Pakistan’s Biggest Film Is Going to China. The Real Test for Cultural Ties Comes After. – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 Mutual interests often bring culturally distinct states together, and the China-Pakistan friendship is a major testament to that, as it…
1MDB Fugitive Jho Low Sought Pardon From US President Trump, Report Claims – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 Jho Low, a fugitive Malaysian financier wanted in connection with one of the largest financial scandals of the 21st century,…
Modi Calls on Indians to Consume Less Petrol, Postpone Travel Abroad. He Isn’t Leading by Example – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 At a public event in Hyderabad in southern India on May 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Indians to…
Gulf Energy Crisis Exposes Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Dilemma – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 A surge in global fuel prices following disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the extent to which Southeast…
Tashiev Indicted for Coup Plot, Case Classified – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 Two weeks after Kamchybek Tashiev, the former head of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security, confirmed that a criminal case…
Beijing’s Long Bet That an Open Hainan Can Hook Taiwan – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 14, 2026 More than four decades ago, Chinese leaders strategized that radical openness on one island could lead to reunification with another. …
The Military Imperative for OPCON Transfer – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 This four-part series examines the debate over wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer from four angles: the structural origins of the…
The Man Who Created China’s Modern Navy – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse…
China’s 50,000-Youth Initiative and the New Politics of China-US Exchange – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Xi Jinping’s 2023 pledge to invite 50,000 young Americans to China over five years should be read against a China-U.S.…
Japan’s Middle Power Arms Strategy in the Indo-Pacific – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Japan’s recent flurry of defense diplomacy – from Manila to Jakarta, Canberra to Wellington – has prompted familiar anxieties about…
