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The Baloch Liberation Army’s New US Terrorist Designation: Why Now?
By Umair Jamal
Why has the U.S. Department of State declared the Baloch Liberation Army a terrorist group?
A New Normal: Chinese Navy Warship Monitors Talisman Sabre Exercises—Again
By Ankit Panda
China continues to apply a double standard to EEZ surveillance.
A New Era for Press Freedom in a Changing Uzbekistan?
By Umida Hashimova
Uzbekistan’s media was reborn following the new administration and its transformation is still ongoing.
South Korea and the US Indo-Pacific Strategy: At an Arm’s Length?
By Ankit Panda
Moon Jae-in came close to endorsing the Indo-Pacific strategy without actually doing so.
US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Australia for Port Call Ahead of Talisman Sabre 2019
By Ankit Panda
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group arrived in Australia.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: July 7, 2019, Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
Don’t Let Trump-Kim Summitry Obscure the Difficult Fundamentals of US-North Korea Relations
By Ankit Panda
Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un handshake at Korean border was nice, but fundamental challenges haven’t changed.
ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Can ASEAN and the various Indo-Pacific concepts coexist?
Have Burmese Nationals Enrolled as Indian Citizens in Assam?
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The fates of thousands hang in the balance as India’s National Register of Citizens comes under question.
The End of India’s Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
India’s main opposition party could actually benefit from removing the Nehru-Gandhi family from its helm.
Imagining a Nuclear War With North Korea: The 2020 Commission, Misperception, and Trump
By Robert Farley
Jeffrey Lewis' 2020 Commission holds important lessons for how Trump's diplomacy with North Korea could go south.
Why the Third Trump-Kim Summit Won’t Crack the Case on Denuclearization
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What did the third summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump really change?