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Asia and America in the Mirror
The Diplomat is handing over to a new editor. It’s been a fascinating few years for the current one.
Noda’s Bold Tax Plan Play
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has succeeded in passing a tax and social security plan in the lower house. He now needs to think about the future of his party.
Grading the U.S. Rebalance
With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, it’s worth asking how successful one of the biggest Obama administration foreign policy drives has been. It’s a mixed bag.
Where China Leads, India Follows?
China has made great strides with its space program. Should India follow its lead?
China's Rare Earth Warning
China has warned of declining stocks of rare earth metals. The world may have to get used to less.
Japan’s Sensible New Defense Chief
The choice of Satoshi Morimoto to head Japan’s Defense Ministry has surprised many. But the media and opposition party criticism is misplaced.
Unfriendly Waters for China
China as been keen to bolster its naval strength. But could its advances prove strategically counterproductive?
U.S. at Inflection Point?
U.S. strategists sometimes talk about an inflection point for the military in Asia. But what do they mean?
The Week in Asia
Chen Guangcheng arrives in the U.S., India has a rights breakthrough and things are a little tense again between China and Japan in this week’s roundup of news you may have missed.
U.S., China’s Clashing Korea Dreams
The U.S. policy of outsourcing its North Korea policy to China has been a dismal failure. Beijing has very different ideas from Washington on what the Korean Peninsula should look like.
China’s Small Stick Diplomacy
China’s combination of fishing boats, unarmed law-enforcement ships, and military power allows Beijing to act as a provocateur – and to use small stick diplomacy.
