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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · Dec 3

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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.

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Is Southeast Asia a mere geographic description, a shorthand for the area of Asia that is beyond China and beyond India, but part of neither? Or does it have common, shared characteristics? buff.ly/SN3AEi5

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Taiwanese drone exports to the United States are spiking: According to official data, Taiwan exported 5,017 unmanned aerial systems to the U.S. in 2025 from Jan-July, which is almost six times the number exported in all of 2024. buff.ly/G1cA4kW

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Scholars, commentators, and artists have the responsibility to foster peace in South Asia by emphasizing the region’s vast historical and cultural common ground.

India, Pakistan, and Breaking Out of the ‘Continent of Circe’

Scholars, commentators, and artists have the responsibility to foster peace by emphasizing the region’s vast historical and cultural common ground.

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The power of people-to-people initiatives was on full display at the 2025 U.S Exchange Alumni Conference, held in Nukus, Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. buff.ly/gU9Andb

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 4h

29 years after Afghanistan’s former President Dr. Mohammad Najibullah was killed by the Taliban, his daughter keeps alive his vision for a neutral, independent, and peaceful country.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 5h

India's draft mathematics curriculum, 2025, unveiled in August, has sparked a debate around its skewed emphasis on ancient knowledge systems over core subjects. buff.ly/y4nRp4C

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Nearly five years on, Myanmar's conflict is taking a significant toll on important cultural sites across the nation.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 7h

The centuries-old rivalry between Britain and Russia still shapes Asian geopolitics.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 8h

Takaichi Sanae is widely seen as a pro-Taiwan leader, even famously suggesting a “quasi-alliance” between the two.

How Will a Takaichi Administration Approach Japan’s Taiwan Policy?

Takaichi Sanae is widely seen as a pro-Taiwan leader, even famously suggesting a “quasi-alliance” between the two.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 9h

As China pursues clean energy, Tibet has emerged as a site for extractive mining and an unsustainable spree of dam building.

Tibet Is Paying the Cost for China’s Green Energy Transition

As China pursues clean energy, Tibet has emerged as a site for extractive mining and an unsustainable spree of dam building.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 10h

Takaichi is set to be Japan’s first female prime minister – but she and many other female lawmakers are socially conservative, including on gender issues.

Takaichi Sanae’s Rise Highlights the Gender Paradox in Japanese Politics

Takaichi is set to be Japan’s first female prime minister – but she and many other female lawmakers are socially conservative, including on gender issues.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 11h

While the Democratic Party leader has taken an uncompromising stance, President Lee Jae-myung is attempting to foster solidarity and cooperation.

South Korea’s Ruling Party Is Divided Over How to Handle the Opposition

While the Democratic Party leader has taken an uncompromising stance, President Lee Jae-myung is attempting to foster solidarity and cooperation.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 12h

China’s local governments play an outsized role in providing services, yet they are often ignored by analysts.

Who Works in China’s Local Governments?

China’s local governments play an outsized role in providing services, yet they are often ignored by analysts.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 13h

Hanoi’s expansion of its outposts in the Spratly Islands has prompted little opposition from rival claimants, including China.

How Vietnam’s Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Helps Bolster Its Position in the South China Sea

Hanoi’s expansion of its outposts in the Spratly Islands has prompted little opposition from rival claimants, including China.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 14h

What can we learn from the recent eruption of youth protests in Southeast Asia’s youngest nation?

The Gen Z Movement Comes to Timor-Leste

What can we learn from the recent eruption of youth protests in Southeast Asia’s youngest nation?

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 15h

A court in Bangkok last week sentenced a Thai man to life in prison after convicting him of the daylight killing of an opposition politician from Cambodia, the latest in a line of apparently political killings.

Thai Court Sentences Former Marine to Life in Prison For Killing of Former Cambodian MP

The trial has done little to illuminate who was ultimately responsible for the brazen daylight assassination in January.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 16h

Bilateral defense cooperation is a good example of how Malaysia’s pursuit of “credible partnerships” has yielded the country a handsome strategic dividend.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 17h

Timor-Leste joins the list of countries where Gen Z youth are protesting corruption and inequality.

The Gen Z Movement Comes to Timor-Leste

What can we learn from the recent eruption of youth protests in Southeast Asia’s youngest nation?

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 18h

Stampedes occur with shocking frequency in India. Why is no action being taken to prevent the next tragedy? buff.ly/7b5JUuS

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 19h

“Uzbekistan remains firmly committed to strengthening its strategic partnership with the United States, recognizing substantial potential for progress in both bilateral and regional cooperation.”

Uzbek Ambassador Furqat Sidikov on the US-Uzbekistan Relationship

“Uzbekistan remains firmly committed to strengthening its strategic partnership with the United States, recognizing substantial potential for progress in both bilateral and regional cooperation.”

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 20h

The transnational threat of online scamming is evolving at breakneck speed. Tech and AI companies cannot afford to dismiss this as someone else’s problem. buff.ly/pUgdzFa

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 21h

Central Asia’s trade with Iran will likely not collapse entirely but will become more expensive, slower, and risk-laden.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 22h

In September, Rohingya militants became increasingly active in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, and anti-government demonstrations turned deadly in Nepal.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 23h

The EU-Indonesia deal cannot be divorced from the broader churn in the global economy buff.ly/pQFoYDG

The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 1d

Himachal Pradesh and other states in the Indian Himalayas “are facing a serious existential crisis,” the Supreme Court said.

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