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Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:54:58 +0900 en-US How the EU’s Security Approach Affects China-Europe Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-eus-security-approach-affects-china-europe-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/how-the-eus-security-approach-affects-china-europe-relations/ Taiwan’s Will to Fight May Be Stronger Than You Think https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-will-to-fight-may-be-stronger-than-you-think/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-will-to-fight-may-be-stronger-than-you-think/ The Taliban’s Unsustainable War on Drugs https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-talibans-unsustainable-war-on-drugs/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-talibans-unsustainable-war-on-drugs/ What Should the US Do About China’s Spy Facility in Cuba? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-should-the-us-do-about-chinas-spy-facility-in-cuba/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/what-should-the-us-do-about-chinas-spy-facility-in-cuba/ The Weakest Link: Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure in ASEAN https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-weakest-link-securing-critical-undersea-infrastructure-in-asean/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-weakest-link-securing-critical-undersea-infrastructure-in-asean/ Will China’s Private Security Companies Follow the Wagner Group’s Footsteps in Africa? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-chinas-private-security-companies-follow-the-wagner-groups-footsteps-in-africa/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-chinas-private-security-companies-follow-the-wagner-groups-footsteps-in-africa/ US Coast Guard Ship Sailed Through Taiwan Strait a Day After Blinken’s China Visit https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-coast-guard-ship-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-a-day-after-blinkens-china-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-coast-guard-ship-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-a-day-after-blinkens-china-visit/ INSTC: Pipeline Dream or a Counterweight to Western Sanctions and China’s BRI?  https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/instc-pipeline-dream-or-a-counterweight-to-western-sanctions-and-chinas-bri/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/instc-pipeline-dream-or-a-counterweight-to-western-sanctions-and-chinas-bri/ Taiwan’s Defense Dilemma https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-defense-dilemma/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/taiwans-defense-dilemma/ Russian Roulette in Taliban-Held Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russian-roulette-in-taliban-held-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/russian-roulette-in-taliban-held-afghanistan/ Will Asia Follow the EU Artificial Intelligence Act or Forge Its Own Path? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-asia-follow-the-eu-artificial-intelligence-act-or-forge-its-own-path/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/will-asia-follow-the-eu-artificial-intelligence-act-or-forge-its-own-path/ Europe and Asia Remain Oceans Apart – At Least on Security https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/europe-and-asia-remain-oceans-apart-at-least-on-security/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/europe-and-asia-remain-oceans-apart-at-least-on-security/ The Security Implications of Quantum Computing and India’s National Quantum Mission https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-security-implications-of-quantum-computing-and-indias-national-quantum-mission/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-security-implications-of-quantum-computing-and-indias-national-quantum-mission/ India Not Planning to Invite Ukraine to G20 Summit in September https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-not-planning-to-invite-ukraine-to-g20-summit-in-september/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/india-not-planning-to-invite-ukraine-to-g20-summit-in-september/ Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/former-bytedance-executive-says-chinese-communist-party-tracked-hong-kong-protesters-via-data/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/former-bytedance-executive-says-chinese-communist-party-tracked-hong-kong-protesters-via-data/ US, Japanese, Philippine Coast Guard Ships Stage Law Enforcement Drills Near South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-japanese-philippine-coast-guard-ships-stage-law-enforcement-drills-near-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/us-japanese-philippine-coast-guard-ships-stage-law-enforcement-drills-near-south-china-sea/ Top US, Chinese Defense Officials Vie for Influence in Asia-Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/top-us-chinese-defense-officials-vie-for-influence-in-asia-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/top-us-chinese-defense-officials-vie-for-influence-in-asia-pacific/ The High Seas Treaty: A Tall Order for Implementation? https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-high-seas-treaty-a-tall-order-for-implementation/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-high-seas-treaty-a-tall-order-for-implementation/ Anticipating Dual-Use Risks in an Atomic Southeast Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/anticipating-dual-use-risks-in-an-atomic-southeast-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/anticipating-dual-use-risks-in-an-atomic-southeast-asia/ A Compulsive Embrace Beneath the Afghanistan-Iran Water Conflict https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/a-compulsive-embrace-beneath-the-afghanistan-iran-water-conflict/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/a-compulsive-embrace-beneath-the-afghanistan-iran-water-conflict/ Possible Putin Trip in Spotlight as Russia, China Foreign Ministers Set for Meeting in South Africa https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/possible-putin-trip-in-spotlight-as-russia-china-foreign-ministers-set-for-meeting-in-south-africa/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/possible-putin-trip-in-spotlight-as-russia-china-foreign-ministers-set-for-meeting-in-south-africa/ Captured Commander Calls for Peace, But Balochistan Insurgency Rages on https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/captured-commander-calls-for-peace-but-balochistan-insurgency-rages-on/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/captured-commander-calls-for-peace-but-balochistan-insurgency-rages-on/ Taiwan Says War With China Can and Should Be Avoided https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/taiwan-says-war-with-china-can-and-should-be-avoided/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/taiwan-says-war-with-china-can-and-should-be-avoided/ Suicide Car Bomber Hits Checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan, Second Attack in 2 Days https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/suicide-car-bomber-hits-checkpoint-in-northwest-pakistan-second-attack-in-2-days/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/suicide-car-bomber-hits-checkpoint-in-northwest-pakistan-second-attack-in-2-days/ Instead of Sydney, Quad Gathers in Hiroshima https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/instead-of-sydney-quad-gathers-in-hiroshima/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/instead-of-sydney-quad-gathers-in-hiroshima/ Why Did China and India Support a UN Resolution Acknowledging ‘Russian Aggression Against Ukraine’? https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-did-china-and-india-support-a-un-resolution-acknowledging-russian-aggression-against-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/why-did-china-and-india-support-a-un-resolution-acknowledging-russian-aggression-against-ukraine/ A Second Quad in the Making in the Middle East?  https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/a-second-quad-in-the-making-in-the-middle-east/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/a-second-quad-in-the-making-in-the-middle-east/ China’s Gamble in Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/chinas-gamble-in-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/chinas-gamble-in-afghanistan/ South Korea-US Alliance Is at a Critical Juncture for Cybersecurity Cooperation https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/south-korea-us-alliance-is-at-a-critical-juncture-for-cybersecurity-cooperation/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/south-korea-us-alliance-is-at-a-critical-juncture-for-cybersecurity-cooperation/ Time to Champion Japan-India Leadership for Peace in the Indo-Pacific https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/time-to-champion-japan-india-leadership-for-peace-in-the-indo-pacific/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/time-to-champion-japan-india-leadership-for-peace-in-the-indo-pacific/ Japan’s Refusal to Identify as a Military Power Has Geopolitical Consequences  https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/japans-refusal-to-identify-as-a-military-power-has-geopolitical-consequences/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/japans-refusal-to-identify-as-a-military-power-has-geopolitical-consequences/ The Prospect of US-Taliban Counterterrorism Cooperation: Is the Embrace Worth It? https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-prospect-of-us-taliban-counterterrorism-cooperation-is-the-embrace-worth-it/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/the-prospect-of-us-taliban-counterterrorism-cooperation-is-the-embrace-worth-it/ India, ASEAN Hold First Maritime Exercises https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/india-asean-hold-first-maritime-exercises/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/india-asean-hold-first-maritime-exercises/ G7 Digital Ministers Preview Summit’s Focus on Tech Competition With China https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/g7-digital-ministers-preview-summits-focus-on-tech-competition-with-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/g7-digital-ministers-preview-summits-focus-on-tech-competition-with-china/ India’s Foreign Minister Meets With Counterparts From China, Russia https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/indias-foreign-minister-meets-with-counterparts-from-china-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/indias-foreign-minister-meets-with-counterparts-from-china-russia/ South Korea Can Play a More Active Role in the South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/south-korea-can-play-a-more-active-role-in-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/south-korea-can-play-a-more-active-role-in-the-south-china-sea/ India-China Relations: Still Bogged Down https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/india-china-relations-still-bogged-down/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/india-china-relations-still-bogged-down/ Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban: Friends Becoming Foes https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/pakistan-and-the-afghan-taliban-friends-becoming-foes/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/pakistan-and-the-afghan-taliban-friends-becoming-foes/ US, Filipino Forces Show Firepower at Sea Amid China Tension https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-filipino-forces-show-firepower-at-sea-amid-china-tension/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-filipino-forces-show-firepower-at-sea-amid-china-tension/ South Korea-US Summit Will Unveil New Efforts to Bolster Nuclear Deterrence https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/south-korea-us-summit-will-unveil-new-efforts-to-bolster-nuclear-deterrence/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/south-korea-us-summit-will-unveil-new-efforts-to-bolster-nuclear-deterrence/ China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan: Signaling and War Scares https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/chinas-military-exercises-near-taiwan-signaling-and-war-scares/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/chinas-military-exercises-near-taiwan-signaling-and-war-scares/ G7 Foreign Ministers Reject Chinese, North Korean, Russian Aggression https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/g7-foreign-ministers-reject-chinese-north-korean-russian-aggression/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/g7-foreign-ministers-reject-chinese-north-korean-russian-aggression/ Is the US Going Too Far in Its Alliance With the Philippines? https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/is-the-us-going-too-far-in-its-alliance-with-the-philippines/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/is-the-us-going-too-far-in-its-alliance-with-the-philippines/ Europe’s China Policy in Disarray https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/europes-china-policy-in-disarray/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/europes-china-policy-in-disarray/ The Ukraine War and an Emboldened China on the LAC https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-ukraine-war-and-an-emboldened-china-on-the-lac/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-ukraine-war-and-an-emboldened-china-on-the-lac/ North Korea Says It Tested New Type of ICBM: Hwasong-18 https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-type-of-icbm-hwasong-18/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-type-of-icbm-hwasong-18/ How Serious Were China’s Latest Military Drills Near Taiwan? https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-serious-were-chinas-latest-military-drills-near-taiwan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/how-serious-were-chinas-latest-military-drills-near-taiwan/ North Korea Fires Suspected New ICBM https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/north-korea-fires-suspected-new-icbm/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/north-korea-fires-suspected-new-icbm/ China Says Military Drills Are a ‘Serious Warning’; Taiwan Denounces ‘Overreaction’ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/china-says-military-drills-are-a-serious-warning-taiwan-denounces-overreaction/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/china-says-military-drills-are-a-serious-warning-taiwan-denounces-overreaction/ Conflict in a Crowded Sea: Risks of Escalation in the South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/conflict-in-a-crowded-sea-risks-of-escalation-in-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/conflict-in-a-crowded-sea-risks-of-escalation-in-the-south-china-sea/ What Do We Know About India’s New Space Policy? https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-do-we-know-about-indias-new-space-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-do-we-know-about-indias-new-space-policy/ The Current State of U.S.-China Chip Competition https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-current-state-of-u-s-china-chip-competition/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/the-current-state-of-u-s-china-chip-competition/ US, Japan, South Korea Conduct Joint Anti-submarine Exercise  https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-japan-south-korea-conduct-joint-anti-submarine-exercise/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/us-japan-south-korea-conduct-joint-anti-submarine-exercise/ What Nuclear Weapons Sharing Trends Mean for East Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-nuclear-weapons-sharing-trends-mean-for-east-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/what-nuclear-weapons-sharing-trends-mean-for-east-asia/ OneWeb Launch an Important Success for India’s Space Program https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/oneweb-launch-an-important-success-for-indias-space-program/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/oneweb-launch-an-important-success-for-indias-space-program/ Phishing in the South China Sea https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/phishing-in-the-south-china-sea/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/phishing-in-the-south-china-sea/ The Clock Has Run out on Ma Ying-jeou’s Cross-Strait Approach https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-clock-has-run-out-on-ma-ying-jeous-cross-strait-approach/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-clock-has-run-out-on-ma-ying-jeous-cross-strait-approach/ As Taiwan’s Tsai Begins Overseas Tour, China Threatens to Retaliate if She Meets US House Speaker https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/as-taiwans-tsai-begins-overseas-tour-china-threatens-to-retaliate-if-she-meets-us-house-speaker/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/as-taiwans-tsai-begins-overseas-tour-china-threatens-to-retaliate-if-she-meets-us-house-speaker/ Xi-Putin Meeting: Deepening Ties or a Necessary Bond? https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/xi-putin-meeting-deepening-ties-or-a-necessary-bond/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/xi-putin-meeting-deepening-ties-or-a-necessary-bond/ Why India Can’t Stop Russia’s Growing Cooperation with China https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/why-india-cant-stop-russias-growing-cooperation-with-china/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/why-india-cant-stop-russias-growing-cooperation-with-china/ North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs Amid South Korea-US Marine Drills https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-2-srbms-amid-south-korea-us-marine-drills/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-2-srbms-amid-south-korea-us-marine-drills/ China’s Conundrum and the Pottery Barn Rule  https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/chinas-conundrum-and-the-pottery-barn-rule/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/chinas-conundrum-and-the-pottery-barn-rule/ North Korea Says It Tested New Underwater Nuclear Attack System https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-underwater-nuclear-attack-system/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-tested-new-underwater-nuclear-attack-system/ Take the Xi-Putin Relationship at Face Value https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/take-the-xi-putin-relationship-at-face-value/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/take-the-xi-putin-relationship-at-face-value/ China in Russia, Japan in Ukraine: Asian Powers Enter International Diplomacy https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/china-in-russia-japan-in-ukraine-asian-powers-enter-international-diplomacy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/china-in-russia-japan-in-ukraine-asian-powers-enter-international-diplomacy/ Japan’s Kishida Offers Ukraine Support as China’s Xi Backs Russia https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/japans-kishida-offers-ukraine-support-as-chinas-xi-backs-russia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/japans-kishida-offers-ukraine-support-as-chinas-xi-backs-russia/ South Korea Will Stay Out of a Taiwan Strait War https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/south-korea-will-stay-out-of-a-taiwan-strait-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/south-korea-will-stay-out-of-a-taiwan-strait-war/ North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-conducted-tactical-nuclear-attack-drill/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-conducted-tactical-nuclear-attack-drill/ What China’s North Korea Policy Reveals About Its Stance on Russia’s War in Ukraine https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/what-chinas-north-korea-policy-reveals-about-its-stance-on-russias-war-in-ukraine/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/what-chinas-north-korea-policy-reveals-about-its-stance-on-russias-war-in-ukraine/ North Korea Confirms Hwasong-17 ICBM Test https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-confirms-hwasong-17-icbm-test/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-confirms-hwasong-17-icbm-test/ On Day of South Korea-Japan Summit Meeting, North Korea Fires ICBM  https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/on-day-of-south-korea-japan-summit-meeting-north-korea-fires-icbm/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/on-day-of-south-korea-japan-summit-meeting-north-korea-fires-icbm/ North Korea Fires 2 SRBMs as US, South Korea Conduct Military Drills https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-2-srbms-as-us-south-korea-conduct-military-drills/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-2-srbms-as-us-south-korea-conduct-military-drills/ North Korea Says It Test-fired 2 Submarine-Launched Strategic Cruise Missiles https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-test-fired-2-submarine-launched-strategic-cruise-missiles/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-says-it-test-fired-2-submarine-launched-strategic-cruise-missiles/ Deepfakes and Disinformation Pose a Growing Threat in Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/deepfakes-and-disinformation-pose-a-growing-threat-in-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/deepfakes-and-disinformation-pose-a-growing-threat-in-asia/ Kim Jong Un Guides North Korean Missile Launch https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kim-jong-un-guides-north-korean-missile-launch/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/kim-jong-un-guides-north-korean-missile-launch/ North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Sea, Seoul Says https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-seoul-says/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-seoul-says/ Philippines Launches Strategy of Publicizing Chinese Actions https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/philippines-launches-strategy-of-publicizing-chinese-actions/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/philippines-launches-strategy-of-publicizing-chinese-actions/ Hard Security Back in Focus at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meet https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hard-security-back-in-focus-at-the-quad-foreign-ministers-meet/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/hard-security-back-in-focus-at-the-quad-foreign-ministers-meet/ Did Taiwan Call off Another US House Speaker Visit? https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/did-taiwan-call-off-another-us-house-speaker-visit/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/did-taiwan-call-off-another-us-house-speaker-visit/ China’s Increased Attention to Tibet’s Borders With India https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/chinas-increased-attention-to-tibets-borders-with-india/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/chinas-increased-attention-to-tibets-borders-with-india/ G20 Talks End in India With No Consensus on Ukraine War https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/g20-talks-end-in-india-with-no-consensus-on-ukraine-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/g20-talks-end-in-india-with-no-consensus-on-ukraine-war/ The Future of the China-US Chip War https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-future-of-the-china-us-chip-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/the-future-of-the-china-us-chip-war/ Russia Suspends Its START Participation https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/russia-suspends-its-start-participation/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/russia-suspends-its-start-participation/ North Korea Says It Launched 4 Strategic Cruise Missiles https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/north-korea-says-it-launched-4-strategic-cruise-missiles/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/north-korea-says-it-launched-4-strategic-cruise-missiles/ Keep an Eye on the Japan-Korea Joint Development Zone https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/keep-an-eye-on-the-japan-korea-joint-development-zone/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/keep-an-eye-on-the-japan-korea-joint-development-zone/ China Blasts Pentagon Official’s Taipei Visit Amid Flurry of US-Taiwan Exchanges https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/china-blasts-pentagon-officials-taipei-visit-amid-flurry-of-us-taiwan-exchanges/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/china-blasts-pentagon-officials-taipei-visit-amid-flurry-of-us-taiwan-exchanges/ Moscow Multilateral Security Dialogue: Regional Consensus Elusive on Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/moscow-multilateral-security-dialogue-regional-consensus-elusive-on-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/moscow-multilateral-security-dialogue-regional-consensus-elusive-on-afghanistan/ North Korea Vows to Step up ‘Counteractions’ to South Korea-US Joint Drills   https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/north-korea-vows-to-step-up-counteractions-to-south-korea-us-joint-drills/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/north-korea-vows-to-step-up-counteractions-to-south-korea-us-joint-drills/ Mass Data Leaks Sound Alarm About Taiwan’s Cybersecurity https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/mass-data-leaks-sound-alarm-about-taiwans-cybersecurity/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/mass-data-leaks-sound-alarm-about-taiwans-cybersecurity/ France-India-UAE Trilateral: India’s Minilateral Engagements Ticks Up https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/france-india-uae-trilateral-indias-minilateral-engagements-ticks-up/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/france-india-uae-trilateral-indias-minilateral-engagements-ticks-up/ South Korea, US, Japan Focus on North Korea’s Nuclear Threat at Trilateral Meeting https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/south-korea-us-japan-focus-on-north-koreas-nuclear-threat-at-trilateral-meeting/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/south-korea-us-japan-focus-on-north-koreas-nuclear-threat-at-trilateral-meeting/ China Says More Than 10 US Balloons Flew in Its Airspace in Last Year https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/china-says-more-than-10-us-balloons-flew-in-its-airspace-in-last-year/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/china-says-more-than-10-us-balloons-flew-in-its-airspace-in-last-year/ The Next Cyber Phase of the Russia-Ukraine War Will Echo in Asia https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-next-cyber-phase-of-the-russia-ukraine-war-will-echo-in-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-next-cyber-phase-of-the-russia-ukraine-war-will-echo-in-asia/ How ‘Like-Mindedness’ Became the Key Attribute of the China Containment Strategy https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/how-like-mindedness-became-the-key-attribute-of-the-china-containment-strategy/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/how-like-mindedness-became-the-key-attribute-of-the-china-containment-strategy/ The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-chinese-spy-balloon-incident-an-urgent-need-for-communication/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/the-chinese-spy-balloon-incident-an-urgent-need-for-communication/ What Does International Law Say About China’s Spy Balloon and the US Response? 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