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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.
May 25, 2013
Three Reasons for the U.S. to Like Iran’s Presidential Candidates
Recent disqualifications are a setback. But there’s much for the U.S. to like in the remaining candidates.
May 24, 2013
U.S.-Chinese Militaries Cooperate On… Opera Singing?
Plus how to tell if you are a liberal imperialist. The Diplomat rounds up the best material on defense and foreign policy from across the web.
May 24, 2013
Is China Inserting Itself Into the Taiwan-Philippines Spat?
3 Chinese ships and 10 fishing boats patrolled the Spratly Islands this week, prompting a rebuke from Manila.
May 23, 2013
UN Raps Japan For Not Funding Pro-Pyongyang Schools
Japan’s refusal to subsidize pro-North Korean schools in Japan “constitutes discrimination” a UN committee claims.
May 23, 2013
Ai Weiwei’s Playboy Interview, Music Video
The best of China this week. Chinese students demand Biden apologize. Li travels to India.
May 22, 2013
Kim Jong-Un Is No Master Strategist
The North Korean leader appears to have painted himself into a corner. Is this the new normal?
May 21, 2013
OK Drone: Vietnam Enters the UAV Market
Vietnam has tested its first indigenous drones. Will they be used for military purposes?
May 21, 2013
Obama and Xi Jinping to Hold First Meeting On June 7-8
National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Beijing on May 26-28 ahead of the leaders’ meeting in California.
May 20, 2013
India to Station Ground Forces in Afghanistan?
The Diplomat rounds up this week’s upcoming events in the Asia-Pacific.
May 20, 2013
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Visits India, Other Countries
Trade and business are high on the agenda as Li visits India, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Germany.
May 18, 2013
Russia's Forthcoming "Terrorist-Killer Robots"
The DPRK has 200 mobile missile launchers and other top defense articles for your weekend.
May 17, 2013
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations: 11 Littoral Combat Ships to Asia by 2022
The U.S. Navy plans to send 11 LCS to the Pacific. Questions remain.