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| URL : | http://the-diplomat.com | |
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| Posts on Regator: | 3063 | |
| Posts / Week: | 34.1 | |
| Archived Since: | August 31, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
ASEAN Urges a Youthful Lead for ASEAN Economic Community
Concern in Southeast Asia about the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015 is mounting. Members of the ten-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have in recent years been big on rhetoric but...Show More Summary
Obama and Xi Jinping to Hold First Meeting On June 7-8
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first official meetings since Xi assumed China's presidency on June 7-8 in California, the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday. “President Obama will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on June 7-8 in California. Show More Summary
Is Shadow Banking China’s Subprime Mortgages?
China’s banking system is reaching high highs, but has the potential to see very low lows. On a high note, last month, China’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) took the top spot on the Forbes Global 2000 list, which weights sales, profits, assets, and market value to determine the world’s biggest public companies. Show More Summary
How Taiwan Bungled the Philippine Crisis
The art of diplomacy involves not only the ability to maximize the returns for one’s country but also a keen awareness of the most propitious time to cease escalation. The dispute between Taipei and Manila over the killing of a Taiwanese...Show More Summary
Australia Needs Strategic Rethink on Submarines
Is Australia’s new submarine program being driven by careful assessments of the country’s future defense strategy or more by short-term electoral considerations? This is a key question leading up to Australia’s national elections onShow More Summary
President Thein Sein Visits Washington as Ethnic Cleansing Continues
A historic and deeply contentious event for the U.S.-Burmese bilateral relationship occurs this week. For the first time since hosting Burmese dictator Ne Win nearly fifty years ago, Washington hosts Burma’s head of state on Monday.Show More Summary
India to Station Ground Forces in Afghanistan?
Every Monday The Diplomat's Zachary Keck takes a look at the latest happenings in the Asia-Pacific region. From important meetings of heads of state, to critical trade and business gatherings to matters of culture and art, The Diplomat keeps you up to date on the latest events. Here is this week's primer. Show More Summary
The Geopolitics of Hawaii
This week the Naval Diplomat wings his way to Honolulu for a "Track II" conference with Indian and Chinese delegations at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, an academic institution based within the U.S. Pacific Command. The...Show More Summary
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to Visit Burma, Discuss Economic Development
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday that he intends to visit Burma “soon” to hold a summit with President Thein Sein, according to Kyodo News. In making the announcement Abe stressed that the trip would focus on helping...Show More Summary
Buddhism Today, East and West
Last Friday, millions of Buddhists across Asia gathered to celebrate a rather hazy date, but one with deep cultural import nonetheless: the so-called birthday of Siddhartha Gautama (better known as the Buddha). Depending on the country,...Show More Summary
Sony Honami, Google Nexus 5, Samsung Galaxy Doom: Excitement Mounts
Over the past few years, smartphone cameras have become powerful enough to be used as alternatives to regular point-and-shoots. Not surprisingly, then, more and more smartphone owners are today interested in the camera capabilities of...Show More Summary
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Visits India, Other Countries
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has started his first overseas trip since the change in government in March. Li will cover four countries through May 27 with visits that will focus heavily on economic issues. His first stop is India, where...Show More Summary
The History Project: Inspiring Indian and Pakistani Children to Rethink the Past
Three young Pakistanis – Qasim Aslam, Ayyaz Ahmad and Zoya Siddiqui – are providing schoolchildren in India and Pakistan with an opportunity to critically analyze, evaluate and question significant events in their nations’ shared history...Show More Summary
Australia’s Gillard Gets Poll Bounce After Austere Budget
So who said pre-election budgets were for handouts? Very shortly after her treasurer released a remarkably austere budget, with bad news on the surplus front to boot, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard awoke to a robust 8-pointShow More Summary
Can Ecotourism Save Indonesia’s Disappearing Forests?
Following a flurry of international attention and keen anticipation, the extension of Indonesia’s forest moratorium, preventing companies from getting new permits to clear protected areas, was confirmed on Wednesday. The news comes days...Show More Summary
China’s Leaders Abroad; What the First Visits Tell Us
The new Chinese leadership took office in early March. In the two months since, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vice President Li Yuanchao, Yang Jiechi, State Councilor in charge of managing foreign affairs, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi have all taken their first trips abroad. Show More Summary
North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles
South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has reported that North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles off its east coast on Saturday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a South Korean defense official said that “All missiles launched...Show More Summary
Budgets: New Zealand 1, Australia 0?
Trans-Tasman rivalry is usually played out in sport, but this week’s budget announcements by Australia and New Zealand have taken competition into a new arena. Announcing Tuesday a forecast deficit of A$18 billion for fiscal 2014, Australian...Show More Summary
Russia’s Forthcoming “Terrorist-Killer Robots”
Every Friday, The Diplomat looks out across the net to find the best articles and analysis involving defense, strategic affairs, and foreign policy. From America’s pivot to Asia, China’s growing military power, important defense trends,...Show More Summary
The Insurgent’s Playbook: Start Cumulative, Go Sequential
So let me try out a hypothesis on you. This week was Vietnam (and Malay Emergency, and Huk Rebellion) week in our course. Each time I review or write about these historical cases, it strikes me afresh that you could sum up the insurgents' strategy in a bumper sticker: start cumulative, go sequential. Show More Summary