Magazine – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:25:51 +0900 en-US The New Red Scare: When Fear Becomes a Political Weapon https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/the-new-red-scare-when-fear-becomes-a-political-weapon/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/the-new-red-scare-when-fear-becomes-a-political-weapon/ North Korea in Ukraine: What It Means for the World https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/north-korea-in-ukraine-what-it-means-for-the-world/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/north-korea-in-ukraine-what-it-means-for-the-world/ Making Sense of Bangladesh’s Monsoon Uprising https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/making-sense-of-bangladeshs-monsoon-uprising/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/making-sense-of-bangladeshs-monsoon-uprising/ Gi-Wook Shin on South Korea’s Political Maelstrom https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/gi-wook-shin-on-south-koreas-political-maelstrom/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/gi-wook-shin-on-south-koreas-political-maelstrom/ Malaysia’s Turn in the ASEAN Hotseat https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/malaysias-turn-in-the-asean-hotseat/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/malaysias-turn-in-the-asean-hotseat/ How COVID-19 Transformed China’s Domestic and International Trajectory https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/how-covid-19-transformed-chinas-domestic-and-international-trajectory/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/how-covid-19-transformed-chinas-domestic-and-international-trajectory/ Meera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29 https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/meera-gopal-on-the-asia-pacific-at-cop29/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/meera-gopal-on-the-asia-pacific-at-cop29/ 2025: What to Expect in the Asia-Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/2025-what-to-expect-in-the-asia-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/2025-what-to-expect-in-the-asia-pacific/ Governing From Weakness: The LDP Under Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/governing-from-weakness-the-ldp-under-prime-minister-ishiba-shigeru/ https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/governing-from-weakness-the-ldp-under-prime-minister-ishiba-shigeru/ Is the Indian Ocean Ready for Another Mega-Tsunami? 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