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Zachary Keck
Zachary Keck was Managing Editor of The Diplomat.
Zachary Keck was formerly Managing Editor of The Diplomat where he authored The Pacific Realist blog.
Previously, he worked as Deputy Editor of e-International Relations and has interned at the Center for a New American Security and in the U.S. Congress, where he worked on defense issues.
You can follow Zachary on Twitter: @ZacharyKeck.
September 20, 2013
Why India Tested Nuclear Weapons in 1998
Much of the conventional wisdom is wrong; only domestic politics really mattered for the decision.
September 19, 2013
India Is Developing Its First "Real" ICBM
The Surya or Agni-VI will have an initial range of 6,000 km and be capable of carrying 10 warheads.
September 14, 2013
China’s Carrier-Based J-15 Likely Enters Mass Production
China’s state media reports suggest the J-15 has entered mass production but can’t take off with bombs.
September 14, 2013
The Realpolitik of the American People
Many say the American public can only support a liberal foreign policy. That may only be true of US elites.
September 13, 2013
Syrian Rebels Attack Chinese Diplomats, Embassy
Rebel forces vow to attack Beijing’s embassy in Damascus. Already a sniper has targeted its ambassador.
September 12, 2013
Japan Seeks to Mediate US-Iran Dispute…Again
Shinzo Abe sent a special envoy to Tehran last weekend, reportedly to jump-start US-Iran talks.
September 11, 2013
India to Test “China Killer” Agni-V ICBM
Local media outlets report that India will conduct the second test of the nuclear-capable Agni-V next week.
September 10, 2013
Russia to Sell China Su-35 Multirole Fighter Jets
After confusion earlier this year, Moscow has confirmed that it will sell China the 4++ generation fighters.
September 07, 2013
How Geopolitics Doomed the Clash of Civilizations
It’s been 20 years since Huntington’s Foreign Affairs article was published. Why his thesis hasn’t come to pass.
September 06, 2013
Is China Occupying 640 km of Indian Territory?
New reports say the PLA has “incrementally” occupied 640 km of Indian territory in recent months.
September 06, 2013
Ballistic Missiles Make War More AND Less Likely
A new study finds that states with ballistic missiles are more likely to initiate crises, and more likely to deter them.
September 06, 2013
Hagel Explains his Southeast Asia Trip … On YouTube
Chuck Hagel takes to YouTube to explain his most recent trip to the region.