CPEC – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:21:43 +0900 en-US Balochistan Is Stabilizing Despite Challenges https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/balochistan-is-stabilizing-despite-challenges/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/balochistan-is-stabilizing-despite-challenges/ The Myth of Rifts in China-Pakistan Relations https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-myth-of-rifts-in-china-pakistan-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/the-myth-of-rifts-in-china-pakistan-relations/ Pakistan: In the Eye of the Political Storm https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/pakistan-in-the-eye-of-the-political-storm/ https://thediplomat.com/2023/05/pakistan-in-the-eye-of-the-political-storm/ Why China Could Tighten its Purse Strings on CPEC Projects https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/why-china-could-tighten-its-purse-strings-on-cpec-projects/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/10/why-china-could-tighten-its-purse-strings-on-cpec-projects/ Cash-Strapped Pakistan Struggles to Keep China Happy https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/cash-strapped-pakistan-struggles-to-keep-china-happy/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/09/cash-strapped-pakistan-struggles-to-keep-china-happy/ Pakistan’s National Security Policy Prioritizes Economic Security https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/pakistans-national-security-policy-prioritizes-economic-security/ https://thediplomat.com/2022/01/pakistans-national-security-policy-prioritizes-economic-security/ In Numbers: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/in-numbers-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/in-numbers-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ Storm Clouds Hang Over ‘All-Weather’ Sino-Pakistani Friendship https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/storm-clouds-hang-over-all-weather-sino-pakistani-friendship/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/10/storm-clouds-hang-over-all-weather-sino-pakistani-friendship/ Terrorists Target Chinese Nationals Working on a CPEC Project https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/terrorists-target-chinese-nationals-working-on-a-cpec-project/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/07/terrorists-target-chinese-nationals-working-on-a-cpec-project/ Andrew Small on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s Return to the Shadows https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/andrew-small-on-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridors-return-to-the-shadows/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/andrew-small-on-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridors-return-to-the-shadows/ Gwadar: Fishermen Protest Broken Promises Again https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/gwadar-fishermen-protest-broken-promises-again/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/gwadar-fishermen-protest-broken-promises-again/ Pakistan Discovers the High Cost of Chinese Investment https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/pakistan-discovers-the-high-cost-of-chinese-investment/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/pakistan-discovers-the-high-cost-of-chinese-investment/ CPEC and Beyond: China and the US Fight For Influence In Pakistan https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/cpec-and-beyond-china-and-the-us-fight-for-influence-in-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/cpec-and-beyond-china-and-the-us-fight-for-influence-in-pakistan/ Has the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Stalled? https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/has-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-stalled/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/has-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-stalled/ Touqir Hussain on Pakistan Foreign Policy Under Imran Khan https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/touqir-hussain-on-pakistan-foreign-policy-under-imran-khan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/touqir-hussain-on-pakistan-foreign-policy-under-imran-khan/ How Far Does the China Belt and Road ‘Pushback’ Really Go? https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/how-far-does-the-china-belt-and-road-pushback-really-go/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/how-far-does-the-china-belt-and-road-pushback-really-go/ Pakistan’s Governance Changes Won’t Be Enough to Offer It Economic Salvation https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/pakistans-governance-changes-wont-be-enough-to-offer-it-economic-salvation/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/pakistans-governance-changes-wont-be-enough-to-offer-it-economic-salvation/ Why Saudi Arabia Joining CPEC Matters https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/why-saudi-arabia-joining-cpec-matters/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/02/why-saudi-arabia-joining-cpec-matters/ Why Is China Vulnerable to Terrorism in Pakistan? https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/why-is-china-vulnerable-to-terrorism-in-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/why-is-china-vulnerable-to-terrorism-in-pakistan/ A Dam for Criticism? The Mohmand Dam Project and China-Pakistan Relations https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/a-dam-for-criticism-the-mohmand-dam-project-and-china-pakistan-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/a-dam-for-criticism-the-mohmand-dam-project-and-china-pakistan-relations/ Attack on the Chinese Consulate in Karachi: Not the First Nor the Last https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/attack-on-the-chinese-consulate-in-karachi-not-the-first-nor-the-last/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/12/attack-on-the-chinese-consulate-in-karachi-not-the-first-nor-the-last/ Armed Insurgents Attack Chinese Consulate in Karachi https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/armed-insurgents-attack-chinese-consulate-in-karachi/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/armed-insurgents-attack-chinese-consulate-in-karachi/ The Future of CPEC: Enter Saudi Arabia? https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/the-future-of-cpec-enter-saudi-arabia/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/the-future-of-cpec-enter-saudi-arabia/ How to Bail Out Pakistan and Augment American Leverage https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/how-to-bail-out-pakistan-and-augment-american-leverage/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/how-to-bail-out-pakistan-and-augment-american-leverage/ The Geopolitical Implications of Imran Khan's Rise in Pakistan https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/the-geopolitical-implications-of-imran-khans-rise-in-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/the-geopolitical-implications-of-imran-khans-rise-in-pakistan/ How Will a Prime Minister Imran Khan Steer Pakistani Foreign Policy? https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/how-will-a-prime-minister-imran-khan-steer-pakistani-foreign-policy/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/how-will-a-prime-minister-imran-khan-steer-pakistani-foreign-policy/ What Can Pakistan Do to Attract More Investment? https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/what-can-pakistan-do-to-attract-more-investment/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/06/what-can-pakistan-do-to-attract-more-investment/ What Does the Modi-Xi Summit Mean for Sino-Indian Relations? https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/what-does-the-modi-xi-summit-mean-for-sino-indian-relations/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/what-does-the-modi-xi-summit-mean-for-sino-indian-relations/ China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: The Uyghur Challenge and the Chinese Security Model https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-the-uyghur-challenge-and-the-chinese-security-model/ https://thediplomat.com/2018/03/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-the-uyghur-challenge-and-the-chinese-security-model/ If India Won't Put Up With the Belt and Road, Why Is It the Largest Recipient of AIIB Funds? 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So What? https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/india-and-pakistan-join-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-at-last-so-what/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/india-and-pakistan-join-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-at-last-so-what/ How Well Is Pakistan Dealing With Its Fiscal Deficit? https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/how-well-is-pakistan-dealing-with-its-fiscal-deficit/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/how-well-is-pakistan-dealing-with-its-fiscal-deficit/ Trump’s Pivot to the Middle East and China's OBOR https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/trumps-pivot-to-the-middle-east-and-chinas-obor/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/trumps-pivot-to-the-middle-east-and-chinas-obor/ Understanding China’s ‘Master Plan' for Pakistan https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/understanding-chinas-master-plan-for-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/understanding-chinas-master-plan-for-pakistan/ One Belt, One Road, One Hegemon? The Geopolitics of China's OBOR Initiative https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/one-belt-one-road-one-hegemon-the-geopolitics-of-chinas-obor-initiative/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/one-belt-one-road-one-hegemon-the-geopolitics-of-chinas-obor-initiative/ For Kashmir, CPEC Highlights Divisions https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/for-kashmir-cpec-highlights-divisions/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/for-kashmir-cpec-highlights-divisions/ How Can China Convince India to Sign Up for 'One Belt, One Road'? https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/how-can-china-convince-india-to-sign-up-for-one-belt-one-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/how-can-china-convince-india-to-sign-up-for-one-belt-one-road/ Linking Afghanistan to China's Belt and Road https://thediplomat.com/2017/04/linking-afghanistan-to-chinas-belt-and-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/04/linking-afghanistan-to-chinas-belt-and-road/ China, Russia, Iran: Ports and Power Along the Belt and Road https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/china-russia-iran-ports-and-power-along-the-belt-and-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/china-russia-iran-ports-and-power-along-the-belt-and-road/ Why Would Pakistan Send Combat Troops to Saudi Arabia Now? https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/why-would-pakistan-send-combat-troops-to-saudi-arabia-now/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/why-would-pakistan-send-combat-troops-to-saudi-arabia-now/ Kashmir's Reckoning With the Implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/kashmirs-reckoning-with-the-implications-of-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/kashmirs-reckoning-with-the-implications-of-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ 4 Reasons Russia Increasingly Favors the Taliban in Afghanistan https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/4-reasons-russia-increasingly-favors-the-taliban-in-afghanistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/02/4-reasons-russia-increasingly-favors-the-taliban-in-afghanistan/ Chinese Envoy, Pakistani Army Chief Discuss CPEC Security https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/chinese-envoy-pakistani-army-chief-discuss-cpec-security/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/chinese-envoy-pakistani-army-chief-discuss-cpec-security/ India Has Nothing to Fear From China's 'Belt and Road' https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/india-has-nothing-to-fear-from-chinas-belt-and-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2017/01/india-has-nothing-to-fear-from-chinas-belt-and-road/ Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in 2016: Flashbacks, Challenges, and Opportunities https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/pakistans-foreign-policy-in-2016-flashbacks-challenges-and-opportunities/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/12/pakistans-foreign-policy-in-2016-flashbacks-challenges-and-opportunities/ Pakistan’s New Army Chief Could Help Repair Ties With India https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/pakistans-new-army-chief-could-help-repair-ties-with-india/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/pakistans-new-army-chief-could-help-repair-ties-with-india/ CPEC: Boon or Bane for Pakistan? https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/cpec-boon-or-bane-for-pakistan/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/11/cpec-boon-or-bane-for-pakistan/ China, Iran, and 'One Belt, One Road' https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/china-iran-and-one-belt-one-road/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/10/china-iran-and-one-belt-one-road/ Let's Face It: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Is a Party With No Future https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/lets-face-it-pakistan-tehreek-e-insaaf-is-a-party-with-no-future/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/09/lets-face-it-pakistan-tehreek-e-insaaf-is-a-party-with-no-future/ Balochistan: The Troubled Heart of the CPEC https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/balochistan-the-troubled-heart-of-the-cpec/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/balochistan-the-troubled-heart-of-the-cpec/ The Quetta Attack Exposes Pakistan’s Misplaced Counterterrorism Priorities https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-quetta-attack-exposes-pakistans-misplaced-counterterrorism-priorities/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-quetta-attack-exposes-pakistans-misplaced-counterterrorism-priorities/ The Plight of the Gwadar Fisherman https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-plight-of-the-gwadar-fisherman/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-plight-of-the-gwadar-fisherman/ The Overlooked Threat to CPEC in Gwadar https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-overlooked-threat-to-cpec-in-gwadar/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/06/the-overlooked-threat-to-cpec-in-gwadar/ The US Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour: How, Why, and What's Next The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz discuss the U.S. drone strike on Mullah Mansour.]]> https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/the-us-drone-strike-that-killed-mullah-mansour-how-why-and-what-next/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/05/the-us-drone-strike-that-killed-mullah-mansour-how-why-and-what-next/ India Takes Over From China as Top Global FDI Destination in 2015 https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/india-takes-over-from-china-as-top-global-fdi-destination-in-2015/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/india-takes-over-from-china-as-top-global-fdi-destination-in-2015/ Pakistan Army Chief Accuses India of Undermining China-Pakistan Economic Corridor https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/pakistan-army-chief-accuses-india-of-undermining-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ https://thediplomat.com/2016/04/pakistan-army-chief-accuses-india-of-undermining-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ A RAW Row: Did Pakistan Accuse Iran of Abetting Indian Espionage? 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