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The โ€˜Reverse Kissingerโ€™ Strategy Is Based on Bad History

The idea relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didnโ€™t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why India Must Stop Ignoring Bangladeshโ€™s Interim Government

India needs to understand the nuanced reality of the ground situation in Bangladesh.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Amid Panama Port Sale, China Demands Patriotism From Its Private Sector

The Chinese government frequently demands that businesses prove their political loyalty โ€“ even at the cost of their own financial interests.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The AI Superpower Rivalry: A Zero-sum Game Between China and the United States?ย 

Reducing the rivalry to a simplistic โ€œwhoโ€™s winningโ€ frame overlooks its complexity: The future of AI will be defined by multiple specialized and adaptable systems, not a single dominant architecture.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Gender Apartheid: The Erasure of Afghanistanโ€™s Women and Refugee Populations

Isabelle Lassee of Amnesty International and The Diplomat's Catherine Putz discuss the state of gender apartheid in Afghanistan and the impact of changing U.S. policy in the region.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Disappearance of Voice of America Is a Failure of American Values

For decades, VOA has not only brought accurate information to China, but has served as a rare conduit for Chinese activists to speak to the world.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Vietnamโ€™s Nuclear Energy Push Is a Strategic Opportunity For the US

The Trump administration has a golden opportunity to improve its relationship with a key Southeast Asian partner.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Navigating Uncertainty: Why Indonesia Needs a National Maritime Strategy

President Prabowo Subianto has plans to modernize the country's military, but there is a hole at the center of his strategy.

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Philippine Govt Condemns Senator For Saying He Wonโ€™t Surrender to ICC

As chief of the Philippine National Police, Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa implemented ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs."

Published on: March 21, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Kazakhstanโ€™s Bid For AI Sovereignty

Astana is talking a big game on artificial intelligence, but can it deliver?

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How Trump Is Bolstering Chinaโ€™s World View

Ironically, Trumpโ€™s approach to international relations is playing the game of his proclaimed main enemy: Xi Jinpingโ€™s China.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Mongoliaโ€™s Central Asia Connection: Kazakhstan

Mongolia looks to use its upgraded relationship with Kazakhstan to forge closer ties with Central Asia writ large.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Chinaโ€™s โ€˜Malinformationโ€™ Comes for Okinawa

China has been intensifying its information war against Japan's Achilles' heel โ€“ Okinawa.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Chinaโ€™s Arms Imports Are Declining โ€“ But So Are Its Arms Exportsย 

What do these two trends tell us about Chinaโ€™s defense industry and its quest for military self-reliance?

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How Russia-US Talks on Ukraine Shake Taiwanese Confidence in Americaโ€™s Commitment

Survey findings reveal a clear pattern: Taiwanese perceptions of U.S. credibility are closely tied to how Washington handles its global commitments.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

A Rebuttal From Singaporeโ€™s US Ambassador

โ€œWe welcome legitimate investors and businessmen, but we act firmly and decisively against those who break our laws.โ€

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Indonesian Parliament Passes Law Expanding Militaryโ€™s Role in Government

Civil society groups say that the changes are a throwback to the repressive New Order period, when the military dominated civilian affairs.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Itโ€™s Time For a โ€˜Like-minded Autonomyโ€™ in the Indo-Pacific

Can the Philippines play a role in convening regional discussions aimed at upholding a rules-based order?

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Philippines Wants to Expand โ€˜Squadโ€™ Grouping to Include India, South Korea

The informal grouping, established last May, is intended to counter China's assertive behavior in the South China Sea.

Published on: March 20, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The US Security Treaties With Japan and South Korea Arenโ€™t Enough to Keep the Peace

Lessons from the 1925 Locarno Treaties for the contemporary security dynamics of the U.S., South Korea, and Japan.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Concern in Mongolia After Police Raid on Independent News Outlet

Eight employees for Noorog Creative Studio were detained, allegedly without due process, on murky and shifting charges.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why Wonโ€™t Baloch Civil Rights Groups Condemn the BLA?

Rights activists like the BYC say that demands for such statements are an attempt to sidestep the real issues: years of political marginalization, human rights abuses, and economic neglect in Balochistan.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Greenland and Great Power Competition

Insights from Klaus Dodds.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Indonesiaโ€™s Foreign Policy Under Prabowo: Still Free But More Active?

President Prabowoโ€™s foreign policy thus far paints a picture of continuity โ€“ but there are a few longer-term issues to watch regarding China and ASEAN.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Guns and Manure: Sri Lankaโ€™s Army and Organic Agriculture

In 2021, the Sri Lankan Army became the unlikely vanguard of a supposed green revolution, resulting in a radical redefinition of civil-military relations in farming regions.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Indiaโ€™s Growing Misinformation Crisis: A Threat to Democracy

Failure to curb dissemination of falsehood via social media can have long-term effects on democratic processes.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Whatโ€™s Behind the Constitutional Courtโ€™s Delayed Verdict on Yoon Suk-yeolโ€™s Impeachment?

The Constitutional Court is taking longer than expected to issue its ruling. South Koreans are divided over how to interpret the delay.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Ethiopian Tech Workers Are Trapped in Myanmarโ€™s Scam Centers

The country is the primary recruiting hub for trafficked scam workers in Africa.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Japan to Pay First Visit to Cambodian Naval Base Funded by China

Phnom Penh is eager to demonstrate that Ream Naval Base will be open to foreign navies, though Western suspicions are likely to persist.

Published on: March 19, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

A Roadmap for South-South Cooperation

Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Indonesian Finance Minister Denies Resignation Rumors After Market Plunge

The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index plunged more than 7 percent, forcing it to suspend trading for the first time since 2020.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Are Investors Pulling Out of Southeast Asia?

Across the region, international markets are responding to the growing level of uncertainty and risk in the global economy.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Southeast Asiaโ€™s Quest for Digital Sovereignty

Data is the oil of the 21st century, and Southeast Asia risks pumping its reserves into foreign tanks. The need for the region to develop its own technological infrastructure has never been more pressing.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Kazakhstan Buries Time Zone Issue

One year after merging two time zones, the governmentโ€™s decision is final.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why Did Japan Cut Funding to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women?

Japanโ€™s decision to end its contribution to the U.N.'s top gender equality body could hardly come at a worse time, both diplomatically and symbolically.

Published on: March 18, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat