Magazine – 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 11:52:24 +0900 en-US Central Asia’s Water Crisis Is Already Here https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/central-asias-water-crisis-is-already-here/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/central-asias-water-crisis-is-already-here/ A Litmus Test for Indonesian Democracy https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/a-litmus-test-for-indonesian-democracy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/a-litmus-test-for-indonesian-democracy/ Contrasting Trilaterals: South Korea’s Summitry Dilemma https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/contrasting-trilaterals-south-koreas-summitry-dilemma/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/contrasting-trilaterals-south-koreas-summitry-dilemma/ 2024: What to Expect in the Asia-Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/2024-what-to-expect-in-the-asia-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/2024-what-to-expect-in-the-asia-pacific/ Gregory Poling on Escalating Tension in the South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/gregory-poling-on-escalating-tension-in-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/gregory-poling-on-escalating-tension-in-the-south-china-sea/ Where the Myanmar Junta Fears To Tread https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/where-the-myanmar-junta-fears-to-tread/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/where-the-myanmar-junta-fears-to-tread/ Bangladesh’s Make-or-Break Elections https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/bangladeshs-make-or-break-elections/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/bangladeshs-make-or-break-elections/ The Evolution of China’s Interference in Taiwan https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/the-evolution-of-chinas-interference-in-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/the-evolution-of-chinas-interference-in-taiwan/ Hannah McGlade on Australia’s Shame and the Work to Be Done https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/hannah-mcglade-on-australias-shame-and-the-work-to-be-done/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/hannah-mcglade-on-australias-shame-and-the-work-to-be-done/ What Does Nepal Want From China? 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https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/can-japan-be-a-climate-change-leader-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/can-japan-be-a-climate-change-leader-2/ The Taliban and Central Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-taliban-and-central-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/the-taliban-and-central-asia/ Critical Minerals and the New Cold War https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/critical-minerals-and-the-new-cold-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/critical-minerals-and-the-new-cold-war/ The Women of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-women-of-myanmars-spring-revolution/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/the-women-of-myanmars-spring-revolution/ US Pacific Policy in China’s Shadow https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/us-pacific-policy-in-chinas-shadow/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/us-pacific-policy-in-chinas-shadow/ Making Sense of Hindutva https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/making-sense-of-hindutva/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/making-sense-of-hindutva/ A Decade Down the Belt and Road https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/a-decade-down-the-belt-and-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/a-decade-down-the-belt-and-road/ Amina Zurmati and Qudratullah Zurmati on Life for Afghanistan’s Women https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/amina-zurmati-and-qudratullah-zurmati-on-life-for-afghanistans-women/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/amina-zurmati-and-qudratullah-zurmati-on-life-for-afghanistans-women/ Daniel Immerwahr on the US Colonial Legacy in Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/daniel-immerwahr-on-the-us-colonial-legacy-in-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/daniel-immerwahr-on-the-us-colonial-legacy-in-asia/ Remembering Colonial Hong Kong: Memory vs History https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/remembering-colonial-hong-kong-memory-vs-history/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/remembering-colonial-hong-kong-memory-vs-history/ How Colonial Empires Approached the South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/how-colonial-empires-approached-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/how-colonial-empires-approached-the-south-china-sea/ The Colonial Legacies of Authoritar­ianism in South Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/the-colonial-legacies-of-authoritarianism-in-south-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/the-colonial-legacies-of-authoritarianism-in-south-asia/ Central Asia Comes Out of the Russian Shadow https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/central-asia-comes-out-of-the-russian-shadow/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/07/central-asia-comes-out-of-the-russian-shadow/ Bangladesh’s Democracy Under Siege https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bangladeshs-democracy-under-siege/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bangladeshs-democracy-under-siege/ War and Truce: The Korean Armistice at 70 https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/war-and-truce-the-korean-armistice-at-70/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/war-and-truce-the-korean-armistice-at-70/ Revisiting RAMSI’s ‘Success Story’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/revisiting-ramsis-success-story/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/revisiting-ramsis-success-story/ The Continued Imprisonment of Idris Hasan https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-continued-imprisonment-of-idris-hasan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-continued-imprisonment-of-idris-hasan/ Duncan McCargo on the Thai Opposition’s Big Win https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/duncan-mccargo-on-the-thai-oppositions-big-win/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/duncan-mccargo-on-the-thai-oppositions-big-win/ Kalay: A Case Study of Resistance in Myanmar https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kalay-a-case-study-of-resistance-in-myanmar/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/kalay-a-case-study-of-resistance-in-myanmar/ What Will It Take to Finally Build a ‘New Uzbekistan’? 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