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The canceled visit by Ambassador Kelly Craft spared Taiwan an enlarged domestic controversy over its handling of the final days of the Trump administration.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/taiwan-visit-by-trumps-un-envoy-canceled-ending-a-wild-ride-in-taiwan-us-relations/ …

Sadyr Japarov’s rise to power and a return to presidentialism demonstrate the limits of democracy promotion in Kyrgyzstan.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/should-europe-worry-about-kyrgyzstan/ …

Gulf states like Bahrain and the UAE are using a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting a new type of cooperation with China.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/chinas-vaccine-diplomacy-in-the-middle-east/ …

While India and Pakistan argue and fight over the fate of Kashmir, is anyone listening to the Kashmiris?https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/the-unheard-voices-of-kashmir/ …

Amid US-China Tensions, Tibetans Seize the Momenthttps://thediplomat.com/2020/12/amid-us-china-tensions-tibetans-seize-the-moment/ …

Despite ongoing peace negotiations, the Taliban continue their attacks, recently incorporating weaponized commercially available drones into their arsenal.https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/fire-from-the-sky-the-afghan-talibans-drones/ …

Can Singapore Keep Its Precious Hawker Culture Alive?https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/can-singapore-keep-its-precious-hawker-culture-alive/ …

The farmers’ protests outside New Delhi have cast a spotlight on a traditionally overlooked group: the women who keep India’s farms running.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/indias-invisible-women-farmers/ …

Uyghurs across the world are demanding Ankara snub Chinese demands for the extradition of Uyghurs, a perceived precondition for the shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to Turkey.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/uyghurs-wary-of-turkeys-pending-extradition-deal-with-china/ …

Sizing Up South Korea’s Coming Aircraft Carriers @drfarlshttps://thediplomat.com/2021/01/sizing-up-south-koreas-coming-aircraft-carriers/ …

While its involvement is broadly welcomed in the region, the U.K. must first clarify what its Indo-Pacific presence will entail.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/global-britain-the-uk-in-the-indo-pacific/ …

Yes, the potential sale of Digicel to China is concerning. But Australia should think twice before swooping in on the troubled company.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/should-australia-buy-papua-new-guineas-largest-telecom-firm/ …

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is a win for China, and a blow to transatlantic relations.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-strategic-implications-of-the-china-eu-investment-deal/ …

What If the Afghan Peace Process Fails?https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/what-if-the-afghan-peace-process-fails/ …

What Is the Truth About COVID-19 in North Korea?https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/what-is-the-truth-about-covid-19-in-north-korea/ …

Time for India to legalize same-sex marriage.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/india-must-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ …

Beijing continues to focus on deepening its physical integration with the Southeast Asian nations to its south despite the pandemic.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/despite-covid-19-crunch-china-mekong-integration-continues/ …

Administrative decentralization has led to a vast improvement in the delivery of healthcare in Nepal. This is one district’s story.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-makwanpur-model-making-public-healthcare-in-nepal-work/ …

The recent thaw in India-Nepal relations, however, does not mean Kathmandu is willing to budge on its boundary position.https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/india-and-nepal-hold-joint-meeting-amid-improvement-in-ties/ …

Australia’s Reading of the US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacifichttps://thediplomat.com/2021/01/australias-reading-of-the-us-strategic-framework-for-the-indo-pacific/ …