How China thinks about and acts in the maritime gray zone, and what that means for the region’s future.  

Rising private business investment is key to unlocking untapped productivity potential, says the HSBC economist.

Political scientist Christopher Clary discusses issues pertaining to strategic stability in South Asia.

The improving health of emerging markets, including in Asia, is key to continued recovery in 2020.

A conversation on the future of Myanmar's economy, and the implications for domestic and international actors.

Indigenous and academic perspectives on biodiversity, armed conflict, and self-determination in Karen state.

Why the U.S. public is being fed a steady diet of inflated foreign threats to the country’s national security.

In 1990, Bruce Pannier first went to Central Asia -- what was it like and what’s changed since then?

Huang discusses the prospects for continued economic reform in China and the outlook for a US-China trade deal.

Why industrial espionage and reverse engineering military technology will yield less and less benefits in the 21st century.

An Indian journalist based in China for 9 years shares his impressions of the two countries's relationship.

Krzysztof Iwanek talks to Michał Lubina, author of a new book on Aung San Suu Kyi’s political thought.

But meaningful progress has been made in cushioning an economic downturn.

The Diplomat talks with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera about the future trajectory of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy challenges.

The Diplomat speaks with M. Taylor Fravel about how China's People's Liberation Army thinks about war.

A discussion of Soviet policy, a devastating famine, and the making of Kazakhstan.