The Diplomat

Neutralizing Chokepoints: Lessons From the Hormuz Strait, Malacca, and Baltic Sea
EBRD Dials Down Kyrgyz GDP Forecast Over Sanctions Worries
Can a Takaichi Government Stabilize China-Japan Relations?
Exit Polls Suggest Ruling Democratic Party’s Victory in Local Elections
Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges: Economic Revival and Great Power Balancing
The ASEAN-China AI Center: Innovation Boost or Agentic Disinformation Risk for Southeast Asia?
The International Organization for Mediation Is 1 Year Old. How Is It Faring?
In Inner Mongolia, China’s Assimilation Campaign Moves Online
The Trump-Xi Summit Produced Stability, But It Won’t Last Forever
Kazakhstan, Russia Step Forward With $16.4 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Plan
Nepal’s Prime Minister Mistakes Mandate for Immunity
Moscow’s New Military Partner Has Something Russia Needs More Than Allies
Beyond China and the US: How Japan is Incrementally Rebalancing Its Foreign Policy
Unholy Violence: Weaponizing Religion Against Gender Rights Defenders in Myanmar
Why India Cannot Let the Rupee Float
Kashmir’s Uneasy Calm: Silent Guns, Muted Hope
The Politics Behind Taiwan’s Soft Power
2026 Has Been a Wild Ride for Southeast Asian Stock Markets
The Next Challenge Facing the US-Philippine Alliance, and How They Plan to Overcome It
Indian PM Hosts Head of Myanmar’s Military Government in New Delhi