china-and-the-baltics/ Avinash Paliwal on What Lies Ahead for Bangladesh https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/avinash-paliwal-on-what-lies-ahead-for-bangladesh/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/avinash-paliwal-on-what-lies-ahead-for-bangladesh/ Is China Following Japan’s Economic Trajectory? https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/is-china-following-japans-economic-trajectory/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/is-china-following-japans-economic-trajectory/ What to Make of Germany’s China Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/what-to-make-of-germanys-china-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/what-to-make-of-germanys-china-strategy/ Military-Civil Fusion: China, the US, and Beyond  https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/military-civil-fusion-china-the-us-and-beyond/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/military-civil-fusion-china-the-us-and-beyond/ Muqtedar Khan on Why Religious Nationalism Is Poisoning South Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/muqtedar-khan-on-why-religious-nationalism-is-poisoning-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/muqtedar-khan-on-why-religious-nationalism-is-poisoning-south-asia/ Interview: Life Under Taliban Rule for Afghan Women https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/interview-life-under-taliban-rule-for-afghan-women/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/interview-life-under-taliban-rule-for-afghan-women/ ‘Wireless Wars’: How China (Almost) Came to Dominate 5G https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/wireless-wars-how-china-almost-came-to-dominate-5g/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/wireless-wars-how-china-almost-came-to-dominate-5g/ Malaysia Readies for State Polls That Will Test PM Anwar https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/malaysia-readies-for-state-polls-that-will-test-pm-anwar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/malaysia-readies-for-state-polls-that-will-test-pm-anwar/ US and Taiwan: Semiconductor Supply Chain Partnership https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/us-and-taiwan-semiconductor-supply-chain-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/us-and-taiwan-semiconductor-supply-chain-partnership/ Hassan Abbas on the Return of the Taliban https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/hassan-abbas-on-the-return-of-the-taliban/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/hassan-abbas-on-the-return-of-the-taliban/ Reflecting on the Korean Armistice, 70 Years Later https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/reflecting-on-the-korean-armistice-70-years-later/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/reflecting-on-the-korean-armistice-70-years-later/ The China-Russia Power Play https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/the-china-russia-power-play/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/the-china-russia-power-play/ China-US Subsea Sparring and the Global Internet https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/china-us-subsea-sparring-and-the-global-internet/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/china-us-subsea-sparring-and-the-global-internet/ Humayun Kabir on Why Bangladesh Should Hold a Free and Credible Election https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/humayun-kabir-on-why-bangladesh-should-hold-a-free-and-credible-election/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/humayun-kabir-on-why-bangladesh-should-hold-a-free-and-credible-election/ Taking Stock of Kyrgyzstan-US Relations With Amb. Lesslie Viguerie https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/taking-stock-of-kyrgyzstan-us-relations-with-amb-lesslie-viguerie/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/taking-stock-of-kyrgyzstan-us-relations-with-amb-lesslie-viguerie/ US Foreign Policy: Between Revenge and Mercy https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/us-foreign-policy-between-revenge-and-mercy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/us-foreign-policy-between-revenge-and-mercy/ North Kalay Police Chief Han Thar Oo on Policing Under Myanmar’s National Unity Government https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/north-kalay-police-chief-han-thar-oo-on-policing-under-myanmars-national-unity-government/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/north-kalay-police-chief-han-thar-oo-on-policing-under-myanmars-national-unity-government/ George Black on the Toxic Afterlife of the US War in Vietnam https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/george-black-on-the-toxic-afterlife-of-the-us-war-in-vietnam/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/george-black-on-the-toxic-afterlife-of-the-us-war-in-vietnam/ Remaking US Naval Power for the 21st Century https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/remaking-us-naval-power-for-the-21st-century/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/remaking-us-naval-power-for-the-21st-century/ Ali Wyne on China-US Relations After the Blinken Visit https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ali-wyne-on-china-us-relations-after-the-blinken-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/ali-wyne-on-china-us-relations-after-the-blinken-visit/ China’s FDI In Europe https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-fdi-in-europe/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinas-fdi-in-europe/ Camilla Pohle on the Risk of the US Under-Delivering in the Pacific Islands https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/camilla-pohle-on-the-risk-of-the-us-under-delivering-in-the-pacific-islands/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/camilla-pohle-on-the-risk-of-the-us-under-delivering-in-the-pacific-islands/ The World After a Great Power War https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-world-after-a-great-power-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-world-after-a-great-power-war/ Kham Khan Suan Hausing on Why Manipur Is up in Flames https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kham-khan-suan-hausing-on-why-manipur-is-up-in-flames/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/kham-khan-suan-hausing-on-why-manipur-is-up-in-flames/ China, Pakistan, and the Taliban: CPEC in Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-pakistan-and-the-taliban-cpec-in-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/china-pakistan-and-the-taliban-cpec-in-afghanistan/ NATO, China, and the Indo-Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/nato-china-and-the-indo-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/nato-china-and-the-indo-pacific/ Yuki Tatsumi on the G7 Hiroshima Summit https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/yuki-tatsumi-on-the-g7-hiroshima-summit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/yuki-tatsumi-on-the-g7-hiroshima-summit/ Russia’s Asia-Pacific Interests https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/russias-asia-pacific-interests/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/russias-asia-pacific-interests/ Amitav Acharya on the Tragedy of Modern Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/amitav-acharya-on-the-tragedy-of-modern-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/amitav-acharya-on-the-tragedy-of-modern-myanmar/ ‘Party of One’: What the Rise of Xi Jinping Means for China and the World https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/party-of-one-what-the-rise-of-xi-jinping-means-for-china-and-the-world/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/party-of-one-what-the-rise-of-xi-jinping-means-for-china-and-the-world/ An Interview with Radio Azadi’s Qadir Habib and Malali Bashir https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/an-interview-with-radio-azadis-qadir-habib-and-malali-bashir/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/an-interview-with-radio-azadis-qadir-habib-and-malali-bashir/ Europe and Germany in China-US Rivalry https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/europe-and-germany-in-china-us-rivalry/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/europe-and-germany-in-china-us-rivalry/ Michael Kugelman on the India-Pakistan Relationship https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/michael-kugelman-on-the-india-pakistan-relationship/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/michael-kugelman-on-the-india-pakistan-relationship/ An Interview With the Prime Minister of Mongolia https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/an-interview-with-the-prime-minister-of-mongolia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/an-interview-with-the-prime-minister-of-mongolia/ Japan’s Regional and Global Leadership https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/japans-regional-and-global-leadership/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/japans-regional-and-global-leadership/ China and Strategic Instability in Space https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/china-and-strategic-instability-in-space/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/china-and-strategic-instability-in-space/ Medha Bisht on Understanding the China-Bhutan Boundary Dispute shi (strategic advantage) for itself by creating border infrastructure.” ]]> https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/medha-bisht-on-understanding-the-china-bhutan-boundary-dispute/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/medha-bisht-on-understanding-the-china-bhutan-boundary-dispute/ US Relations With the Republic of China, 1943-1960 https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-relations-with-the-republic-of-china-1943-1960/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-relations-with-the-republic-of-china-1943-1960/ How Farid Tuhbatullin Tells Turkmenistan’s Story https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-farid-tuhbatullin-tells-turkmenistans-story/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-farid-tuhbatullin-tells-turkmenistans-story/ How China’s Government Outsources Repression https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-chinas-government-outsources-repression/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-chinas-government-outsources-repression/ NATO and the China Challenge https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/nato-and-the-china-challenge/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/nato-and-the-china-challenge/ Ahmad Shuja Jamal on How the US Facilitated the Taliban’s Return to Power https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/ahmad-shuja-jamal-on-how-the-us-facilitated-the-talibans-return-to-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/ahmad-shuja-jamal-on-how-the-us-facilitated-the-talibans-return-to-power/ Scot Marciel on the State of U.S.-Southeast Asia Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/scot-marciel-on-the-state-of-u-s-southeast-asia-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/scot-marciel-on-the-state-of-u-s-southeast-asia-relations/ Derek Chollet on How the US Is Handling the Myanmar Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/derek-chollet-on-how-the-us-is-handling-the-myanmar-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/derek-chollet-on-how-the-us-is-handling-the-myanmar-crisis/ China in Iran-Saudi Arabia Relations: Impact on Israel https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/china-in-iran-saudi-arabia-relations-impact-on-israel/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/china-in-iran-saudi-arabia-relations-impact-on-israel/ Angshuman Choudhury on India’s 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