Region
East Asia
Summit Success: More Than Just Being First in Line
The weekend’s Xi-Obama summit may be an example for Japanese leaders overly hasty to meet a U.S. president.
U.S.-China Relations: Stop Striving For “Trust”
The price of achieving trust in the bilateral relationship may be too high.
Strategic Sunshine: The Path To Stability on the Korean Peninsula
An effective policy towards Pyongyang would recognize why the regime perpetuates crises and then change the incentive structure it faces.
Abenomics Is Not More Dangerous Than North Korea
By Robert E. Kelly
Soft Power? China Has Plenty
China has little attractive power – in the West. But then not everyone is watching China through Western eyes.
Why China Is Not the Solution to the Korean Crisis
Beijing calls the shots in North Korea? History shows that thinking is misguided.
Aida Makoto: Far-Sighted Visions of Near-Sighted Japan
Artist enfant terrible Aida Makoto spoke with The Diplomat about his provocative Tokyo exhibition and whether there is hope for Japan.
Middlepowerism & Continuity in South Korean Foreign Policy
The way Seoul defines its middle-power status could offer the best insight into its policy direction.
Actually, It Was the Philippines That Bungled the Crisis with Taiwan
Responding to a recent piece in The Diplomat, Dennis Halpin argues that the missteps were Manila’s.
Russia: Can The Gas Empire Strike Back?
Intransigence on pricing may cost Moscow dearly in the huge Asian gas market.
The US Marine Corps in the Pivot to the Pacific
The centerpiece of the U.S. Pivot to the Pacific, the Marines are moving forward.
Deleterious Neglect: Will the U.S. Navy Surrender Maritime Asia?
Unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy risks losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.