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Nicholas Muller
Nicholas Muller is a contributing writer and photojournalist to The Diplomat.
Nicholas Muller is a contributing writer and photojournalist to The Diplomat.
He has reported for The Diplomat from Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand related to topics covering China’s global Belt and Road initiatives, Eurasia, climate, migration, and economy.
He has a double MA degree in Chinese foreign policy and European Affairs from Sciences Po-Paris and Fudan University-Shanghai and has spent several years living in the post-Soviet space, Egypt, Cameroon, and in the GCC region.
April 08, 2025
Asian Migrant Women Are Trapped in Lebanon’s Abusive ‘Kafala’ System
By Nicholas Muller
Regional conflict has intensified the vulnerabilities of Asian domestic migrant workers, leaving many without legal safeguards, financial support, or options to return home.
January 01, 2025
Afghan Asylum Seekers in Germany Fear for Their Future
By Nicholas Muller
Germany's stricter migration policies and political shift rightward raise concerns among Afghans and experts.
October 22, 2024
Portugal’s Immigration Overhaul Hits South Asian Workers Hard
By Nicholas Muller
The possibility of a life-changing "raspberry passport" through agricultural work is fading for many South Asian workers, forcing already vulnerable people into even more precarious and often exploitative situations.
April 17, 2024
The Consequences of China’s Voracious Appetite for Illicit South African Abalone
By Nicholas Muller
With profound cultural significance in Asia, poached abalone is trafficked across the globe, inflicting significant harm on disadvantaged South African coastal communities where poaching means survival.
January 13, 2024
Montenegro’s Scandal-ridden Chinese Road
By Nicholas Muller
A decade on, the country faces crippling economic challenges and environmental degradation from the ambitious (and still incomplete) highway project.
December 05, 2023
Bhopal’s Endless Health Crisis
By Nicholas Muller
Nearly 40 years after the world’s worst industrial disaster, scores of victims still suffer with little recourse.
October 17, 2023
From Siargao to Malabon: Filipino Coastal Communities on the Frontlines of Climate Change
By Nicholas Muller
Exposed to the most typhoons in the world, Filipino island communities – urban and remote alike – face high risks from intensifying climate events.
July 01, 2023
The Continued Imprisonment of Idris Hasan
By Nicholas Muller
With an increase in detentions of Uyghurs abroad, many feel like they can’t escape from China no matter how far they run.
November 24, 2022
The Precarious State of the Mekong
By Nicholas Muller
Prolonged stress on the Lower Mekong Basin is reaching an ecological tipping point, threatening millions of livelihoods.
August 01, 2022
Southeast Asia’s Sinking Megacities
By Nicholas Muller
The coastal cities of Bangkok, Jakarta, and Ho Chi Minh City battle a common existential threat.
February 16, 2022
Seeking Higher Ground: Climate Resilience in the Maldives
By Nicholas Muller
Maldivians cannot wait much longer for durable solutions to the threats posed by climate change.
February 13, 2021
Are the Uyghurs Safe in Turkey?
By Nicholas Muller
Many in the Uyghur diaspora feel they have a target on their back.
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