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Asia’s Maritime Disputes 101

Asia’s Maritime Disputes 101

The Council on Foreign Relations’ new interactive overview of China’s maritime disputes is not to be missed.

How Geopolitics Doomed the Clash of Civilizations

How Geopolitics Doomed the Clash of Civilizations

It’s been 20 years since Huntington’s Foreign Affairs article was published. Why his thesis hasn’t come to pass.

America's Middle East Addiction

America's Middle East Addiction

Zachary Keck explains that “shuttle diplomacy of the kind Kissinger undertook belongs to the dustbin of history.”

Friday Flashpoints – Our Weekend Reading List

Friday Flashpoints – Our Weekend Reading List

The Diplomat’s Editor selects the top five defense and foreign policy articles for your weekend reading pleasure.

Did Xi Jinping Really Rebuke North Korea?

Did Xi Jinping Really Rebuke North Korea?

Likely not – Chinese diplomats have usually handled their differences with N. Korea behind the scenes.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

North Korea Is the Boy Who Cried Wolf: There Will Be No War

North Korea Is the Boy Who Cried Wolf: There Will Be No War

By Robert E. Kelly
"Because North Korea has such a rich history of extreme rhetoric, they must be more and more extreme in each crisis..."

For America, Decline is a Choice

“In reality, decline is not a foregone conclusion but a deliberate political choice that builds from a failure to define what matters most to the nation.”

A Roadmap for American Grand Strategy

A Roadmap for American Grand Strategy

Mapping a grand strategy to strengthen and enhance America’s role in the world.

America’s Dangerous Drift

America’s Dangerous Drift

The U.S. faces tremendous challenges at home and abroad. Without a grand strategy, America’s perilous drift is likely to continue, and worsen.

Is Asia’s Balance of Power Self-Enforcing?

Is Asia’s Balance of Power Self-Enforcing?

What history says about such a concept seems telling. Will the Asia-Pacific be any different?

Japan and India's Growing Embrace

Japan and India's Growing Embrace

With Shinzo Abe’s return in Japan, expect Tokyo and Delhi’s already strong ties to reach new heights.

America's Pivot: "Stoking The Fires of Nationalism?"

America's Pivot: "Stoking The Fires of Nationalism?"

A recent article from a prominent China scholar calls into question America’s “pivot.” Is it worth it?

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