THE DIPLOMAT

  1. “Red Lines” On Iran: Not So Black and White

    PoliticsRegionSecuritySouth AsiaTopicIran

    Amid the proliferation of red lines, the important ones are at risk of being opaque or even unintelligible in Tehran.

  2. America and the South China Sea Challenge

    SecurityTopic

    America must make hard choices and put forth the effort necessary to ensure that the S. China Sea remains peaceful in 2013 and beyond.

  3. Malaysians Braced for Election and its Aftermath

    EnvironmentPoliticsSocietySoutheast Asia

    Beleaguered Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to prevail at the polls. What happens next is anyone’s guess.

  4. A New Plan for a New Afghanistan

    Central AsiaEconomyPoliticsRegionTopicAfghanistan

    Securing the future of Afghanistan is not just about troop counts after 2014. Sustainable economic development may just be the key.

  5. A Complex Calculus: China’s North Korea Dilemma

    East AsiaPoliticsRegionSecurityTopic

    It remains in Beijing’s self-interest to provide aid to Pyongyang. The alternatives, like a North Korean collapse, could be far worse.

  6. Returning to the Land or Turning Toward the Sea? India’s Role in America’s Pivot

    RegionSecuritySouth AsiaTopicIndia

    China is pushing the U.S. and India closer. Are they focusing on the wrong set of challenges?

  7. Julia Gillard’s China Play

    East AsiaPoliticsRegionSecurityTopic

    By any measure Julia Gillard's trip to Beijing was a success. However, her most visionary goal remains unfulfilled.