The Diplomat

Its in-house gaffes and disputes are largely to blame for the DP's plummeting approval ratings.

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A formal trilateral could raise strategic questions that are awkward for the EU, Ukraine – and China itself.

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Taiwan’s formal relationships in Africa and Latin America point to the real factors driving recognition decisions – and it’s not “dollar diplomacy.”

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A COC that lacks credible enforcement mechanisms would do little to address security challenges.

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Journalists covering the country’s parliament are pushing back against new rules that constrict their ability to question officials.

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Repeated military cooperation can help build predictability, trust, interoperability, and institutionalized relationships among participants.

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The deteriorating security environment in the region thus reinforces the importance of China-Pakistan military cooperation.

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A diplomatic spat and a comment that caused controversy.

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Japanese exporters enjoy high demand and strong profit margins, but importers are under severe pressure. The weak yen also hurts Japanese consumers.

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Tencent’s new payment app shows how China’s tech companies can lower barriers for foreign users without fundamentally changing the systems behind them.

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“If we are serious about the CCP as our foremost long-term strategic challenge, we should end the Iran war and rebuild depleted stockpiles, immediately.”

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China’s climate cooperation with Africa is becoming more investment-led, with a focus on industrialization.

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The U.S. secretary of state’s itinerary skipped the corridors of power in Delhi for boardrooms and a refinery.

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He visited Jamnagar, home to the world’s largest oil refinery, which is run by Reliance Industries. The latter plans to build a refinery in Texas.

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The BJP government in the state stripped the festival of its secular-cultural uniqueness to impose religious and ritualistic practices that are anathema to Bengalis.

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Jakarta has serious questions to answer about the credibility of its capital markets and the effectiveness of the institutions responsible for regulating them.

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Anwar Ibrahim said that Waze, which was developed in Tel Aviv before being acquired by Google in 2013, could be "exploited by the Israeli regime."

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Kim Aris called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar and said that his mother "must never be held hostage or used as a bargaining chip."

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A joint communique ups the diplomatic rhetoric but offers no solutions.

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Typically, South Korea has used loudspeakers to respond to North Korean provocations. Now Pyongyang has vowed to turn them on – and the prospects for de-escalation are dim.

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China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.

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Any Sino-American conflict would place enormous pressure on fuel supplies. U.S. fuel dependence turns Manila’s energy fragility into a strategic vulnerability.

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Clear ground rules could not only help resolve the North Korean POW standoff but prevent the next case.

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From Hong Kong to Bangkok, Paris, Taiwan, and North America, LGBTQ communities are encountering censorship, surveillance, and coercive pressure linked to China.

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Authorities have directed satellite TV channels to refrain from broadcasting or providing live coverage of "unpleasant incidents," meaning shootings, blasts and terrorist attacks.

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Haq Do Tehreek, the movement that once brought the world’s attention to Gwadar’s longstanding grievances, is a pale shadow of its former self.

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Last month, Manila accused Beijing of obstructing a similar mission to resupply troops stationed aboard a grounded warship on the shoal.

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Four months into her impeachment trial in the Senate, the political winds are starting to turn against Duterte.

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Some of the region's governments are moving toward manufacturing their own rolling stock – but this comes with trade-offs.

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"We possess strength, we have courage, we are willing to make sacrifices, and we refuse to surrender," said the former general.

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