- Thailand’s Forgotten War: The deadly conflict unfolding in Thailand’s south may not always make headlines. But terrorists in the region are showing a troubling ruthlessness. http://the-diplomat.com/2012/06/06/thailand%E2%80%99s-forgotten-war/?all=true 3 comments worldevents
- China is executing an ambitious defense modernization plan designed to make the country militarily self-sufficient in a decade, including the building of its own stealth fighter. But that hasn’t stopped it asking Russia to sell it its most advanced fighter jet. http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2012/03/04/china%E2%80%99s-sukhoi-submission/ 13 comments worldnews
- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard beats off a leadership challenge from former premier Kevin Rudd. http://the-diplomat.com/2012/02/27/politics-gets-personal-in-australia/ 36 comments worldnews
- British MP calls for halt to Olympic discrimination after Saudi Arabia announces it won't send a female team to the Olympics. http://the-diplomat.com/sport-culture/2012/02/26/saudis-and-female-olympians/ 63 comments worldnews
- "Japanese researchers have released the findings of a study suggesting that the risk of an earthquake measuring magnitude 7 or above striking the Tokyo metropolitan area within the next four years could be as high as 70 percent" http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2012/02/20/in-praise-of-disaster-diplomacy/ 135 comments worldnews
- For the first year in its history, India has no reported cases of polio. http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2012/02/07/india-winning-polio-fight/ 389 comments worldnews
- Thailand has become the first nation to openly endorse Twitter’s decision to allow state by state censorship. The move is no surprise – Thailand recently jailed an elderly man with cancer for sending 4 text messages criticizing the King, despite being unable to prove he sent them. http://the-diplomat.com/asean-beat/2012/02/02/thailand-tries-twitter-censorship/ 431 comments worldnews
- Finland and Norway have the world’s freest press, Reporters Without Borders’ new media freedom list says. The United States tumbled 27 places to 47th, mostly because of the “many arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests.” http://the-diplomat.com/the-editor/2012/01/26/the-press-freedom-index/ 245 comments worldnews
- Violence against women in India has jumped 44% between 1993 and 2011, new study finds. Kidnappings rose by 13% and rapes per capita increased by 23% over the same period. http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/12/28/indias-dirty-picture/ 3 comments worldnews
- Iran’s Imperfect Trap for Obama --- The threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz could come back to haunt Iran’s leaders. Still, Obama will be wary of becoming the second president to come unstuck over Iran. http://the-diplomat.com/2011/12/30/iran%E2%80%99s-imperfect-trap-for-obama/ 3 comments politics
- India cancels high level meeting with China after China demands India halt a conference where the Dalai Lama is expected to speak http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/11/27/the-dalai-lama-thorn/ 3 comments india
- An Indian think tank says wheat output will fall by 4-5 million tons for every 1° Celsius rise in temperature. But with the population set to jump by 300 million in 20 years, and when the best estimates of climate models show a rise of 4 degrees by century’s end, the ramifications are causing alarm. http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/11/07/china-brics-and-the-environment/ 165 comments worldnews
- Swimming Naked In China --- "It’s obvious that high economic growth has concealed many high-risk and illegal activities and practices that may have bolstered growth, but also sowed the seeds for financial mass destruction". Here's what China has been hiding http://the-diplomat.com/2011/11/03/swimming-naked-in-china/?all=true 46 comments worldnews
- China's new aircraft carrier was supposed to have been purchased from Russia to be used as a floating casino. Its conversion into a working carrier has increased U.S. and regional distrust of the Chinese military's intentions. http://the-diplomat.com/new-leaders-forum/2011/09/30/china-the-varyag-and-trust/ 114 comments worldnews
- India's main opposition party sends the prime minister a bankers draft worth 60 cents and challenges him to live on that for a day after govt says anyone with more than that much money isn't living in poverty http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/10/03/drawing-the-poverty-line/ 3 comments india
- Pakistan’s rate of production of nuclear weapons is the highest in the world and its nuclear arsenal has doubled to between 70 to 120 warheads in 4 years. 3 new heavy-water reactors being constructed will propel it past India and the major nuclear powers of Britain,France -xpost r/worldnews http://the-diplomat.com/2011/10/01/south-asia%E2%80%99s-nuclear-arms-racing/ 5 comments india
- Study shows how Chinese government punishes foreign governments for meeting the Dalai Lama. A study of the 'Dalai Lama Effect' showed 'official' meetings between the Dalai Lama and a country's leadership resulted in a cut in exports to China of an average 8.1%. http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/09/25/dalai-lama-hits-out/ 72 comments worldnews
- NASA announces its plans to replace the Space Shuttle with a 23-story rocket http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/09/19/nasas-new-deep-space-rocket/ 10 comments space
- China warns Indian Navy vessel in international waters that it is in Chinese territory http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/09/01/india-china-navies-face-off/ 21 comments india
- Last year, China invested $34 billion in ‘clean technologies’ compared to the United States’ $18 billion, report says. http://the-diplomat.com/whats-next-china/environment/ 188 comments worldnews
- India announces formation of strike force for attacking targets inside China http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/08/27/indias-new-strike-corps/ 6 comments worldnews
- North Korea imported thousands of military vehicles from China last month, despite facing renewed famine http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/08/24/north-korea-gets-military-trucks/ 114 comments worldnews
- The U.S. has given Pakistan $20 billion in aid. Reports today suggest Pakistan still allowed China access to a U.S. stealth helicopter downed in the raid to kill bin Laden http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/08/15/americas-questionable-ally/ 14 comments politics
- Saudi Arabia introduces a traffic light system for grading how many Saudi citizens companies in the Kingdom employ, with firms employing too many foreigners given a red light http://the-diplomat.com/asean-beat/2011/07/16/saudization-and-migrants/ 10 comments worldnews
- 20 year-old woman working as Red Cross 'manager' causes widespread public outrage in China after she posts pictures on her blog bragging of her sports cars and designer handbags http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/07/05/guo-meimei-and-the-red-cross/ 108 comments worldnews
- How China Kills Creativity http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/07/02/how-china-kills-creativity/ 4 comments science
- China's announcements on new stealth fighter, satellite killing seen as attempt to lure U.S. into a bankrupting, Cold War-style arms race http://the-diplomat.com/2011/06/09/is-china-trying-to-bankrupt-us/ 3 comments worldnews
- Vietnam asks for U.S. and foreign help as conflict looms with China http://the-diplomat.com/china-power/2011/06/12/vietnam-eyes-foreign-help/ 74 comments worldnews
- China boosts destroyer fleet in quest for blue-water navy projection power http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/05/09/china-boosts-destroyer-prowess/ 3 comments worldnews
- The first people to arrive to help give people food after Japan's last massive earthquake weren't the police or the army - it was the yakuza, or gangsters, who went out in trucks handing out ramen and sushi packs. http://the-diplomat.com/2011/03/23/lessons-for-japan-from-kobe-quake/ 49 comments reddit.com
- How Chinese Spies are undermining India's stability http://the-diplomat.com/2011/03/22/is-china-backing-indian-insurgents/ 14 comments worldnews
- Obama To Spend Billions On New Bomber In Preparation For Upcoming War Against China - The plan...could lead to the production of around 100 new bombers by the mid-2020s—and could significantly tip the Pacific balance of power. http://the-diplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2011/02/22/new-us-bomber-aimed-at-china/ 7 comments politics
- Why Japan Has Stopped Whaling http://the-diplomat.com/tokyo-notes/2011/02/17/why-did-japan-suspend-whaling/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Pakistan the Next Egypt? http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2011/01/30/pakistan-the-next-egypt/ 3 comments reddit.com
- Why Is India Bad at Sport? http://the-diplomat.com/2011/01/19/why-is-india-bad-at-sport/ 26 comments india
- Every year, Japanese whaling provokes international outrage, resulting in huge damage to the country’s image. Here's why it keeps doing it. http://the-diplomat.com/2010/12/10/the-real-reason-japan-keeps-whaling/ 8 comments reddit.com
- Why the U.S. Should Accept Iran's Right to Enrich Uranium http://the-diplomat.com/2010/11/04/obama%E2%80%99s-hopeless-iran-strategy/ 3 comments reddit.com
- How China Plays the Great Game | The Diplomat http://the-diplomat.com/2010/10/07/how-china-plays-the-great-game/ 22 comments worldnews
- China Helping ISI Against India? http://the-diplomat.com/indian-decade/2010/07/19/china-firms-aid-pakistans-isi/ 5 comments india
- Why China Comes out on top in Africa http://the-diplomat.com/2010/07/17/why-china-wins-africa-game/ 22 comments worldnews
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