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![Asia’s Maritime Disputes 101 Asia’s Maritime Disputes 101](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/19050_5280a1a1e7658.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/932_5242abb90e4c3.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/1450_5242b706a0f21.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/3060_524388c58741c.jpg)
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?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/PLA.jpg)
Did Xi Jinping Really Rebuke North Korea?
Likely not – Chinese diplomats have usually handled their differences with N. Korea behind the scenes.
![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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/12043_52538242af442.jpg)
North Korea Is the Boy Who Cried Wolf: There Will Be No War
By Robert E. Kelly
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/11978_525381f1445fa.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11956_525381e762602.jpg)
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?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/6621_5243afa560ab4.jpg)
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](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/11842_5253813f5671f.jpg)
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?"](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sizes/thumbnail/7036_5243b2b869b7b.jpg)
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?