Zachary Keck – 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. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:44:51 +0900 en-US The Faux US-China Climate Deal https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/the-faux-us-china-climate-deal/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/the-faux-us-china-climate-deal/ Japan Has Not Recognized Senkaku Island Dispute https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/japan-has-not-recognized-senkaku-island-dispute/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/japan-has-not-recognized-senkaku-island-dispute/ 2016 Election Could Derail Asia Trade Pact https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/2016-election-could-derail-asia-trade-pact/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/2016-election-could-derail-asia-trade-pact/ China Rejects Abe-Xi Meeting at APEC https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/china-rejects-abe-xi-meeting-at-apec/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/china-rejects-abe-xi-meeting-at-apec/ Is China Too Big to Fail? https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/is-china-too-big-to-fail/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/is-china-too-big-to-fail/ The Myth of India as a Great Power https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/the-myth-of-india-as-a-great-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/the-myth-of-india-as-a-great-power/ Under US Pressure, Major Countries Snub China’s New Regional Bank https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/under-us-pressure-major-countries-snub-chinas-new-regional-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/under-us-pressure-major-countries-snub-chinas-new-regional-bank/ 4th Plenum: Rule of Law with Chinese Characteristics https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/4th-plenum-rule-of-law-with-chinese-characteristics/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/4th-plenum-rule-of-law-with-chinese-characteristics/ Japan Caves to China on Senkaku Island Dispute https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/japan-caves-to-china-on-senkaku-island-dispute/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/japan-caves-to-china-on-senkaku-island-dispute/ How Capitalism Conquered North Korea https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/how-capitalism-conquered-north-korea/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/how-capitalism-conquered-north-korea/ China Signals No Compromise on Hong Kong https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/china-signals-no-compromise-on-hong-kong/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/china-signals-no-compromise-on-hong-kong/ Kim Jong-un's Reappearance Shows North Korea’s New Transparency https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/kim-jong-uns-reappearance-shows-north-koreas-new-transparency/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/kim-jong-uns-reappearance-shows-north-koreas-new-transparency/ Why the US Is Trying to Squash China's New Development Bank https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/why-the-us-is-trying-to-squash-chinas-new-development-bank/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/why-the-us-is-trying-to-squash-chinas-new-development-bank/ US-Australia-China Hold First Ever Military Drill, But So What? https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/us-australia-china-hold-first-ever-military-drill-but-so-what/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/us-australia-china-hold-first-ever-military-drill-but-so-what/ 6 Must-Read New Books for Fall 2014 https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/6-must-read-new-books-for-fall-2014/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/6-must-read-new-books-for-fall-2014/ Occupy Central Is Doomed to Fail https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/occupy-central-is-doomed-to-fail/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/occupy-central-is-doomed-to-fail/ China's President Is a Paper Tiger https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/chinas-president-is-a-paper-tiger/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/chinas-president-is-a-paper-tiger/ China Created ISIS, Too https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/china-created-isis-too/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/china-created-isis-too/ Why Nuclear Weapons Work https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/why-nuclear-weapons-work/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/why-nuclear-weapons-work/ Japan’s Undemocratic Foreign Policy https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/japans-undemocratic-foreign-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/japans-undemocratic-foreign-policy/ How the US Made ISIS a Threat https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/how-the-us-made-isis-a-threat/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/how-the-us-made-isis-a-threat/ Can Limited Nuclear Attacks De-Escalate Conflicts? https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/can-limited-nuclear-attacks-de-escalate-conflicts/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/can-limited-nuclear-attacks-de-escalate-conflicts/ The CCP Didn’t Fight Imperial Japan; the KMT Did https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/the-ccp-didnt-fight-imperial-japan-the-kmt-did/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/the-ccp-didnt-fight-imperial-japan-the-kmt-did/ Yes, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Definitely Saved Lives https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-definitely-saved-lives/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/09/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-definitely-saved-lives/ The Great Myth: World War I Was No Accident https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/the-great-myth-world-war-i-was-no-accident/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/the-great-myth-world-war-i-was-no-accident/ Chinese Air Force Pilots Are Not Going Rogue https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinese-air-force-pilots-are-not-going-rogue/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinese-air-force-pilots-are-not-going-rogue/ Did Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki Save Lives? https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/did-bombing-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-save-lives/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/did-bombing-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-save-lives/ Resolving Asia's History Wars Once and for All https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/resolving-asias-history-wars-once-and-for-all/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/resolving-asias-history-wars-once-and-for-all/ Only US Can Prevent Great Power War https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/only-us-can-prevent-great-power-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/only-us-can-prevent-great-power-war/ No, Great Power War Isn't Obsolete https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/no-great-power-war-isnt-obsolete/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/no-great-power-war-isnt-obsolete/ China’s Corruption Problem: A Catch-22 https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinas-corruption-problem-a-catch-22/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/chinas-corruption-problem-a-catch-22/ Philippines Military to Offer Cruise Service in South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/philippines-military-to-offer-cruise-service-in-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/philippines-military-to-offer-cruise-service-in-south-china-sea/ Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Views Don’t Matter https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/hillary-clintons-foreign-policy-views-dont-matter/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/hillary-clintons-foreign-policy-views-dont-matter/ Will US Airstrikes Empower ISIS? https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/will-us-airstrikes-empower-isis/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/will-us-airstrikes-empower-isis/ Don’t Blame US Pivot for South China Sea Row https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/dont-blame-us-pivot-for-south-china-sea-row/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/dont-blame-us-pivot-for-south-china-sea-row/ Why Is China Nationalizing Christianity? https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/why-is-china-nationalizing-christianity/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/why-is-china-nationalizing-christianity/ How Hiroshima and Nagasaki Saved Millions of Lives https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/how-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-saved-millions-of-lives/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/how-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-saved-millions-of-lives/ China Is Losing War on Terror https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/china-is-losing-war-on-terror/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/08/china-is-losing-war-on-terror/ Why Asia Won’t Sanction Russia for MH17 https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-asia-wont-sanction-russia-for-mh17/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-asia-wont-sanction-russia-for-mh17/ Why Russia Might Have Provided the BUK Missile Launcher https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-russia-may-have-provided-the-buk-missile-launcher/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-russia-may-have-provided-the-buk-missile-launcher/ Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: What If Russia Wasn’t Involved? https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/malaysian-airlines-flight-mh17-what-if-russia-wasnt-involved/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/malaysian-airlines-flight-mh17-what-if-russia-wasnt-involved/ Why Tehran Loves Iran Hawks https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-tehran-loves-iran-hawks/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-tehran-loves-iran-hawks/ US Policy and International Law: Taiwan’s Friend https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/us-policy-and-international-law-taiwans-friend/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/us-policy-and-international-law-taiwans-friend/ Missing the Point on the ‘Anti-China Rhetoric’ Debate https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/missing-the-point-on-the-anti-china-rhetoric-debate/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/missing-the-point-on-the-anti-china-rhetoric-debate/ International Law Is Taiwan’s Enemy https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/international-law-is-taiwans-enemy/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/international-law-is-taiwans-enemy/ Anti-China Rhetoric Isn’t Causing Problems, China Is https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/anti-china-rhetoric-isnt-causing-problems-china-is/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/anti-china-rhetoric-isnt-causing-problems-china-is/ Why Defending Taiwan Is NOT Illegal https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-defending-taiwan-is-not-illegal/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-defending-taiwan-is-not-illegal/ Why Defending Taiwan Is Illegal https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-defending-taiwan-is-illegal/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/why-defending-taiwan-is-illegal/ How South Asia Resolves Maritime Disputes https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/how-south-asia-resolves-maritime-disputes/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/how-south-asia-resolves-maritime-disputes/ Iran’s Middle East Nightmare https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/irans-middle-east-nightmare/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/irans-middle-east-nightmare/ China’s Changing Position on Japan’s History https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/chinas-changing-position-on-japans-history/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/chinas-changing-position-on-japans-history/ Taiwan and Japan’s Collective Self-Defense https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/taiwan-and-japans-collective-self-defense/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/taiwan-and-japans-collective-self-defense/ China Won’t Be a Different Kind of Global Power https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/china-wont-be-a-different-kind-of-global-power/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/china-wont-be-a-different-kind-of-global-power/ Is China a Paper Tiger? https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/is-china-a-paper-tiger/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/is-china-a-paper-tiger/ China’s Media Endorses RIMPAC (Well, Sort Of) https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-media-endorses-rimpac-well-sort-of/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-media-endorses-rimpac-well-sort-of/ Can India Avoid Iraq’s Sectarian Conflict? https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/can-india-avoid-iraqs-sectarian-conflict/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/can-india-avoid-iraqs-sectarian-conflict/ China’s Growing Hegemonic Bent https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-growing-hegemonic-bent/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-growing-hegemonic-bent/ China’s Deafening Silence on Iraq https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-deafening-silence-on-iraq/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinas-deafening-silence-on-iraq/ Will Iran Play the Crimea Card in Iraq? https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/will-iran-play-the-crimea-card-in-iraq/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/will-iran-play-the-crimea-card-in-iraq/ Asia’s Coming Nuclear Arms Race https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/asias-coming-nuclear-arms-race/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/asias-coming-nuclear-arms-race/ ‘The End of History’: 25 Years On https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-end-of-history-25-years-on/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-end-of-history-25-years-on/ History’s Judgment: The Iraq Surge Failed https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/historys-judgment-the-iraq-surge-failed/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/historys-judgment-the-iraq-surge-failed/ Nuclear Bombers in an A2/AD World https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/nuclear-bombers-in-an-a2ad-world/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/nuclear-bombers-in-an-a2ad-world/ China ‘Internationalizes’ South China Sea Dispute https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/china-internationalizes-south-china-sea-dispute/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/china-internationalizes-south-china-sea-dispute/ Would You Like an F-35 With Your Aegis? https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/would-you-like-an-f-35-to-go-with-your-aegis/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/would-you-like-an-f-35-to-go-with-your-aegis/ Why D-Day Would Fail Today https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/why-d-day-would-fail-today/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/why-d-day-would-fail-today/ D-Day Validates Realism https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/d-day-validates-realism/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/d-day-validates-realism/ Tiananmen Square in the Age of Twitter https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/tiananmen-square-in-the-age-of-twitter/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/tiananmen-square-in-the-age-of-twitter/ The Strategic Logic of the US-Taliban Prisoner Swap Deal https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-strategic-logic-of-the-us-taliban-prisoner-swap-deal/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/the-strategic-logic-of-the-us-taliban-prisoner-swap-deal/ To Lead In Asia, Japan Must Take China to Court https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/to-lead-in-asia-japan-must-take-china-to-court/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/to-lead-in-asia-japan-must-take-china-to-court/ N. Korea Won’t Cause a Nuclear Domino in Asia (But China Might) https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/n-korea-wont-cause-a-nuclear-domino-in-asia-but-china-might/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/n-korea-wont-cause-a-nuclear-domino-in-asia-but-china-might/ In Asia, Fears of North Korea's Collapse Grow https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/in-asia-fears-of-north-koreas-collapse-grow/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/in-asia-fears-of-north-koreas-collapse-grow/ Obama’s Nixon Doctrine https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/obamas-nixon-doctrine/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/obamas-nixon-doctrine/ China and Japan Battle for Russia’s Allegiance https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/china-and-japan-battle-for-russias-allegiance/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/china-and-japan-battle-for-russias-allegiance/ The Normative Origins of the US-China Spying Row https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/the-normative-origins-of-the-us-china-spying-row/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/the-normative-origins-of-the-us-china-spying-row/ How Japan and North Korea ‘Use’ Each Other https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/how-japan-and-north-korea-use-each-other/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/how-japan-and-north-korea-use-each-other/ Should Pakistan Welcome Modi’s Election in India? https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/should-pakistan-welcome-modis-election-in-india/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/should-pakistan-welcome-modis-election-in-india/ Solving Intra-ASEAN South China Sea Disputes https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/solving-intra-asean-south-china-sea-disputes/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/solving-intra-asean-south-china-sea-disputes/ Why Did North Korea Build Nukes While South Korea Foreswore Them? https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-did-north-korea-build-nukes-while-south-korea-foreswore-them/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-did-north-korea-build-nukes-while-south-korea-foreswore-them/ Is Iran Ten Years Away From a Nuclear Bomb? https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/is-iran-ten-years-away-from-a-nuclear-bomb/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/is-iran-ten-years-away-from-a-nuclear-bomb/ Why China's Terrorists are Targeting Train Stations https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-chinas-terrorists-are-targeting-train-stations/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/why-chinas-terrorists-are-targeting-train-stations/ Don’t Contain Russia, Push It East https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/dont-contain-russia-push-it-east/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/dont-contain-russia-push-it-east/ North Korea Pulls Back From Nuclear Brink? https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/north-korea-pulls-back-from-nuclear-brink/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/05/north-korea-pulls-back-from-nuclear-brink/ Should China Welcome an Asian NATO? https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/should-china-welcome-an-asian-nato/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/should-china-welcome-an-asian-nato/ Ukraine and the Trans-Pacific Partnership https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/ukraine-and-the-trans-pacific-partnership/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/ukraine-and-the-trans-pacific-partnership/ Debunking the Iran-North Korea Nuclear Axis Myth https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/debunking-the-iran-north-korea-nuclear-axis-myth/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/debunking-the-iran-north-korea-nuclear-axis-myth/ The Midterm Elections and the Asia Pivot https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/the-midterm-elections-and-the-asia-pivot/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/the-midterm-elections-and-the-asia-pivot/ Russia Accelerates Asia Pivot https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/russia-accelerates-asia-pivot/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/russia-accelerates-asia-pivot/ Is an Asian NATO Possible? https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/is-an-asian-nato-possible/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/is-an-asian-nato-possible/ China and Japan Seek Detente? https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/china-and-japan-seek-detente/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/china-and-japan-seek-detente/ Overseas Chinese and the Crimea Crisis https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/overseas-chinese-and-the-crimea-crisis/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/overseas-chinese-and-the-crimea-crisis/ Is India About to Abandon Its No-First Use Nuclear Doctrine? https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/is-india-about-to-abandon-its-no-first-use-nuclear-doctrine/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/is-india-about-to-abandon-its-no-first-use-nuclear-doctrine/ China Lashes Out at North Korea https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/china-lashes-out-at-north-korea/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/china-lashes-out-at-north-korea/ Don’t Release Jonathan Pollard https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/dont-release-jonathan-pollard/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/dont-release-jonathan-pollard/ Undermine Russia From Within https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/undermine-russia-from-within/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/04/undermine-russia-from-within/ Why Did BRICS Back Russia on Crimea? https://thediplomat.com/2014/03/why-did-brics-back-russia-on-crimea/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/03/why-did-brics-back-russia-on-crimea/