[{"_1":2,"_296":-5,"_297":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_16":17,"_294":295},"root",{"_5":6,"_14":15},"fb",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":12,"_13":8},"apiKey","AIzaSyAdxqOaB63feHHqSm_nZCKsSHpSAcxkct8","authDomain","thediplomat.firebaseapp.com","projectId","firebase-thediplomat","appId","ga",true,"routes/$issue",{"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":23},"slug","2015-07","path","/2015-07","issue",{"_24":25,"_26":27,"_28":29,"_30":31,"_32":33,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":39,"_40":41,"_42":43},"eid","-Ju5y7cC9-Uc1h5UeLD-","title","Weapons of The Next War","description","In this issue, we explore the weapons likely to deployed in any future Pacific conflict. In addition, we also consider the impact of climate change on that same ocean, take a skeptical look at hopes for an Afghanistan-Pakistan rapprochement, and look at the fascinating tale of China’s last royal.","masthead","","number",8,"date","July 2015","month",7,"year",2015,"status","rdy","toc",[44,63,86,95,121,145,170,195,219,239,260,277],{"_24":45,"_46":47,"_26":48,"_49":50},"CVRS","priority",0,"Cover Story","pages",[51],{"_24":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":47,"_18":61,"_40":41,"_26":62},"-K-0wQp4Uo972D0KQSKq","image","08_CVRS_1","lead","

In order to avoid another war in Asia, we need to visualize it.

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It is likely that countries in the region will become uninhabitable long before they are submerged.

","climate-change-and-the-pacific","Climate Change and the Pacific",{"_24":74,"_53":75,"_55":76,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":60,"_18":77,"_40":41,"_26":78},"-K-0wQpAOf-wHNJ9Fl0p","08_LDS_2","

Despite hopeful signs over the last few months, Kabul and Islamabad face a long, hard road to reconciliation.

","the-mirage-of-afghanistan-pakistan-rapprochement","The Mirage of Afghanistan-Pakistan Rapprochement",{"_24":80,"_53":81,"_55":82,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":83,"_18":84,"_40":41,"_26":85},"-K-0wQpCqP4OT78QABKq","08_LDS_3","

From royalty to acupuncture, Runqi Gobulo experienced China at its most turbulent.

",2,"chinas-last-royal","China’s Last Royal",{"_24":87,"_46":83,"_26":88,"_49":89},"INT","Interview",[90],{"_24":91,"_55":92,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_46":47,"_18":93,"_40":41,"_26":94},"-K-0wQpErpM-vzJyBItV","

The Philippines’ strategy for the South China Sea and how it might unfold.

","jay-batongbacal","Jay Batongbacal",{"_24":96,"_46":97,"_26":98,"_49":99},"CHN",3,"China",[100,104,108,112,116],{"_24":101,"_55":102,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":103},"-K-0wQpJR-ntrZxxgP5Q","

Where does China’s anti-corruption campaign go from here?

","After Zhou Yongkang",{"_24":105,"_55":106,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":107},"-K-0wQpLwCFDSJJ9pN-e","

Born after the Tiananmen Square protests, China’s Post-90s generation is less political, but perhaps more free, than their parents.

","Meet the Chinese Millennial: The Post-90s Generation",{"_24":109,"_55":110,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":111},"-K-0wQpOOQg0gBQf_2na","

With a unique model of cooperation, the country has achieved a remarkable turnaround in its response to the disease.

","China’s Impressive Performance on HIV/AIDS",{"_24":113,"_55":114,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":115},"-K-0wQpRRBbNx-pBJYqX","

Why feedback machines in government offices aren’t a substitute for political reform.

","Government Oversight with ‘Chinese Characteristics’",{"_24":117,"_55":118,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":119,"_40":41,"_26":120},"-K-0wQpSqAkYsmq71xeP","

A children’s song about Xi Jinping is the latest sign of a growing personality cult in China.

",4,"In China, an Ode to 'Grandpa Xi'",{"_24":122,"_46":119,"_26":123,"_49":124},"NEA","Northeast Asia",[125,129,133,137,141],{"_24":126,"_55":127,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":128},"-K-0wQpW-c7vKAFAt7_d","

Tokyo doesn’t have a claim to the sea, but it certainly cares about what happens there.

","Japan’s South China Sea Strategy",{"_24":130,"_55":131,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":132},"-K-0wQpXgKnw0F1DH2m_","

Barrier of National Identity Anti-Japanese sentiment is deeper than just politics; it is an integral part of South Korea’s national identity.

","The Insurmountable Barrier of National Identity",{"_24":134,"_55":135,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":136},"-K-0wQpaWUNEqJNRnaHi","

“For the alliance to continue into the future, it must expand beyond old parameters.”

","The Evolution of the U.S-South Korea Alliance",{"_24":138,"_55":139,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":140},"-K-0wQpdrZyvW_d6cVGg","

Maritime tensions and historical issues notwithstanding, Chinese tourists are flocking to Japan. Why?

","Japan’s China-Driven Tourism Boom",{"_24":142,"_55":143,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":119,"_40":41,"_26":144},"-K-0wQpeeYEvfwuxNPb7","

North Koreans’ asylum claims are often denied, as European countries define them as South Korean citizens.

","Why Are North Korean Defectors Being Turned Away in Europe?",{"_24":146,"_46":147,"_26":148,"_49":149},"SOA",5,"South Asia",[150,154,158,162,166],{"_24":151,"_55":152,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":153},"-K-0wQpgtwzF_vE0cd8z","

The country’s large states can be administratively cumbersome and prone to regionalism, breaking them up is a good idea.

","The Case for Smaller Indian States",{"_24":155,"_55":156,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":157},"-K-0wQpi-IYFy2jk_vET","

Recent remarks by a Pakistani general have reopened the debate on South Asia’s nuclear stability.

","The South Asia Nuclear Equation",{"_24":159,"_55":160,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":161},"-K-0wQpkTmtBgSSbJrS4","

Under Sirisena, the country is trying to move from “victory” to “remembrance” of its brutal civil war.

","Sri Lanka’s Slow Shift on War Attitude",{"_24":163,"_55":164,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":165},"-K-0wQpmwZH2G-xXk2s4","

During and after the First Anglo-Afghan War, the British embarked on a hybrid form of colonialism, it didn’t work.

","Was Double Government in Afghanistan a Folly?",{"_24":167,"_55":168,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":119,"_40":41,"_26":169},"-K-0wQppGH7Re2xGkRzS","

India’s recent cross-border strike into Myanmar leaves many questions, but it’s no model for Pakistan-based terror.

","India’s Myanmar Operation: A Signal of Intent",{"_24":171,"_46":172,"_26":173,"_49":174},"SEA",6,"Southeast Asia",[175,179,183,187,191],{"_24":176,"_55":177,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":178},"-K-0wQpth0F-DQtrMzOO","

A coming reshuffle of top army and police posts hints at possible divisions in Thailand’s junta.

","Trouble in the Junta?",{"_24":180,"_55":181,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":182},"-K-0wQpvh4RzPlMNtNXv","

For the first time in decades, a communist party general secretary will meet a U.S. president.

","US-Vietnam Relations: A Historic Meeting",{"_24":184,"_55":185,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":186},"-K-0wQpxM6MrTqvmM-tf","

Opposition figures across the region have faltered this year.

","A Tough Year for Southeast Asia’s Opposition Parties",{"_24":188,"_55":189,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":190},"-K-0wQpynBCbcg250hEn","

The passing of a key political figure could signal the start of positioning for the next generation.

","Cambodia’s Slow Power Transfer Begins",{"_24":192,"_55":193,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":119,"_40":41,"_26":194},"-K-0wQpzyuLIpxriEPIl","

The numbers tell a shocking tale.

","Myanmar’s Refugee Problem Is Worse Than You Thought",{"_24":196,"_46":37,"_26":197,"_49":198},"CEA","Central Asia",[199,203,207,211,215],{"_24":200,"_55":201,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":202},"-K-0wQq1neQuBDV31_nY","

It seems Russia has decided to salvage what it can of the EEU by hitching it to China’s Silk Road Economic Belt.

","Can China’s Belt Save the Eurasian Economic Union?",{"_24":204,"_55":205,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":206},"-K-0wQq2VbTuTIfwluKQ","

Split between three states, Central Asia’s fertile center is nothing but trouble.

","The Endlessly Troublesome Fergana Valley",{"_24":208,"_55":209,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":210},"-K-0wQq3ZienM0HntNtS","

The country is making a big effort to develop its IT sector.

","Can Kazakhstan’s Silicon Valley Effort Succeed?",{"_24":212,"_55":213,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":214},"-K-0wQq5KyaZyqNwCoPl","

A recent visit by the UN secretary general focused attention on human rights issues in Uzbekistan and the region.

","Uzbekistan and the ‘Illusion of Stability’",{"_24":216,"_55":217,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":119,"_40":41,"_26":218},"-K-0wQq6IvWOY9Xllr1o","

The median age is about 25 in Central Asia, but those who set policies are decidedly older and less reform-inclined.

","Central Asia: Neither Forever Young Nor Getting Much Older",{"_24":220,"_46":33,"_26":221,"_49":222},"OCE","Oceania",[223,227,231,235],{"_24":224,"_55":225,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":226},"-K-0wQq869C3yH-GVs2q","

More than just Chinese restaurants and “koala diplomacy.”

","Soft Power: Asia in Australia and Australia in Asia",{"_24":228,"_55":229,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":230},"-K-0wQq9DnzYKZex0DVv","

A controversial proposal would strip would-be terrorists of citizenship. Will that help?

","In Terror Fight, Australia Debates Revoking Citizenship",{"_24":232,"_55":233,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":234},"-K-0wQqBBkSZzHk0jLIh","

Witchcraft killings are proving to be one of the country’s most persistent problems.

","Sorcery and Sexism in Papua New Guinea",{"_24":236,"_55":237,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":238},"-K-0wQqCvFDamMaK60UD","

Outlaws and propaganda of the faith as tools of strategy. Is a new dark age descending on Australia?

","Australia’s Medieval Turn",{"_24":240,"_46":241,"_26":242,"_49":243},"SCR",9,"Security",[244,248,252,256],{"_24":245,"_55":246,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":247},"-K-0wQrU9KUGZ80cIvLF","

What actually forced the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989?

","Afghanistan and The Stinger Myth",{"_24":249,"_55":250,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":251},"-K-0wQrWm7JQ7zFN7Vps","

It’s time to apply anti-access thinking beyond China – or risk losing a limited conflict with North Korea.

","North Korea: The Other Anti-Access Threat?",{"_24":253,"_55":254,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":255},"-K-0wQrZrJqYeahMj994","

Progress in weaponizing drones is in step with the country’s more robust defense doctrine.

","India’s Armed Drone Fleet",{"_24":257,"_55":258,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":97,"_40":41,"_26":259},"-K-0wQrahptTM5xq70up","

Russia has announced it will supply the missile system to Iran, but Moscow may have another objective in mind.

","The S-300: Game-Changing Weapon or Diplomatic Bargaining Chip?",{"_24":261,"_46":262,"_26":263,"_49":264},"DPL",10,"Diplomacy",[265,269,273],{"_24":266,"_55":267,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":268},"-K-0wQrgmWbrpGEjZoOw","

The U.S. defense secretary’s tour of India set an ambitious agenda for U.S.-India strategic security cooperation.

","Ash Carter in India: ‘Act East’ Meets the ‘Rebalance’",{"_24":270,"_55":271,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":272},"-K-0wQrhhO2jBHbJpqCU","

Rather, China is slowly excising the maritime heart out of Southeast Asia.

","No, China Is Not Reclaiming Land in the South China Sea",{"_24":274,"_55":275,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":276},"-K-0wQriuo4IEnfqDoUP","

Korean President Park was forced to postpone her visit to the U.S. Can the two sides make good use of the delay?

","The US-Korea Summit That Wasn't",{"_24":278,"_46":279,"_26":280,"_49":281},"ASL",11,"Asia Life",[282,286,290],{"_24":283,"_55":284,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":47,"_40":41,"_26":285},"-K-0wQrmX5xrovs58z8u","

A look at the colorful, fading practice of spirit worship.

","Myanmar’s Spirit Mediums",{"_24":287,"_55":288,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":60,"_40":41,"_26":289},"-K-0wQrnNVsz2TXLlgn6","

How a Chinese gangster movie from the 1980s changed cinema — including Hollywood.

","30 Years Later, This Chinese Film Still Echoes in Hollywood",{"_24":291,"_55":292,"_57":58,"_59":47,"_46":83,"_40":41,"_26":293},"-K-0wQro6D9qKOwXPwdx","

Will Almaty be “Keeping it Real” in 2022 or will Beijing prove to be a “Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow”?

","Who Will Host the 2022 Winter Olympics?","routes/$issue.masthead",{"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":23},"actionData","errors"]

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