The Diplomat

What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.

Hybridization of the Terror Threat in India

Former Japanese PM Ishiba Shigeru Has Thoughts on His Successor 

How China Now Talks About NATO and Why It Matters for the Asia-Pacific 

A Forgotten Hostage Crisis: Bangladeshi Citizens in the Arakan Army’s Captivity

Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition

The $500 Mistake: Why International Students in Australia Are Selling Their Bank Accounts to Criminals

China and India’s National Strategy and Competition in Cislunar Space

ASEAN Between China and the US: Navigating a ‘No Single Power’ Global Order 

From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China

Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-up? 

Why China Can’t Make Gwadar Work – Even After Billions Spent

Thailand Girds For Early 2026 Polls Amid Economic Stagnation

Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises

For Rohingya Women in Bangladesh, Digital Freedom Is a Distant Ideal

Singaporean Court Upholds Opposition Leader’s Conviction for Lying to Parliament

Malaysia’s Rare Earth Transition

India’s Buildings Could Be a Big Part of Its Climate Solution

China Intensifies ‘Three Warfares’ Targeting Japan Over Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks 

US Steps up Defense Cooperation in Southeast Asia

Is China’s Real Estate Crisis Driving the Next Stage of Homegrown Innovation?

Xi Jinping’s Grip on the Military Is Getting Stronger, Not Weaker

China’s New ‘Two-Front Strategy’ Against Japan and Taiwan

Hong Kong’s Tragic Fire Shows the Consequences of a Hollowed-out Civil Society

Kyrgyz Election Commission Tosses Results From District With Highest Turnout, Citing Violations

How Asia’s Semiconductor Powerhouse Fits into ASEAN’s Strategic Future

Timor-Leste’s Digital Statecraft

Saudis Also Fail to Defuse Pakistan-Afghan Taliban Crisis

India’s Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls Is Claiming Lives

Vietnam’s Cautious Acceptance of Chinese 5G Technology

Hat Yai Flooding Catastrophe a Massive Blow to Thailand’s PM Anutin

Is the Economic Crisis in Laos Coming to an End?

Myanmar Opium Cultivation Jumps to Highest Level Since 2015: UN

Thailand Seizes $300M in Assets as Scam Crackdown Deepens

Are Uzbekistan’s Peacebuilding Efforts Sustainable in Central Asia? 

Kazakhstan’s Orda.kz Raided, Editor Placed Under House Arrest

The Outlook for China-US Strategic Competition in 2026

Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Policy Signals to North Korea

Nokundi Bombing: A Threat to Pakistan’s Economic and Strategic Future

A Return to Nuclear Testing Looks Inevitable. Here’s How to Manage It.

As Cyclone Ditwah Recedes, Sri Lanka Confronts the Failures That Made a Disaster Inevitable

Totalitarianism in China: Resurrected and Rejuvenated by Reform 

One Year After Martial Law Debacle, South Korea’s New President Vows to Complete ‘Light Revolution’

Beyond Security Screening: What the National Guard Shooting Reveals About Afghan Resettlement

Corruption Allegations and Family Drama Hound Philippine President Marcos

Tajikistan Launches National Messenger ORIZ Amid Surveillance Concerns

South Korea’s Fractured Democracy: One Year After Martial Law

ADB’s Emphasis on Critical Minerals Sparks Fear in Philippines

5 Chinese Workers Killed in 2 Attacks in Tajikistan Along Afghan Border

Australia’s National AI Plan Has Just Been Released. Who Exactly Will Benefit?

India-China Engage in War of Words Over Arunachal Pradesh

The Latest Earthquake Was a Warning Sign: Bangladesh Isn’t Ready

How a 42-year-old Massacre Is Returning to Roil Assam’s Politics

Toy Seller’s Legal Battle Shines Spotlight on China’s Ultra Strict Gun Rules

Why Is the PPP Still Defending Yoon Suk-yeol?

How Taiwan Views the China-Japan Spat

Turkic or Central Asian? Azerbaijan’s Entry Tests the Region’s Identity

Why the Pakistan Army Can’t Afford to Eliminate Imran Khan

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s 5-hour Work Plan for Women: A Patriarchal Ploy?

Thailand Extradites Prominent Montagnard Rights Activist to Vietnam

Changes to Brunei’s Land Ownership Laws Stoke Concerns, Uncertainty

Death Toll From Southeast Asia Storms Nears 800 as Recovery Efforts Continue

What Hindu Nationalists Really Believe 

Team Mongolia’s Athletic Prowess Makes a Splash on Netflix

Dysfunctional Checks and Balances Are to Blame for Hong Kong’s Devastating Fire – Not Bamboo Scaffolding

Xi’s New Language on Taiwan Alters the Diplomatic Starting Point

From Early Jewish Refugees to Afghan Neighbors: Don’t Punish a People for One Man’s Crime

China vs. Korea: Who Is Winning the Battery Battle in Hungary?

Voters Favor Presidential Allies Amid ‘Stifled’ Political Scene in Kyrgyzstan

South Asia’s Debt Addiction 

Human Rights Violations Persist Under Bangladesh’s Interim Government

Tejas Crash in Dubai Raises Questions of Fighter Jet’s Reliability

Assem Mayar on the Taliban Regime’s Damming of Transboundary Rivers

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Suffers Setback in Sabah State Election

ICC Slaps Down Appeal Seeking Former Philippine President’s Release

Activists at the Forefront Against New Kazakh Law Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights

Thai-US Critical Minerals MoU Sparks Backlash Amid Mounting Environmental Costs

How Best to Defend Australia’s Democracy in the Digital Age?

Trump–Xi and Strategic Recalibration

How External Partners Should Engage in the South China Sea

Assam’s BJP-led Government Releases Nellie Massacre Reports Ahead of Elections

Belarusian President Lukashenko Begins First Official Visit to Myanmar

Taiwan Wants to Join AUKUS. That’s Impossible – and Irrelevant.

How Southeast Asia Became the Scam Capital of the World

The Oddities of Vietnam’s Property Market, Explained

India Revives Old Partnership, Forges New One at G20 Summit

Authorities Struggle to Respond to Devastating Floods in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia

Balochistan Enacts New Law to Criminalize Child Marriage

Singapore Orders Tech Firms to Prevent Spoofing of Government Agencies

Silent Streets and Shifting Norms: Japan’s Weakening Pacifist Movement

Why Vietnam Is Elevating Foreign Affairs to a ‘Core, Frequent’ Mission

How Israel’s Embassy Lost China

Myanmar Junta Amnesties More Than 3,000 Political Prisoners in Advance of Election

Bigger and Better: How China’s Fleet is Getting More Dangerous

The Variables of OPCON: What ‘Conditions’?

Never Say Never: The Coming Rapprochement of Taiwan and Elon Musk?

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