Archive
May 2016
Energy and the G7: Overcoming Antagonism and Isolationism
By Nobuo Tanaka
The coming G7 summit in Ise-Shima is an opportunity to overcome international antagonism and isolationism.
China Builds Space-Monitoring Base in the Americas
By Victor Robert Lee
Critics in Argentina say sovereign territory has been turned over to China’s PLA.
2016: A Pivotal Year for South Korean Diplomacy
By Anaïs Faure
Domestic setbacks and a packed schedule make this year crucial for Park Geun-hye's foreign policy.
Korea’s Other Sunshine Policy
By Jenna Gibson
Indoor lifestyles could cause a health crisis in South Korea.
Timor-Leste's Dangerous Political Union
By Geoffrey Swenson
Ironically, a peaceful transition of power is threatening to undermine democracy in Timor-Leste.
North Korean Envoy: Donald Trump's Offer to Talk Is 'Useless,' 'Insincere'
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. presidential candidate's offer to talk to North Korea is rebuked by an envoy for Pyongyang.
Why Obama’s Lifting of the Vietnam Arms Embargo Matters
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Its significance extends beyond U.S.-Vietnam bilateral ties.
South Asia or India: An Old Debate Resurfaces in California
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Should the subcontinent be referred to South Asia or India, especially in the historical sense?
The US Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour: How, Why, and What's Next
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz discuss the U.S. drone strike on Mullah Mansour.
Russia, Laos Ink New Military Helicopter Deal
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Moscow reaches new after-sale maintenance contract with Vientiane.
For Russia, US Lifting Vietnam Arms Embargo Will Not Affect Military Exports
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Russian official thinks that the lifting of the arms embargo will not ‘affect the export of Russian weapons.'
Militarism in Thailand and Myanmar: A Role Reversal in the Making?
By Pavin Chachavalpongpun
Militarism seems to be migrating from the latter to the former at a speedy rate.