India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh The Pacific is no longer an afterthought in global strategic competition. Stretching across a vast ocean, the region’s ...

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This ...

In an uncommonly frank moment in 2019, a Chinese diplomat declared that “we treat our friends with fine wine, but for our enemies we have shotguns.” While the more acerbic edges of what is now known ...

The U.S. Army 500th Military Intelligence Brigade–Theater continues to strengthen its partnership with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) through sustained engagement and shared understanding ...