Category: The Diplomat
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Is China Done With English?
China is questioning English’s place in its schools, with critics arguing that compulsory lessons drain time, money and potentially valuable STEM talent.
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Is India Rethinking America?
As America’s reliability comes into question, India has an opportunity to rethink its relationship with China in an increasingly multipolar world.
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Tokyo Is Stuck With Moscow
Japan’s heavy dependence on imported energy is making Russian LNG difficult to walk away from, even as political tensions with Moscow deepen.
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The New Way to Control People
AI, deepfakes, microtargeting and manipulated information are shifting political power from controlling what people can say to influencing what they believe.
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A New Route to Europe
South Korea is looking to further its access to Arctic shipping as melting sea ice opens a potentially faster route between Asia and Europe.
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Why US Allies Are Diversifying
USA’s shifting policies are pushing some of its closest Asian allies to strengthen ties with one another. Japan, South Korea and Australia are building relationships that give them more options.
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Why India Needs China
India and China are cautiously trying to repair relations, with fresh border talks, military hotlines and renewed economic engagement.
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The Next Flood Won’t Wait
The Nepal–Tibet glacier disaster exposed South Asia’s deeper weakness: hazards cross borders far faster than warnings, data and rescue teams do.
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Propaganda Gets an AI Upgrade
Generative AI is helping China-linked influence operations overcome the language and cultural barriers that once made propaganda targeting Japan easier to spot.