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5 Asian Flashpoints to Watch in 2019

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5 Asian Flashpoints to Watch in 2019

What does 2019 hold for the region?

5 Asian Flashpoints to Watch in 2019
Credit: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)

The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Prashanth Parameswaran (@TheAsianist) discuss flashpoints around Asia in 2019, including the Korean Peninsula, the South China Sea, India and Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The podcast begins with a consideration of the implications of U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ departure.

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