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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.
June 21, 2013
A Global Times Editorial Blasts Chen Guangcheng
While taking aim at Chen, the editorial is clearly aimed at other dissidents who might want to follow in his footsteps.
June 21, 2013
Punishable by Death: China to Execute Polluters
Plus, the U.S. plans to sanction China over human trafficking. Thursday China links.
June 21, 2013
South Korea to Purchase Bunker-Buster Missile
The Taurus missile will help Seoul implement its new “active deterrence” strategy of preemption against Pyongyang.
June 20, 2013
The Economics of Nuclear Arms Reductions
America’s nuclear arsenal is expected to cost $648 billion over the next decade. Obama’s proposed reductions would save $58 billion.
June 20, 2013
KCNA: Hitler’s Autobiography is NOT on Kim Jong-Un’s Book Club
Official media said reports that Kim Jong-Un gave Hitler’s Mein Kampf as a gift to subordinates are a “sheer fabrication.”
June 19, 2013
Rhyming History: Russia Repeats USSR's Errors
Far from being a resurgent power, Putin’s Russia is falling into many of the same traps that brought down the Soviet Union.
June 19, 2013
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Arrives in China
Plus, China mediates the Sudan dispute and the Communist Youth League holds National Conference. Tuesday China links.
June 19, 2013
Japan’s European Charm Offensive
Shinzo Abe is using the occasion of the G-8 summit to court leaders across the European continent.
June 18, 2013
Return of the Clergy in Iran?
Rouhani’s presidency could reverse the declining fortunes of clerics in Iran’s elected and administrative bodies.
June 15, 2013
Japan Might Create Island Assault Unit
The new unit is part of a larger effort to strengthen Tokyo’s military capabilities to protect remote islands.
June 15, 2013
Asian Immigration Drives US Population Growth
Asians were the fastest growing ethnic group in the US in 2012, with 60 percent of the growth due to immigration.
June 14, 2013
Did Xi Call Diaoyu/Senkakus A “Core Interest?”
Plus, concern grows over local government debt and economic growth. Friday China links.