Archive
April 2018
![Tajikistan Still Considering Engagement With the Eurasian Economic Union Tajikistan Still Considering Engagement With the Eurasian Economic Union](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-14_13-24-31.jpg)
Tajikistan Still Considering Engagement With the Eurasian Economic Union
By Catherine Putz
Russia recently proposed Tajikistan join the EAEU as an observer, downgrading previous pushes for full membership.
![India Pulls out of Joint Stealth Fighter Project With Russia India Pulls out of Joint Stealth Fighter Project With Russia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-t-50_su-57_36349482491.jpg)
India Pulls out of Joint Stealth Fighter Project With Russia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
India has reportedly withdrawn from a 11-year joint program to develop a 5th generation fighter jet with Russia.
![A New Cold War With Russia Forces Japan to Choose Sides A New Cold War With Russia Forces Japan to Choose Sides](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17314416598089.jpg)
A New Cold War With Russia Forces Japan to Choose Sides
By James D. J. Brown
How long can Japan keep up its balancing act between Russia and the West?
![The Risks of One Belt, One Road for China’s Neighbors The Risks of One Belt, One Road for China’s Neighbors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-gwadar_port.jpg)
The Risks of One Belt, One Road for China’s Neighbors
By Shin Kawashima
China’s lending policies present some challenges to the region.
![Time for Japan to Recalibrate? Time for Japan to Recalibrate?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37198977710_765b5fe624_z.jpg)
Time for Japan to Recalibrate?
By Shihoko Goto
A much-touted bond with the U.S. president has left PM Shinzo Abe largely empty-handed.
![East China Sea: Japan Coast Guard Warns Chinese Survey Ship in Exclusive Economic Zone East China Sea: Japan Coast Guard Warns Chinese Survey Ship in Exclusive Economic Zone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-07_21-53-28.jpg)
East China Sea: Japan Coast Guard Warns Chinese Survey Ship in Exclusive Economic Zone
By Ankit Panda
The incident comes as Japan and China agreed to expedite talks on a East China Sea air and sea communication mechanism.
![What Kim Jong-un Gets Out of a Self-Enforced ICBM Testing Freeze What Kim Jong-un Gets Out of a Self-Enforced ICBM Testing Freeze](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx3dd22.jpg)
What Kim Jong-un Gets Out of a Self-Enforced ICBM Testing Freeze
By Ankit Panda
The North Korean leader needs time to build out his nuclear forces — time that doesn't need to spent testing ICBMs, necessarily.
![South China Sea: Australian Navy Vessels En Route to Vietnam Received Warnings From Chinese Navy South China Sea: Australian Navy Vessels En Route to Vietnam Received Warnings From Chinese Navy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-9677896-3x2-940x627.jpg)
South China Sea: Australian Navy Vessels En Route to Vietnam Received Warnings From Chinese Navy
By Ankit Panda
Australian warships found themselves in a confrontation with the People's Liberation Army-Navy in the South China Sea.
![Peace Springs in Taliban Heartland? Peace Springs in Taliban Heartland?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-08_20-20-48.jpg)
Peace Springs in Taliban Heartland?
By Ahmad Shuja Jamal
The Taliban should heed a grassroots movement demanding an end to civilian casualties.
![EU Ambassadors Condemn China’s Belt and Road Initiative EU Ambassadors Condemn China’s Belt and Road Initiative](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-23_17-53-38.jpg)
EU Ambassadors Condemn China’s Belt and Road Initiative
By Ravi Prasad
Clearly, European countries aren't buying China's rhetoric of the BRI as “win-win cooperation.”
![Is the US-South Korea Alliance in Trouble? Is the US-South Korea Alliance in Trouble?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-24384171828_ea9096b972_h.jpg)
Is the US-South Korea Alliance in Trouble?
By Patrick Monaghan
Recent trends suggest that U.S.-South Korea relations are increasingly strained.
![A First: Malaysia to Deploy Warship for RIMPAC 2018 A First: Malaysia to Deploy Warship for RIMPAC 2018](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-malaysia-us-kd-lekiu.jpg)
A First: Malaysia to Deploy Warship for RIMPAC 2018
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Malaysia will send a warship to fully participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise for the first time.