Blog Profile / The Diplomat
| URL : | http://the-diplomat.com | |
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| Filed Under: | News / International Affairs | |
| Posts on Regator: | 3118 | |
| Posts / Week: | 34.5 | |
| Archived Since: | August 31, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
China’s Urban Dream Denied
China is in the midst of an urban revolution, with hundreds of millions of migrants moving into cities every year. Since 2011, for the first time in history, more than half of China’s 1.3 billion citizens (690 million people) are living in cities. Show More Summary
The Language of Australia’s New Defense White Paper: In Tune With U.S.?
The release of the Australian Defense White Paper (DWP) has attracted much international attention and commentary. Some analysts have noted the more conciliatory language on China compared with the 2009 DWP. While there is some truth...Show More Summary
Would a Rafsanjani Presidency Undermine Deal with Iran?
Former Iranian President Hashemi Akbar Rafsanjani registered to run as a candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential election, currently scheduled for June 14. His candidacy must be approved by the country’s Guardian Council, an election...Show More Summary
America and South Korea to Conduct Naval Exercises
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
Forget the S-300, Here Comes the S-400
With controversy swirling last week surrounding a possible Russian sale of an advanced air-defense system, the S-300, to Syria, there are even more sophisticated air-defense platforms designed by Moscow that military planners aroundShow More Summary
America’s Undiminished Power of Attraction
President Obama has nominated two representatives who will lead United States trade talks over the next two years: Michael Froman, former White House economic aide as U.S. Trade Representative and Penny Pritzker, Hyatt scion and Chicago fund raiser as the new Secretary of Commerce. Show More Summary
Asia’s Next High Seas Drama
The 15-tonne Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28 was docked at the Ta Fu fishing port on Siaoliouciou, off Pingtung County in Taiwan’s south. Forensic technicians were busy photographing the 55 bullet holes, some in thick parts on the port side, that...Show More Summary
Australia’s China Challenge
In 2009, the Rudd government in Australia issued the first White Paper on Defense for almost a decade. The line on China in that was stark: “The pace, scope and structure of China's military modernization have the potential to give its...Show More Summary
China and India: Aircraft Carrier Plans Advance
India and China are both beefing up their aircraft carrier forces through the induction of new carrier-operated aircraft. On Saturday India’s Defense Minister AK Antony commissioned the country’s first squadron of Russia-built MiG-29K at the INS Hansa Naval near Goa near the Southern tip of India. Show More Summary
Hedging: The Real U.S. Policy Towards China?
Over the past several years, it has been common practice for Chinese academics and pundits to describe the U.S. "pivot" or "rebalancing" to Asia as part of a greater strategy of containment. Popular Chinese news media like Xinhua, the People’s Daily and the Global Times regularly run articles assuming that the U.S. Show More Summary
Welcome to the League of Mad Strategists
Imagine, if you will, a congress of the League of Mad Strategists. Huddled around a world map in some nondescript, dark-paneled room are Prussian soldier and theorist Carl von Clausewitz, Center for Strategic and International Studies scholar Edward Luttwak, and intellectual gadfly Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Show More Summary
Educating Tibet: Government in Exile to Oversee All Schools in India
For a dramatic glimpse of dislocation, one needs look no further than the lives of Tibetan students – both refugees in India, Nepal and Bhutan; but also those in their homeland. For the tens of thousands of Tibetans growing up in India...Show More Summary
India and Pakistan: Reflections on a Legacy of Political Heroes
Last week, I hosted a friend and former classmate, who comes from the Pakistani city of Multan. India-Pakistan ties are tenuous at the best of times, and a great deal of mutual suspicion often ensures that visas are hard to get. In my...Show More Summary
Microsoft Puts New Spin on Windows 8 with Bizarre Ad Campaign
Traditional computer makers are desperately seeking to reinvent themselves today. In a move to spruce up the image of its Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft recently created a series of “Windows Training Camp” ads for Asia, posted them to YouTube, then quickly pulled them down. Show More Summary
Global Witness: IFC and Deutsche Bank Support Vietnamese Land Grabs
Indochinese governments have faced fierce criticisms from their own people and abroad over land grabbing in recent years. But the response from leaders in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos has been collective lip service while big corporations...Show More Summary
Taiwan’s Military Flexes its Muscles
The Taiwanese military recently held the 29th edition of its Han Kuang series of exercises with a display of force unseen since President Ma Ying-jeou came into office in 2008. A total of 7,682 soldiers from the Air Force, Navy and Army...Show More Summary
Don’t Sweat the Closure of Kaesong
It increasingly looks like the inter-Korean Kaesong industrial zone is closed for good. President Park Geun-Hye of South Korea inadvertently indicated her low opinion of investing in North Korea, and even Chinese investors have been shaken down and extorted in North Korea. Show More Summary
Meet Iran’s “Carrier Killer”: The Khalij Fars
As The Diplomat reported on Monday, last weekend Israel carried out a number of air raids on missile deposits in Syria that were said to have been destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Officials said the missiles that Israel was targeting...Show More Summary
Will Russia Provide S-300 Air-Defenses to Syria?
It seems that fears earlier in the week that Russia might sell to Syria an advanced air-defense system have been shot down for now — at least for new purchases. But will Moscow honor a possible prior contract? On Wednesday, reports surfaced...Show More Summary
Japan’s Bold Experiment
“Abenomics,” QE-Squared, or “the dash for Trash," are all terms to describe Japan’s highly unorthodox economic policies under Abe. With the rare (in central banking circles) policy of deliberately targeting higher inflation, Japan’sShow More Summary