Will PTI’s Talks With Government Shield Imran Khan From Imprisonment?
The ongoing political instability in Pakistan, which has been fueled by the confrontation between the Shehbaz Sharif-led government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), appears to have eased in recent...
View ArticleHow the Exit of US Banks From the Net-Zero Banking Alliance Threatens Climate...
The exodus of major Wall Street banks – Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase – from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) marks a troubling setback...
View ArticleThe Return of Malaysia’s Government Investment Funds
In a 2013 Working Paper, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) examined slumping foreign investment in Malaysia and concluded a potential barrier was the presence of government-linked corporations crowding...
View ArticleThe Johor-Singapore SEZ: 1963 Reimagined?
Sixty years ago this year, Singapore’s separation from Malaysia marked the painful collapse of a bold political experiment. What began as a union based on the promise of a shared future and a common...
View ArticlePhilippines Protests Fresh Chinese Deployments at Disputed Shoal
The Philippines yesterday again accused China of intimidating its fishermen at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea and normalizing its “illegal presence” within Manila’s exclusive economic zone...
View ArticleVietnam Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Russian Government
Vietnam and Russia yesterday signed an agreement to increase cooperation on nuclear power generation, marking a potentially crucial development in Hanoi’s reborn nuclear energy ambitions. As per the...
View ArticleCoercion and Criminality: Cambodia’s Dual Threat to Regional and Global...
According to new research published Tuesday by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, a shadowy Cambodian holding company with ties to the highest levels of the country’s party-state has become the...
View ArticleDifficult Days Ahead for Taiwan in the Trump 2.0 Era
As January 20 approaches, countries around the world are preparing to navigate new geopolitical dynamics under the Trump 2.0 administration. For Taiwan, the second Trump administration will differ...
View ArticlePol Pot’s March Into Phnom Penh, 50 Years On
https://manage.thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/thediplomat_2025-01-15-212351.mp3 The fall of Indochina to communism in 1975 sharply changed the political dynamics of Southeast Asia within...
View ArticleThe Politics of ‘Ayuda’ in the Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget with a provision for the “conditional implementation” of some items, including a controversial “ayuda” (aid) program for the...
View ArticleThai Police Issue Arrest Warrant For Cambodian Linked to Former MP’s Killing
Police in Thailand have issued an arrest warrant for a Cambodian national suspected of directing the murder of a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in Bangkok last week. Maj. Gen. Atthaporn...
View ArticleIndonesia’s New Diplomatic Playbook: ASEAN on Hold, NAM in Limbo, Giants Ahead
As Indonesia approached President Prabowo Subianto’s 100th day in office, Foreign Minister Sugiono held the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ annual press statement (PPTM) on January 11, outlining the...
View ArticleJapan ‘Gravely Concerned’ About South China Sea Tensions, FM Says
Japan’s government is worried about China’s recent actions in the South China Sea and says that it intends to raise the issue with the incoming U.S. administration to ensure that Washington remains...
View ArticleErasing Taiwan: Implications of a Growing China-Solomon Islands Partnership
China is taking unprecedented steps to assert itself in the Pacific region. At the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM), one of the region’s most important diplomatic gatherings, China’s...
View ArticleBeijing’s Targeting of Taiwan’s Undersea Cables Previews Cross-Strait...
On January 5, the Taiwanese government alleged that the Chinese-owned vessel Shunxin-39 cut an undersea fiber-optic cable near Taiwan’s Keelung Harbor by reportedly dragging its anchor across the...
View ArticleTiny Steps for TAPI in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Four months after inaugurating work on the Serhetabat-Herat section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum told...
View ArticleFostering Stronger Business Ties Between Mongolia and the United States
On January 20, President-elect Donald Trump will start his second term in the White House. As an incoming president, Trump’s policies toward Mongolia in particular, and the greater Asia-Pacific region...
View ArticleWhen American TikTok Refugees Found a Home on China’s RedNote
In the complex landscape of China-U.S. relations, where tensions often dominate the headlines, the phenomenon of “TikTok refugees” offers a unique and unexpected story of connection. Amid rising...
View ArticleIndonesia’s President Prabowo to Pay State Visit to India Next Week
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit India on January 25-26 and hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two nations announced yesterday. In a statement, India’s...
View ArticleThe Challenges for BRICS in 2025 Under the Brazilian Presidency
On January 1, Brazil assumed the rotating presidency of the BRICS, a bloc initially formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which unites some of the world’s fastest-growing economies....
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