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COVID-19 and geopolitics
![How COVID-19 Changed Asia How COVID-19 Changed Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-18.jpg)
How COVID-19 Changed Asia
By Catherine Putz, Abhijnan Rej, Sebastian Strangio, and Shannon Tiezzi
A year after the official declaration of a global pandemic, how has the novel coronavirus reshaped the Asia-Pacific?
![4 Predictions for Defense, Strategy, and Technology in 2021 4 Predictions for Defense, Strategy, and Technology in 2021](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-earth-2294995_1280.jpg)
4 Predictions for Defense, Strategy, and Technology in 2021
By Jacob Parakilas
From armed robots and cyberattacks to grand strategic questions, four things to watch in the new year.
![China to the Rescue in Sri Lanka China to the Rescue in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-15-1.jpg)
China to the Rescue in Sri Lanka
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Beijing first stepped forward to assist Colombo, a move with geopolitical ramifications.
![What COVID-19 Reveals About China-Southeast Asia Relations What COVID-19 Reveals About China-Southeast Asia Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-20-4.jpg)
What COVID-19 Reveals About China-Southeast Asia Relations
By Sophie Boisseau du Rocher
The management of the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated a regional tendency to be loyal to China -- to the point of endangering lives.
![The Belt and Road After COVID-19 The Belt and Road After COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-07-9.jpg)
The Belt and Road After COVID-19
By Plamen Tonchev
Possible post-pandemic scenarios for China’s long-term foreign policy strategy.
![China Takes Aim at Calls for Taiwanese Membership of WHO in India China Takes Aim at Calls for Taiwanese Membership of WHO in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-19-11.jpg)
China Takes Aim at Calls for Taiwanese Membership of WHO in India
By Ankit Panda
The contrasts between China and Taiwan are becoming more apparent during this pandemic.
![Uzbekistan Leads Central Asian Diplomacy in the Age of COVID-19 Uzbekistan Leads Central Asian Diplomacy in the Age of COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-02-9.jpg)
Uzbekistan Leads Central Asian Diplomacy in the Age of COVID-19
By Catherine Putz
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been ringing his neighbors to coordinate and dispatching aid to Afghanistan.
![China’s Mask Diplomacy China’s Mask Diplomacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-25-1.jpg)
China’s Mask Diplomacy
By Brian Wong
By shipping medical supplies to European countries, China is seeking to boost its image as a responsible global leader.
![Can a Global Pandemic Resuscitate SAARC? Can a Global Pandemic Resuscitate SAARC?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-17.png)
Can a Global Pandemic Resuscitate SAARC?
By Bansari Kamdar
SAARC has been reactivated as South Asia braces for the worst of COVID–19.
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