The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
In-depth analysis and commentary on events across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on geopolitics, defense, economics, social, and environmental issues.
Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine - The Diplomat
In-depth analysis and commentary on events across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on geopolitics, defense, economics, social, and environmental issues.
Was Taiwan Ever Really a Part of China? – The Diplomat
Jun 10, 2021 · Chinese insistence on the idea of Taiwan as a part of China has failed to convince the roughly 23 million Taiwanese. As Cena’s apology shows, Chinese views have been much more effective in ...
Securing India’s Digital Future: Cybersecurity Urgency and ...
Jan 20, 2024 · According to the CISCO Cybersecurity Readiness Index, as of 2022, a mere 24 percent of firms and organizations in India have the necessary resources and capabilities to effectively address their ...
ASEAN’s Challenges and the Way Forward
Aug 15, 2020 · ASEAN is also constrained by other key challenges, including corruption, demographic changes, uneven social development, disparities in economic development and technology adoption, environmental ...
Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return
Jan 28, 2023 · Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births. It’s no secret Japan has the world’s most ...
Why Taiwan Matters to the United States
Aug 23, 2021 · The result of U.S. derecognition in 1979 and the modern PRC dissuasion campaign is that Taiwan has diplomatic relations with only 15 of the 193 United Nations states – and just one in all of ...
The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical ...
Mar 16, 2024 · Acting and reacting to each other’s escalation, the U.S. and China were embroiled in a vicious cycle of geopolitical showdowns. The result was the demise of Hong Kong as a geopolitical neutral ...
The Philippines’ Latest National Security Policy: Cautious Yet Clear ...
Sep 6, 2023 · The National Security Policy (NSP) 2023-2028, released last month, provides exactly this: a policy document that is cautious yet clear-eyed about the country’s position and current challenges ...
Philippine Election Marred by Violence, Vote-Buying: Monitoring …
May 20, 2022 · This month’s presidential elections in the Philippines fell far short of “free and fair” due to rampant vote-buying, politically-motivated violence, and serious shortcomings in the electoral ...