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![Afghanistan's NDS and Pakistan's ISI Give Cooperation Another Try Afghanistan's NDS and Pakistan's ISI Give Cooperation Another Try](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-05_22-02-57.jpg)
Afghanistan's NDS and Pakistan's ISI Give Cooperation Another Try
By Ankit Panda
Plus, India-U.S. carrier cooperation, Thailand's new OPV, and more. Weekend links.
![Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-20_08-58-48.jpg)
Why China Will Base an Aircraft Carrier Near the South China Sea
By Shannon Tiezzi
The real reasons China is so interested in the South China Sea.
![What Can Mussolini’s Navy Teach Us About Chinese Naval Power? What Can Mussolini’s Navy Teach Us About Chinese Naval Power?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-15_15-05-28.jpg)
What Can Mussolini’s Navy Teach Us About Chinese Naval Power?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The history of the Italian navy offers great lessons why overestimating your enemy’s capabilities is dangerous.
![China's Two-Front Diplomacy: 'Go West' and 'Leap East' China's Two-Front Diplomacy: 'Go West' and 'Leap East'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-02_18-46-14.jpg)
China's Two-Front Diplomacy: 'Go West' and 'Leap East'
By Jin Kai
China is expanding ties to its west as well as eastward across the Pacific Ocean.
![Can China Legitimate Its Would-Be Hegemony in Asia? Can China Legitimate Its Would-Be Hegemony in Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-07_11-16-58.jpg)
Can China Legitimate Its Would-Be Hegemony in Asia?
By Robert E. Kelly
It may dominate the region, but would Chinese hegemony be something more than despotism?
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Japan to Build Defense Camps Near Disputed Islands
By Clint Richards
GSDF camps are to be built on three islands near the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands to handle “remote island attacks.”
![With ADIZ, China Emerges As Regional Rule-Maker With ADIZ, China Emerges As Regional Rule-Maker](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/Chinese-flag.jpg)
With ADIZ, China Emerges As Regional Rule-Maker
By Jin Kai
More ADIZs will follow as China goes further in setting up its own rules in its near abroad.
![China’s Hubris on the High Seas China’s Hubris on the High Seas](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/China11.jpg)
China’s Hubris on the High Seas
By James R. Holmes
Despite all the hype, the PLA Navy’s achievements remain relatively modest.
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