| Type | Online |
|---|---|
| Format | Magazine |
| Owner | Diplomat Media |
| Publisher | James Pach |
| Editor | Jason Miks |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Circulation | NA |
| Official website | the-diplomat.com |
The Diplomat is a Tokyo-based, online current affairs magazine covering politics, society and culture in the Asia-Pacific. The magazine, originally a bi-monthly print magazine, was founded by David Llewellyn-Smith, Minh Bui Jones and Sung Lee in 2001. The first edition was published in April 2002, with Jones as the founding editor and Llewellyn-Smith the founding publisher. The magazine was acquired by James Pach in December 2007 who also assumed the role of Executive Publisher.
In August 2009, the magazine moved completely online in order to avoid continued losses in the printed edition of and is currently published from Tokyo. Jason Miks was appointed Editor in September 2009 and Ulara Nakagawa was appointed Associate Editor.[1]
The Diplomat has published interviews with many prominent public figures, including Ali Allawi, Anwar Ibrahim, Ian Macfarlane, Brent Scowcroft, Mike Moore,[2] Jason Yuan,[3] and Jaliya Wickramasuriya.[4]
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The magazine includes a mix of guest writers and regular correspondents and analysts currently organized around five blogs: China Power, Flashpoints, New Leaders Forum, Indian Decade?, and ASEAN Beat.[5]
Other notable regular contributors have included:
The Diplomat has entered into formal partnerships with a number of influential public policy and media organizations. One of the most prominent is the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Through a partnership with the Pacific Forum Young Leaders Programme (CSIS), The Diplomat provides insights and analysis from up-and-coming young professionals.[6] The Diplomat also maintains partnerships with Real Clear World, ENN Environmental News Network, The Foreign Policy Centre, The Interpreter, Danwei, China Hush, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Global Radio News, International Affairs Forum, The Atlantic Sentinel, China Talking Points, War Is Boring, East-West Center, Foreword, and Vivekanda International Foundation.[7]
In September 2004, the US magazine Time forced the cancellation of advertisements by The Diplomat which emphasised the magazine's Australian perspective by presenting the national flags of the US, the UK, and Australia and logos of Time and The Economist below a headline "To which view do you subscribe?"[8]
In December 2010, the online news aggregator RealClearWorld.com cited The Diplomat as one of the top world news sites of 2010.[9]