# The Diplomat

> The Diplomat is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in United States. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Balanced**.

- **Domain:** thediplomat.com
- **Website:** https://thediplomat.com/
- **Country:** United States
- **Region:** North America
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Balanced
- **Founded:** 2002

## About

The Diplomat has one job: to provide longer-form English-language analysis on Asia-Pacific politics, security and economy for an audience of policymakers, academics and analysts. The pace is weekly to monthly, the register analytical, and the contributor pool deliberately broad across regional, institutional and ideological backgrounds. Few independent magazines occupy this Asia-only analytical lane quite so cleanly.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Privately owned independent magazine
- **Funding:** Subscription, advertising and freemium digital revenue
- **Focus areas:** Indo-Pacific security, China-US relations, North Korea, Southeast Asian politics, Central Asian affairs, Pacific island states; analytical Asia-Pacific magazine for policy and academic readers


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [The Reason Japan Cannot Commit to Dialogue with North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/the-reason-japan-cannot-commit-to-dialogue-with-north-korea/) — 2026-08-30T21:24:00.000Z
- [A Historic Villa in Yangon Gets an Upgrade](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/a-historic-villa-in-yangon-gets-an-upgrade/) — 2026-08-30T21:21:00.000Z
- [Mongolia Hosts COP17, Urging Global Partners to Action on Climate Issues](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/mongolia-hosts-cop17-urging-global-partners-to-action-on-climate-issues/) — 2026-08-28T16:15:00.000Z
- [More and More Global Leaders Went to Chinese Colleges. Does That Matter?](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/more-and-more-global-leaders-went-to-chinese-colleges-does-that-matter/) — 2026-08-28T15:03:00.000Z
- [Can Discussions in Cambridge Help Afghans Build a Post-Taliban Future?](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/can-discussions-in-cambridge-help-afghans-build-a-post-taliban-future/) — 2026-08-28T14:31:00.000Z
- [Principled Caution: Navigating AI in Asian Newsrooms](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/principled-caution-navigating-ai-in-asian-newsrooms/) — 2026-08-28T14:01:00.000Z
- [What Does Japan Think of the Sudden Cut to South Korea-US Joint Drills?](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/what-does-japan-think-of-the-sudden-cut-to-south-korea-us-joint-drills/) — 2026-08-28T13:26:00.000Z
- [Tokayev Sets Agenda for Kazakhstan as New Parliament Gets to Work](https://thediplomat.com/2026/08/tokayev-sets-agenda-for-kazakhstan-as-new-parliament-gets-to-work/) — 2026-08-28T12:05:00.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (3 themes).

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