Asia Geopolitics
Episodes
Dissecting Trump’s Remarkably Odd US National Security Strategy
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast Ankit Panda and Katie Putz discuss the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy ...
Don’t Call it a Deal Just Yet: South Korea to Pursue Nuclear-powered Submarines
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a factsheet stating that the U.S. has given approval for the ROK to build nuclear-powered attack submarines, there’s a tremendous amount of ...
A Busy Month for Central Asian Multilateralism
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The State of US Asia Policy in the Trump Era, With Special Guest Jim Sciutto
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inside China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Under New Leadership, What’s Next for Japan?
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Escalating Tensions, Fresh Clashes on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the Story of America’s Failure to Disarm North Korea
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic Alliances: The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Really Behind Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution?
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What Actually Mattered at China’s Big Military Parade?
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea’s Lee Hits the Road to Japan and the United States
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitical Ripple Effects: US-Russia, China-India, and More
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reviewing Thailand and Cambodia’s July 2025 Border Skirmish
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Trade ‘Deal’ and a Historic Election: What’s Next for Japan?
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Geopolitics of the Second China-Central Asia Summit
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What Does South Korea’s New Progressive Administration Portend for Northeast Asia?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
France as a ‘Resident Power’ in the Pacific
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The India-Pakistan Clashes of 2025: Why Things Are Different (And More Dangerous) This Time
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Asia’s New Nuclear Age
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Asian Geopolitics
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump, Tariffs, and America’s Global Messaging
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Duterte in The Hague: The Philippines and the Geopolitics of International Law
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the United States Relitigating Its Grand Strategy?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DeepSeek and the AI Competition
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trump 2.0 in America: Geopolitical Ripples Across Asia and the World
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden Administration’s Asia Legacy
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea’s Martial Law Crisis: Geopolitical Implications and Beyond
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Central Asian Militaries and Asian Geopolitics
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America First, Again: US-China Relations and the Second Trump Administration
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America First, Again: Asian Geopolitics and the Second Trump Administration
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A New China-India Border Deal?
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Geopolitical Implications of the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feminism and Geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitics and the Murky World of Foreign Agents
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: 3 Years On
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geopolitics and Political Tumult in Bangladesh
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 US Election Spins Up: Implications for Asian Geopolitics
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vietnam’s Foreign Policy After Nguyen Phu Trong
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Future of Cross-Strait Ties Under a Lai Presidency in Taiwan
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A New Russia-North Korea Strategic Partnership: Geopolitical Implications for Asia
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Putin Goes to Beijing: Where the Russia-China Relationship Stands in 2024
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Taking Stock of Russia-Central Asia Relations in 2024
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US-Japan Alliance After the Biden-Kishida 2024 Summit
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India’s 2024 General Elections and Geopolitics
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What to Look For Out of the US-Japan-Philippines Summit
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How the US Sees Threats in Asia in 2024
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Recognition, Security, and Geopolitics
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on a Decade in Asian Geopolitics
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
North Korea, Korean Unification, and the Prospects of a 2024 Crisis
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1)
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden Meets Xi in San Francisco: Managing Competition
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis
04 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Central Asian States and Great Power Geopolitics
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why India’s Relations With Canada Are Strained
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Putin-Kim Summit: What’s Driving North Korea and Russia Together?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US and Vietnam Upgrade Their Relationship: Drivers and Consequences
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Camp David US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Driving US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in 2023?
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Central Asia Update: US Sanctions on Kyrgyz Firms, and the Wagner Rebellion
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Modi Comes to Washington: Geopolitics and the Drivers of the US-India Relationship
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Shangri-La Dialogue Hits 20 Years With US-China Tensions at the Center
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Takeaways From the 2023 Hiroshima G7 Summit
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A New China-Central Asia ‘Blueprint’?
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Declaration and the US-South Korea Alliance
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Turbulence in the Taiwan Strait: The New Normal
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The AUKUS Partners Explain Their Phased Approach. What Are the Risks?
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Driving South Korea’s Debate on Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Diplomat Magazine Hits Issue 100
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What the Chinese Surveillance Balloon Incident Tells Us About US-China Relations
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Drivers and Consequences of Vietnam’s January 2023 Political Shake-Up
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A New Defense Era: Japan’s 2022 National Security Strategy
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Asian Geopolitics in 2022: A Retrospective
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
China’s Late-2022 Protests: ‘Zero-Covid’ At the Breaking Point?
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The G20, APEC, and ASEAN Summits: Taking Stock of November 2022 Diplomacy in Asia
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Driving Inter-Korean Tensions in Autumn 2022?
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Xi’s China: Takeaways From the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy and Asia
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Most Important Shanghai Cooperation Summit Ever?
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
North Korea’s Updated Nuclear Law Points At a Dangerous Nuclear Future
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan’s Flooding Underscores Climate Risks in South Asia
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis or an Inflection Point for the Status Quo?
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No End in Sight: 18 Months of Military Rule in Myanmar
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abe Shinzo’s Enduring Legacy on Geopolitics in Asia
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NATO’s Madrid Summit and the Interlinkages Between European and Asian Security
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Takeaways From the 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What Is the Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework About?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Geopolitical Consequences of China’s Solomon Islands Pact
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Taiwan
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Continuity and Change in Pakistani Politics: The End of Imran Khan and What’s Next
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Geopolitical Ripples in Asia
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden Administration Releases an Indo-Pacific Strategy: Reading Between the Lines
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elusive Balances: Shaping US Southeast Asia Strategy
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
North Korea Picks Up the Pace on Missile Tests
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taiwan Strait Geopolitics and Violence in the Solomon Islands
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas