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![Pakistan's Army Seeks Greater Authority Over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Administration Pakistan's Army Seeks Greater Authority Over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Administration](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-19_22-55-09.jpg)
Pakistan's Army Seeks Greater Authority Over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Administration
By Ankit Panda
Meanwhile, Pakistani government officials suggest that Chinese bureaucracy is slowing down CPEC implementation.
![What Does Australia's Defense White Paper Actually Say? What Does Australia's Defense White Paper Actually Say?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-04_20-18-54.jpg)
What Does Australia's Defense White Paper Actually Say?
By Benjamin David Baker
When reading Australia's latest defense white paper, it's prudent to take stock of the greater picture.
![Who Is a Terrorist?: Lessons from Thailand and the Philippines Who Is a Terrorist?: Lessons from Thailand and the Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-13_01-33-46.jpg)
Who Is a Terrorist?: Lessons from Thailand and the Philippines
By Patrick Barron
In Thailand and Philippines, it's worth digging into the precise definitions of "terrorism."
![Russia Delivers S-300 Missile Defense System to Kazakhstan Russia Delivers S-300 Missile Defense System to Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-24_16-31-59.jpg)
Russia Delivers S-300 Missile Defense System to Kazakhstan
By Ankit Panda
Plus, the erosion of intel in Afghanistan, Russia's intel sharing with the Taliban, and more defense and security links.
![How Will Australia Use Its Massive Warships? How Will Australia Use Its Massive Warships?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-19_18-58-35.jpg)
How Will Australia Use Its Massive Warships?
By Robert Farley
Australia has some impressive naval hardware. How will it put these ships to work?
![Afghanistan: The Next Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member? Afghanistan: The Next Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-09_23-14-21.jpg)
Afghanistan: The Next Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member?
By Ankit Panda
Afghanistan has formally asked to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
![Should the US Navy Sail Within 12 Nautical Miles of China's Fake Islands? Should the US Navy Sail Within 12 Nautical Miles of China's Fake Islands?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-01_00-11-51.jpg)
Should the US Navy Sail Within 12 Nautical Miles of China's Fake Islands?
By Ankit Panda
Plus, North Korea and the Iran deal, Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Taiba, and more. Must reads.
![Enough Is Enough: Pakistan Needs to Change Its Approach to Afghanistan Enough Is Enough: Pakistan Needs to Change Its Approach to Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-30_13-38-24.jpg)
Enough Is Enough: Pakistan Needs to Change Its Approach to Afghanistan
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai
Pakistan's years of harboring and encouraging terrorism toward Afghanistan must come to an end.
![Will Pakistan's Cellphone Biometric Push Pay Counter-Terrorism Dividends? Will Pakistan's Cellphone Biometric Push Pay Counter-Terrorism Dividends?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-25_09-27-12.jpg)
Will Pakistan's Cellphone Biometric Push Pay Counter-Terrorism Dividends?
By Ankit Panda
The Pakistani government is embarking on a major biometric data collection effort to fight terrorism.
![4 Ways Conflict Could Develop in East Asia 4 Ways Conflict Could Develop in East Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-03_10-02-51.jpg)
4 Ways Conflict Could Develop in East Asia
By Robert Farley
As you watch East Asia in 2015, keep an eye on these four factors.
![Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sizes/thumbnail/10447_524a30d6f020d.jpg)
Russia in Crimea: When States Act Out of Insecurity
By Ankit Panda
Did Western policymakers in Ukraine forget that security is often the greatest foreign policy motivator?
![Nearing A Fait Accompli Nearing A Fait Accompli](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sizes/thumbnail/12087_52538294699b6.jpg)
Nearing A Fait Accompli
“We are approaching a point where…the international community will no longer have any realistic option to veto an Iranian decision to build nuclear weapons.”