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Diplomat Risk Intelligence offers you dedicated access to an exclusive network of subject matter experts versed in geopolitical, security, economic, and political trends covering the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Shannon Tiezzi

Aman Thakker

Blake Berger

Carlyle Thayer

Joshua Kurlantzick

Nicholas Trickett

Clint Work

Paolo Sorbello

Devin Stewart

Franz-Stefan Gady

Steven Stashwick

Qiheng Chen

Dingding Chen

Harsh V. Pant

Jonathan Berkshire Miller

Erin Cook

Michael Kugelman

Prashanth Parameswaran

Catherine Putz

Bonnie Girard

Jonathan Cristol

Dmitry Stefanovich

Jeff M. Smith

Sara Hsu

David Hutt

Bob Savic

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Grant Wyeth

Richard Javad Heydarian

Samuel Ramani

Ankit Panda

Umair Jamal

Anthony Fensom

Robert Farley

Aman Thakker

Our Network

Diplomat Risk Intelligence offers you dedicated access to an exclusive network of subject matter experts versed in geopolitical, security, economic, and political trends covering the wider Asia-Pacific region.

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Diplomat Risk Intelligence connects you with experts whose specialization bests matches your needs and arrange one-on-one phone or video conference calls with an expert whenever you require.

Harsh V. Pant

Featured Expert

Director of Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, professor of International Relations in Defence Studies Department and the India Institute at King’s College London, a Non-Resident Fellow with the Wadhwani Chair in US-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC.

Grant Wyeth

Featured Expert

B.A. in Political Science from La Trobe University, and a Master of International Relations from the University of Melbourne.

David Hutt

Featured Expert

David Hutt is Southeast Asia columnist at The Diplomat in Cambodia.

Richard Javad Heydarian

Featured Expert

Richard Javad Heydarian is an academic, opinion columnist, and policy adviser focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.

Prashanth Parameswaran

Featured Expert

Prashanth Parameswaran is Senior Editor at The Diplomat based in Washington, D.C., where he writes mostly on Southeast Asia, Asian security affairs and U.S. foreign policy in the Asia-Pacific.

Aman Thakker

Featured Expert

Research associate at the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Jonathan Cristol

Featured Expert

Jonathan Cristol is a research fellow in the Levermore Global Scholars Program at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.

Jeff M. Smith

Featured Expert

Jeff M. Smith is a research fellow in the Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, focusing on South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

Shannon Tiezzi

Featured Expert

Shannon Tiezzi is Editor-in-Chief at The Diplomat.

Paolo Sorbello

Featured Expert

Journalist and researcher focusing on Central Asia.

Editorial

DRI presents a wide range of analysis on the most pressing topics in today’s Asia-Pacific.

How Far Will North Korea’s Military Adventurism Go?

North Korea

The scope and level of North Korea’s next move will be determined by the extent and type of the benefits it expects.

China’s New Digital Industrial Transformation

China Power

China’s post-COVID rebuild will position the country to weather future pandemics.

A Skirmish in Galwan Valley: India and China’s Deadliest Clash in More Than 50 Years

Sino-Indian Tensions

After the death of at least 20 Indian soldiers, the Sino-Indian border has heated up to levels unseen in recent years.

The Taliban and al-Qaeda: Enduring Partnership or Liability?

Can the Taliban really be expected to sever all ties with al-Qaeda?