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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.

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.

July 13, 2020
A Deadly Gamble: Myanmar’s Jade Industry
By Nicholas Muller
The multi-billion dollar industry fueled by China is shrouded in secrecy, continues to take lives, and displace tens of thousands

May 01, 2020
In the Indian Sundarbans, the Sea Is Coming
By Nicholas Muller
Across the world’s largest delta, island communities bear the brunt of the climate crisis.

January 28, 2020
Sri Lanka’s Landmine Legacy
By Nicholas Muller
Significant progress has been made, but deep scars remain.

December 16, 2019
Frustrations Flare in India’s Northeast Over Citizenship Bill
By Nicholas Muller
Protests, internet blackouts, and curfews in India’s Northeast followed passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

October 31, 2019
Ulaanbaatar: Growing Strong and Sick
By Nicholas Muller
Pollution and a serious health crisis have accompanied rapid urbanization in Mongolia’s capital

October 22, 2019
Mongolia’s New Mining Boom
By Nicholas Muller
Climate change and a mining boom are altering the lives and livelihoods of Mongolians.

August 20, 2019
Nicaragua’s Chinese-Financed Canal Project Still in Limbo
By Nicholas Muller
Uncertainty for those along the planned canal as the government’s contract with its Chinese billionaire builder expires.

April 19, 2019
Indonesian Elections: Scenes From Aceh
By Nicholas Muller
The northernmost and most conservative province of Aceh is a stronghold for opposition candidate Prabowo Subianto.
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