Regions
Topics
Blogs
More
The Diplomat
Asia Geopolitics

Islamic State Murders: Japan’s Tipping Point?

Recent Features

Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement?
Security

Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement?

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’
Environment

Nepal’s Mountain Communities Contemplate the End of ‘Himalayan Gold’

Missing in the Gray Zone? China’s Maritime Militia Forces Around Taiwan
Security

Missing in the Gray Zone? China’s Maritime Militia Forces Around Taiwan

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan
Economy

Smuggled Commodities From India and Bangladesh are Lifelines for Myanmar’s Arakan

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022
Politics

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022

11 Indian Workers’ Deaths in Georgia Highlight Lack of Safeguards for Migrant Rights
Society

11 Indian Workers’ Deaths in Georgia Highlight Lack of Safeguards for Migrant Rights

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022
Diplomacy

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022

Why Are the Sindhis Protesting in Pakistan?
Environment

Why Are the Sindhis Protesting in Pakistan?

Don’t Speak Chinese: Stigma and Fear in Cambodia’s Chinese Community
Society

Don’t Speak Chinese: Stigma and Fear in Cambodia’s Chinese Community

Drones, Desperation, and Displacement: Rohingya Flee Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Society

Drones, Desperation, and Displacement: Rohingya Flee Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Taiwan Targeted, Scenarios Swirling
Security

Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Taiwan Targeted, Scenarios Swirling

South Korean President Impeached by Legislature After Self Coup Attempt
Politics

South Korean President Impeached by Legislature After Self Coup Attempt

Asia Geopolitics

Islamic State Murders: Japan’s Tipping Point?

The Diplomat‘s editors discuss recent events in Asia, including Japan and the Islamic State, Russia-China-India talks, and Cobra Gold 2015.

By Ankit Panda
February 07, 2015
Islamic State Murders: Japan’s Tipping Point?
Credit: Screen capture from IS video

In this week’s podcast, Ankit Panda speaks to Diplomat Associate Editors Prashanth Parameswaran and Shannon Tiezzi about Japan’s response to the Islamic State’s murder of two of its citizens, the recent Russia-China-India trilateral talks in Beijing, and U.S.-Thailand relations and Cobra Gold 2015.

Click the arrow to the right to listen. You can also subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast on iTunes here.

Dreaming of a career in the Asia-Pacific?
Try The Diplomat's jobs board.
Find your Asia-Pacific job