Region
East Asia
Sex Trafficking and China’s One Child Policy
By Madeline Fetterly
Among the consequences of China's one child policy: a growing market for trafficked women.
APEC Summit: Will It Matter for Northeast Asia?
By Clint Richards
The region’s shifting realities require more than handshakes and photo opportunities.
Siege of Port Arthur: Verdun in Manchuria
By Joseph Hammond
A crucial battle in the Russo-Japanese War anticipated many technological and social changes we now associate with WWI.
South Korea’s Ebola Response
By Chris Brockie
Are plans to send a team to two of the most afflicted countries in Africa driven by humanitarian or political motives?
North Korea: Defectors and Their Skeptics
By John Power
Some skeptics are publicly doubting the horrific stories being told by North Korean defectors.
US-China Need a Missile Launch Notification Deal
By Nicholas Cosmas, Meicen Sun, and John K. Warden
The United States and China should establish an advance launch notification agreement for long-range missile systems.
Chinese Fishermen in Troubled Waters
By Zhang Hongzhou
Strategic issues are not the only driver behind the recent incidents involving Chinese fishermen.
Chinese Salafism and the Saudi Connection
By Mohammed Al-Sudairi
In China, the Hui Salafi sect, and its links with Saudi Arabia, have a long and complex history.
A Closer Look at China’s Military Modernization
By Shannon Tiezzi
Dr. Phillip Saunders joins The Diplomat to take a closer look about China’s military modernization.
Did SARS Prepare East Asia for Ebola?
By Mely Caballero-Anthony & Gianna Gayle Herrera Amul
The WHO says East Asia is more prepared for Ebola than any other region. Still, it must keep its guard up.
Could China’s Nuclear Strategy Evolve?
By Nicolas Giacometti
For half a century, China’s nuclear strategy has been surprisingly consistent. Will it remain so?
Finding Allies for China
By Asyura Salleh
China needs to build more alliances to challenge the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific.