- ID da verificação
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- https://thediplomat.com/
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| jQuery | function |
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Mensagens de registo da consola · 2 encontradas
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| warning | other |
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But any progress toward an agreement is contingent on the outcome of the Ukraine war. </div></a><a href="/2024/12/international-maritime-law-and-the-taiwan-strait/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>International Maritime Law and the Taiwan Strait</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/minilaterals-as-norm-entrepreneurs-the-case-of-the-quad/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>Minilaterals as Norm Entrepreneurs: The Case of the Quad </h4></a><a href="/2024/12/left-on-read-americas-taiwan-warning-crisis/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>Left on Read: America’s Taiwan Warning Crisis</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--2 td-br--white"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#6a1b9a"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/asia-defense">Asia Defense</a></h3><h4>Militaries of the Asia-Pacific</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/yoon-suk-yeols-downfall-should-spark-introspection-on-the-us-approach-to-south-korea/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the US Approach to South Korea " alt="Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the US Approach to South Korea " sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-07-112656.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2023-04-07-112656.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2023-04-07-112656.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2023-04-07-112656.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-07-112656.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>Yoon Suk-yeol’s Downfall Should Spark Introspection on the US Approach to South Korea </h4><div>Moving away from the quest for military primacy would provide a more stable basis for the South Korea-U.S. alliance – one not reliant on having conservatives in government in Seoul.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/japans-mhi-launches-10th-mogami-class-multirole-frigate-for-jmsdf/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Japan’s MHI Launches 10th Mogami-Class Multirole Frigate for JMSDF</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/beyond-firepower-rethinking-indonesias-surface-vessel-acquisition-priorities/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>Beyond Firepower: Rethinking Indonesia’s Surface Vessel Acquisition Priorities</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/pla-maneuvers-near-taiwan-in-december-misperceptions-and-strategic-realities/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>PLA Maneuvers Near Taiwan in December: Misperceptions and Strategic Realities</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--3 td-br--white"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#4527a0"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/asean-beat">ASEAN Beat</a></h3><h4>Insights Into Half a Billion</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/thai-activist-sentenced-to-additional-prison-time-for-defaming-monarchy/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="Thai Activist Sentenced to Additional Prison Time For Defaming Monarchy" alt="Thai Activist Sentenced to Additional Prison Time For Defaming Monarchy" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-26-221907.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2023-09-26-221907.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2023-09-26-221907.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2023-09-26-221907.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-26-221907.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>Thai Activist Sentenced to Additional Prison Time For Defaming Monarchy</h4><div>Arnon Nampa has now been sentenced to more than 18 years imprisonment in six lese-majeste cases.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/thailand-hosts-informal-consultation-on-myanmar-conflict/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Thailand Hosts ‘Informal Consultation’ on Myanmar Conflict</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/whos-afraid-of-a-cambodia-spring/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>Who’s Afraid of a ‘Cambodia Spring’?</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/philippine-congressional-committee-recommends-filing-of-criminal-charges-against-duterte/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>Philippine Congressional Committee Recommends Filing of Criminal Charges Against Duterte</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--2 td-br--4"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#303f9f"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/the-pulse">The Pulse</a></h3><h4>Perspectives on South Asia</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/cop29-failed-the-third-pole-wither-tibet-in-the-climate-agenda/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?" alt="COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-16-151547.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2022-12-16-151547.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2022-12-16-151547.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2022-12-16-151547.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-16-151547.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>COP29 Failed the ‘Third Pole’: Wither Tibet in the Climate Agenda?</h4><div>The U.N. process shows little appetite for addressing the urgent climate crisis on the Tibetan Plateau – in part due to China’s apathy.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/indias-arduous-path-to-just-energy-transition/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>India’s Pathways to a Just Energy Transition</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/us-unveils-sanctions-on-pakistan-ballistic-missile-program/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>US Unveils Sanctions on Pakistan Ballistic Missile Program</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/is-the-haqqani-network-parting-ways-with-the-taliban-regime/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>Is the Haqqani Network Parting Ways With the Taliban Regime?</h4></a></div></section><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#283593"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/the-koreas">The Koreas</a></h3><h4>Divided Peninsula</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/south-koreas-yoon-impedes-constitutional-courts-impeachment-trial/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial" alt="South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-01-143746.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>South Korea’s Yoon Impedes Constitutional Court’s Impeachment Trial</h4><div>Despite his vow not to avoid legal and political responsibility, President Yoon has repeatedly refused to receive documents from the Constitutional Court that are related to his impeachment trial.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/political-polarization-factionalism-and-military-influence-a-cautionary-tale-from-south-koreas-recent-turmoil/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Political Polarization, Factionalism, and Military Influence: A Cautionary Tale from South Korea’s Recent Turmoil</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/in-defiant-address-yoon-denies-treason-charges-vows-to-fight-on/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>In Defiant Address, Yoon Denies Treason Charges, Vows to Fight on</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/the-economic-costs-of-delaying-the-impeachment-of-south-korean-president-yoon/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>The Economic Costs of Delaying the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--2 td-br--3 td-br--white"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#0277bd"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/tokyo-report">Tokyo Report</a></h3><h4>News From Japan</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/japan-south-korea-relations-under-trump/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="Japan-South Korea Relations Under Trump" alt="Japan-South Korea Relations Under Trump" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-18-082447.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2024-12-18-082447.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2024-12-18-082447.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2024-12-18-082447.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-18-082447.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>Japan-South Korea Relations Under Trump</h4><div>After a meltdown in South Korea, what becomes of a thorny relationship?</div></a><a href="/2024/12/why-japan-is-worried-after-the-impeachment-of-south-korean-president-yoon-suk-yeol/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Why Japan Is Worried After the Impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/for-japan-whaling-is-intertwined-with-maritime-sovereignty/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>For Japan, Whaling Is Intertwined With Maritime Sovereignty</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/yoons-martial-law-declaration-puts-japan-south-korea-relations-in-jeopardy/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>Yoon’s Martial Law Declaration Puts Japan-South Korea Relations in Jeopardy</h4></a></div></section><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#0097a7"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/the-debate">The Debate</a></h3><h4>Comment and Opinion</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/in-the-uk-labors-china-audit-is-fast-becoming-a-post-mortem/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="In the UK, Labor’s China Audit Is Fast Becoming a Post-Mortem" alt="In the UK, Labor’s China Audit Is Fast Becoming a Post-Mortem" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-18-6.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat-2021-05-18-6.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat-2021-05-18-6.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat-2021-05-18-6.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-18-6.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>In the UK, Labor’s China Audit Is Fast Becoming a Post-Mortem</h4><div>The trajectory of the new government’s China policy could be set well before the foreign secretary’s much vaunted audit sees the light of day.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/busan-was-a-major-political-win-on-plastic-pollution-even-if-not-a-procedural-one/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Busan Was a Major Political Win on Plastic Pollution, Even If Not a Procedural One </h4></a><a href="/2024/12/rubios-nomination-could-be-the-change-cambodias-democracy-needs/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>Rubio’s Nomination Could Be the Change Cambodia’s Democracy Needs</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/why-indonesia-needs-to-reform-its-oil-and-gas-exploration-landscape/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>Why Indonesia Needs To Reform Its Oil and Gas Exploration Landscape</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--2 td-br--4 td-br--white"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#00695c"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/crossroads-asia">Crossroads Asia</a></h3><h4>The New Silk Road</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/emerging-russian-firm-takes-place-of-sanctioned-lender-in-central-asia/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="Emerging Russian Firm Takes Place of Sanctioned Lender in Central Asia" alt="Emerging Russian Firm Takes Place of Sanctioned Lender in Central Asia" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-20-182201.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2024-12-20-182201.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2024-12-20-182201.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2024-12-20-182201.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-12-20-182201.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>Emerging Russian Firm Takes Place of Sanctioned Lender in Central Asia</h4><div>Russia’s substitution of VEB.RF with an under-the-radar firm is helping the country and its neighbors find a way around Western sanctions.</div></a><a href="/2024/12/uzbekistan-moves-to-protect-rights-of-uzbek-citizens-in-russia/" class="td-post d-2"><h4>Uzbekistan Moves to Protect Rights of Uzbek Citizens in Russia</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/in-kyrgyzstan-matraimov-wriggles-free-again-with-a-fine/" class="td-post d-3"><h4>In Kyrgyzstan, Matraimov Wriggles Free Again With a Fine</h4></a><a href="/2024/12/with-prime-ministers-visit-mongolia-boosts-third-neighbor-ties-with-the-middle-east/" class="td-post d-4"><h4>With Prime Minister’s Visit, Mongolia Boosts Third Neighbor Ties With the Middle East</h4></a></div></section><p class="td-br td-br--3 td-br--white"></p><section class="td-box td-blog"><header class="td-tall td-bg" style="background-color:#2e7d32"><h3><a href="https://thediplomat.com/category/trans-pacific-view">Trans-Pacific View</a></h3><h4>U.S. Policy on Asia</h4></header><div class="td-posts"><a href="/2024/12/how-will-trumps-national-security-team-shape-his-china-policy/" class="td-post d-1"><figure class="td-img td-post__img"><img title="How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?" alt="How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?" sizes="(max-width: 374px) calc(100vw - 48px), (min-width: 375px) and (max-width: 671px) calc(50vw - 60px), (min-width: 672px) and (max-width: 752px) 300px, 219px" "="" srcset="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-01-144005.jpg 138w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/td-list-s-2/thediplomat_2024-02-01-144005.jpg 276w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/td-list-m-1/thediplomat_2024-02-01-144005.jpg 219w, https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/td-list-m-2/thediplomat_2024-02-01-144005.jpg 438w" src="https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-01-144005.jpg" loading="lazy"></figure><h4>How Will Trump’s National Security Team Shape His China Policy?</h4><div>Trump’s second administration includes representatives of all three foreign policy camps in the Republican Party. 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