Archive
July 2015
Trouble in the Junta?
By Shawn W. Crispin
A coming reshuffle of top army and police posts hints at possible divisions in Thailand’s junta.
Japan’s South China Sea Strategy
By Mina Pollmann
Tokyo doesn’t have a claim to the sea, but it certainly cares about what happens there.
Japan to Join US, India in Military Exercises this Year
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Australia, however, will reportedly be left out.
Afghanistan-Pakistan: A False Spring?
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Diplomat talks to Michael Kugelman, senior program associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center, to find out.
The Problem with the Buy High, Sell Low Scheme in China
By Shi Han
An inconspicuous yet widespread practice has some troubling implications.
Next Stop for Nuclear Negotiations: North Korea?
By Liz Whitfield
Refusing to reengage diplomatically with North Korea would be a serious blow to U.S. national security interests.
Explaining Kazakhstan’s Mysterious Sleeping Sickness
By Catherine Putz
The latest theories look to carbon monoxide poisoning to explain Kalachi's bizarre sleeping sickness.
Vietnam Gets Fourth Submarine from Russia amid South China Sea Tensions
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Another one of Hanoi’s Kilo-class subs arrives.
F-35 Loses Dogfight to Fighter Jet From the 1980s
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A new report alleges that an F-35A was defeated by the very aircraft it is meant to replace.
'Not Indian Enough': Bobby Jindal, Heritage, and Politics
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
U.S. politicians Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley offer two different models for immigrant assimilation.
What’s That Got to Do With the Price of Beer in China?
By Catherine Putz
Asia is driving growth in global beer demand, but still lags behind Europe in terms of consumption.
Why US Allies Are Happy to Join China’s AIIB
By Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has swept up U.S. allies.