Region
East Asia
China and the East Asian Internet
By Sarah Cook
Internet freedom is coming under increasing pressure across East Asia, but China’s influence has its limits.
Hollywood in China: Selling Out or Cashing In?
By Stanley Rosen
Are Hollywood filmmakers really selling out to China -- and Chinese censorship?
Beijing’s Formidable Strategy in the South China Sea
By Chunjuan Nancy Wei
Beijing is prevailing over its neighbors in the South China Sea. It may also have the solution.
China, Iceland and the Arctic
By Arthur Guschin
Iceland is playing a growing role in China’s Arctic strategy.
A Korean Conscientious Objector in Paris
By Yena Lee
Rather than military service, a young South Korean pacifist is seeking asylum in France.
Balancing China and the Realist Road to War
By Jie Dalei and Jared McKinney
The argument for balancing against China rests on some questionable assumptions.
Taiwan and Strategic Security
By Joseph A. Bosco
The U.S. declarative policy on Taiwan of “strategic ambiguity” needs to change sooner rather than later.
Cost Disease in China's Military
By Peter E. Robertson
The headline figures showing China’s growing military spending are misleading.
Abe’s Japan Cannot Apologize for the Pacific War
By J. Kevin Baird
Yasukuni Shrine will continue to compromise any apology that Japan’s leaders can offer.
Taiwan’s Submarine Saga
By Wang, Jyh-perng and Tan, Chih-lung
The Indigenous Defense Submarines program has had a long and convoluted history.
Shinzo Abe's Historic US Visit
By Shannon Tiezzi
Jim Schoff speaks with The Diplomat about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state visit to the United States.
The Trial of Zhou Yongkang: How to Flog a ‘Dead’ Tiger?
By James Char
Given the political sensitivities involved, Zhou’s trial is expected to be a tightly choreographed affair.