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2019 may go down as the year China’s massive Belt and Road project lost its shine for South Asian partners.

The final conclusion of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was a landmark achievement for ASEAN.

The Diplomat looks at the trends to watch across the region in the coming year.

A preliminary deal may be on the way, but neither side can truly declare victory.

Is this a game-changer for the U.S.-Japan alliance?

Does hosting Russian missile defense testing sites contradict Kazakhstan's commitment to the nuclear ban treaty?

Will the Chinese Communist Party’s effort to influence Taiwanese democracy ahead of the upcoming elections succeed?

Like Han Solo, China has been thrust into leading a fight it was not ready for. Can it succeed?

Assessing the outcomes of the 2019 ASEAN summits.

Moving Indonesia’s administrative capital will be as bold a political experiment as anything in the country’s history.

Chinese coercive activities persist in one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.