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May 2024
![The Inevitability of Indian Spies in Australia The Inevitability of Indian Spies in Australia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-05-23-182951.jpg)
The Inevitability of Indian Spies in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
India’s emerging great power status comes with great power behavior.
![Vietnam’s Parliament Accepts Chair’s Resignation, Announces Interim Replacement Vietnam’s Parliament Accepts Chair’s Resignation, Announces Interim Replacement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-03-063132.jpg)
Vietnam’s Parliament Accepts Chair’s Resignation, Announces Interim Replacement
By Sebastian Strangio
Recent resignations have left two of Vietnam's top leadership positions, and five of the 18 seats on the Communist Party's Politburo, vacant.
![Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Overseas Work in Bid to Stymie Draft Dodgers Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Overseas Work in Bid to Stymie Draft Dodgers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-03-012455.jpg)
Myanmar Junta Bans Men From Overseas Work in Bid to Stymie Draft Dodgers
By Sebastian Strangio
The enforcement of the People’s Military Service Law has prompted thousands of young people to flee the country.
![The Marcos-Duterte Rift Widens in the Philippines The Marcos-Duterte Rift Widens in the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-223646.jpg)
The Marcos-Duterte Rift Widens in the Philippines
By Mong Palatino
For the first time, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has spoken out about the growing tensions between the two political clans.
![World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-215242.jpg)
World in Crisis: A Conversation with Andy Pendleton
By Luke Hunt
With the world's relief efforts focusing on Gaza and Ukraine, Africa is missing out.
![The Reorganization of China’s Space Force: Strategic and Organizational Implications The Reorganization of China’s Space Force: Strategic and Organizational Implications](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-19-131548.jpg)
The Reorganization of China’s Space Force: Strategic and Organizational Implications
By Namrata Goswami
The rationale behind the new “Aerospace Force.”
![US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-185739.jpg)
US Religious Freedom Watchdog Recommends Kyrgyzstan for Special Watch List
By Catherine Putz
For the first time, all five Central Asian states are named in some fashion in the annual USCIRF report for violating religious freedoms.
![Nepal’s Media Industry Is Facing a Severe Financial Crisis Nepal’s Media Industry Is Facing a Severe Financial Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-173323.jpg)
Nepal’s Media Industry Is Facing a Severe Financial Crisis
By Mahabir Paudyal
Nepali journalists say they frequently go months without pay. The hollowing out of the Fourth Estate leaves the country vulnerable to disinformation at a critical time.
![Despite the ‘De-risking’ Buzz, Some Multinationals Are Doubling Down in China Despite the ‘De-risking’ Buzz, Some Multinationals Are Doubling Down in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-26-124411.jpg)
Despite the ‘De-risking’ Buzz, Some Multinationals Are Doubling Down in China
By Thomas Zhang
In the future we are likely to see fewer new entrants into the Chinese market, while players with established operations there will get bigger and stronger, more focused on serving Chinese consumers and businesses.
![Park Yu-ha Speaks out on Her Battle Against Censorship Park Yu-ha Speaks out on Her Battle Against Censorship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-160403.jpg)
Park Yu-ha Speaks out on Her Battle Against Censorship
By Kenji Yoshida
After nearly a decade of legal battles, Park was acquitted of defamation for a book that complicated the prevailing narrative on comfort women.
![South Korea Considers Joining AUKUS Pillar II South Korea Considers Joining AUKUS Pillar II](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-154214.jpg)
South Korea Considers Joining AUKUS Pillar II
By Rod McGuirk
The possibility was discussed during two days of meetings between South Korea and Australia’s defense and foreign ministers.
![South Korea’s Parliament Approves Independent Investigation of Deadly 2022 Halloween Crush South Korea’s Parliament Approves Independent Investigation of Deadly 2022 Halloween Crush](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-05-02-153045.jpg)
South Korea’s Parliament Approves Independent Investigation of Deadly 2022 Halloween Crush
By Hyung-jin Kim
The crush that killed 159 people was one of the biggest peacetime disasters in South Korea.