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![Democratic Ideas and Reality at 100: The Heartland of Asia Democratic Ideas and Reality at 100: The Heartland of Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-democratic-ideas-and-reality-at-100-the-heartland-of-asia-800px-pieni_1_0017.jpg)
Democratic Ideas and Reality at 100: The Heartland of Asia
By Francis P. Sempa
As the 100th anniversary of Sir Halford Mackinder’s pivotal work approaches, a look at how it remains as prescient as ever.
![Crazy Rich Asians: A Clash of East and West? Crazy Rich Asians: A Clash of East and West?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18226698390808.jpg)
Crazy Rich Asians: A Clash of East and West?
By Antonina Luszczykiewicz and Krzysztof Iwanek
The East may not become the West, but it can surely buy it out.
![Can Asia and Europe Make America’s Alliances Great Again? Can Asia and Europe Make America’s Alliances Great Again?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18193404897647.jpg)
Can Asia and Europe Make America’s Alliances Great Again?
By Tongfi Kim
What can U.S. allies in Asia and Europe do to cope with the risk President Trump presents?
![Helsinki: How to Create a European Hub for Asia Helsinki: How to Create a European Hub for Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-helsinki-vantaa_t2_nakoalaterassilta_2015-07-01.jpg)
Helsinki: How to Create a European Hub for Asia
By Krzysztof Iwanek
A relatively small airport in northern Europe became an unexpected beneficiary of growing Asia-Europe connectivity.
![12 Asian Geopolitical Trends and Events From 2016 That'll Matter in 2017 12 Asian Geopolitical Trends and Events From 2016 That'll Matter in 2017](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-30_18-19-13.jpg)
12 Asian Geopolitical Trends and Events From 2016 That'll Matter in 2017
By Ankit Panda
Here's wishing the Asia-Pacific a happy and prosperous new year. Watch these issues in the coming year.
![India Wants to Get a Drone Deal in With the US Before the Election India Wants to Get a Drone Deal in With the US Before the Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-06_00-35-44.jpg)
India Wants to Get a Drone Deal in With the US Before the Election
By Ankit Panda
New Delhi wants to seal the deal on Predator drones before Obama leaves office.
![The Big Nuking of 1959: How the US Would Have Nuked East Asia The Big Nuking of 1959: How the US Would Have Nuked East Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-05_16-53-26.jpg)
The Big Nuking of 1959: How the US Would Have Nuked East Asia
By Robert Farley
A recently declassified nuclear target list shows how the U.S. planned to use its nuclear weapons in the late-1950s.
![Which US Presidential Candidate Is Best Equipped for Asia Policy? Which US Presidential Candidate Is Best Equipped for Asia Policy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-25_18-27-57.jpg)
Which US Presidential Candidate Is Best Equipped for Asia Policy?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Which U.S. presidential candidate is best-equipped to handle the future of the Pivot to Asia?
![How Do Asia-Pacific Countries See Each Other? How Do Asia-Pacific Countries See Each Other?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-04_17-13-11.jpg)
How Do Asia-Pacific Countries See Each Other?
By Ankit Panda
When it comes to leadership, Asian states are less optimistic.
![Kissinger Is Right: 'Asia' Is a Western Construct Kissinger Is Right: 'Asia' Is a Western Construct](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-30_08-17-57.jpg)
Kissinger Is Right: 'Asia' Is a Western Construct
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
What we understand to be 'Asia' is an oversimplification of a diverse region with several civilizations and cultures.
![Obama’s Approval Rating Rises in Asia Obama’s Approval Rating Rises in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-29_16-14-54.jpg)
Obama’s Approval Rating Rises in Asia
By Zachary Keck
Obama’s approval ratings in Asia rose 8 percent last year, even as they declined among those most concerned about China.
![Can the US Afford the Asia Pivot? Can the US Afford the Asia Pivot?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/US_Navy_040625-N-9769P-245_Ships_from_the_United_States_and_Canada_navigate_around_the_aircraft_carrier_USS_John_C._Stennis_CVN_74_while_underway_in_the_Pacific_Ocean_during_a_multi-national_photo_exercise.jpg)
Can the US Afford the Asia Pivot?
By Zachary Keck
A senior U.S. defense official says the Asia pivot “can’t happen” if budget cuts continue.