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New US Joint Chiefs Chairman Endorses Post-INF Missile Deployments in Pacific
By Ankit Panda
The next probable U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sees more missiles in the Pacific as a useful capability.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: July 14, 2019, Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
China’s South China Sea Anti-Ship Missile Tests Up the Stakes
By Ankit Panda
The tests send a sharp message to the United States Navy.
Can India Become an AI Power on Its Own Terms?
By Tridivesh Singh Maini and Prannv Dhawan
India has big plans for AI, but more needs to be done in the area of execution.
Export Controls, History, and Geopolitics: Making Sense of the Japan-South Korea Crisis
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What’s at the core of rising Japan-South Korea tensions and what will it take for the two countries to walk back?
Could a ‘Big Freeze’ Be Trump’s Path to a Nobel Prize?
By Graham Allison
A freeze was never envisioned as the end of talks with North Korea. It may be the beginning of denuclearization.
What Lies Ahead for South Korea’s Strategic Diversification Efforts?
By Robert Farley
South Korean divestment from China is precisely what the Trump administration would like to see.
Britain’s Nepali Gurkha Veterans Struggle for Justice
By Arun Budhathoki
Nepal’s Gurkha veterans continue their struggle against Britain.
Top US Asia Diplomat to Visit Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand in First Overseas Trip
By Ankit Panda
David R. Stilwell, the new U.S. assistant secretary for East Asia and the Pacific, is off to the region in his first trip.
Is China Pulling Off Its Own ’Offset’ Strategy?
By Robert Farley
If China has an offset strategy of its own, what’s it about?
US Approves $2.2 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan for Tanks, Missiles
By Ankit Panda
If completed, the deal would represent one of the largest in recent history between the United States and Taiwan.
Italy Seeks Jurisdiction in 2012 Indian Fishermen Case
By Colleen Barry
Italy seeks to have India end its prosecution of two Italian marines.