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How governments imagine the future – including the future of war – shapes their responses and planning in the present.

The fate of the Afghan government following the Soviet withdrawal is more complex than sometimes assumed. That has lessons for Kabul today.

Beijing is establishing a police state in Hong Kong – even if it risks destroying the international city.

In Asia’s maritime heartland, all the ingredients of a global cataclysm are conspiring against the post-Cold War period of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

“To better understand the unraveling Indian Ocean geopolitics, it is important to study and understand the new maritime identities of the Indian Ocean islands.”

Local elections provide a window into the state of Kyrgyz politics – and what might come next in the three decade-long game of political musical chairs.

The Diplomat spoke with experts, victims, documenters, and communities affected by one of the most polarizing governments in Philippine history.

The “old boys” are back after April 7 by-elections in Seoul and Busan.

The shifts in ethnic policy go well beyond Xinjiang. This is fundamental rethink of how the CCP manages ethnocultural diversity and its colonial possessions.

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan highlights the importance of South and Central Asia to China.

In Thailand, Myanmar, and Hong Kong, Asia’s brave youth go toe-to-toe with history.

All sides can agree that the relationship is at a historic low. But the causes – and possible solutions – are far more contentious.