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China is now Australia’s largest trading partner. Will Canberra shun its traditional allies in favour of Beijing as a strategic partner?

The Diplomat speaks with former New Zealand Prime Minister Mike Moore about his country’s place in Asia.

Chinese policymakers are often assumed to be the archetypal practitioners of realpolitik. But their coddling of dictators is counter-productive.

With a series of elections and other events in Asia-Pacific next year, there’s plenty of room for tensions to boil over.

Burma’s government has pledged change, and there are signs something is really happening. But there are ways to measure the regime’s progress toward democracy.

Admiral Mike Mullen’s warning that Pakistan is using extremism as an instrument of policy marked a major change in US tone. Will Pakistan respond?

At a time of uncertainty, the Asia-Pacific should stick with the security guarantees that have brought it relative peace and prosperity. It’s too soon to count the US out.

Deterring North Korea is a tough job, but someone has to do it. A better earth penetrating nuclear weapon might help.

The Obama administration’s decision to offer upgrades to Taiwan’s aging F-16 fighter fleet will annoy Beijing and unsettle Taiwan.

The Obama administration is set to upgrade Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters, but won’t sell the latest models.

The Chinese government’s ‘vacuum cleaner’ approach to espionage is worrying foreign governments, companies and overseas dissidents. They’re right to be concerned.

China sees US missile defence plans as a threat, while the US worries about Chinese ballistic missiles. Who’s right to be worried?