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![Thai Constitutional Court to Conclude Key Political Cases By September Thai Constitutional Court to Conclude Key Political Cases By September](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-050434.jpg)
Thai Constitutional Court to Conclude Key Political Cases By September
By Sebastian Strangio
The two high-profile cases could determine the fate of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and the opposition Move Forward Party.
![Is Laos Planning to Sell Off More of Its Energy Sector to China? Is Laos Planning to Sell Off More of Its Energy Sector to China?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-013228.jpg)
Is Laos Planning to Sell Off More of Its Energy Sector to China?
By David Hutt
The power utility's recent curious dealings with a prominent local conglomerate suggest that something is afoot.
![Indonesia Announces Hefty Tariffs on Chinese-made Goods Indonesia Announces Hefty Tariffs on Chinese-made Goods](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-011650.jpg)
Indonesia Announces Hefty Tariffs on Chinese-made Goods
By Sebastian Strangio
The country’s small businesses could “collapse" under a flood of low-cost Chinese goods, the country's trade minister said.
![Reading Moon Jae-in’s Memoirs Reading Moon Jae-in’s Memoirs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-004104.jpg)
Reading Moon Jae-in’s Memoirs
By ISOZAKI Atsuhito
The former South Korean presidents offers some insights into relations with North Korea.
![The Significance of East Asia’s Trilateral Summit The Significance of East Asia’s Trilateral Summit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-02-002632.jpg)
The Significance of East Asia’s Trilateral Summit
By KAWASHIMA Shin
Arguments that it produced no results are misplaced.
![SCO Set Grow in Astana With Addition of Belarus SCO Set Grow in Astana With Addition of Belarus](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-21-144429.jpg)
SCO Set Grow in Astana With Addition of Belarus
By Catherine Putz
The SCO Summit will add Belarus to the roster. Xi and Putin are attending, but Modi is skipping.
![North Koreans Are Seen Wearing Kim Jong Un Pins for the First Time North Koreans Are Seen Wearing Kim Jong Un Pins for the First Time](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-01-161607.jpg)
North Koreans Are Seen Wearing Kim Jong Un Pins for the First Time
By Hyung-jin Kim
It’s another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late dictator father and grandfather.
![How Is Huawei Growing, Despite Heavy US Sanctions? How Is Huawei Growing, Despite Heavy US Sanctions?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-15-080357.jpg)
How Is Huawei Growing, Despite Heavy US Sanctions?
By Megha Shrivastava
Huawei seems to be pivoting toward expanding its product portfolio and venturing into areas that could challenge the United States’ dominance in the global ICT industry.
![What Modi 3.0 Can Expect from Maldives What Modi 3.0 Can Expect from Maldives](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-26-1.jpg)
What Modi 3.0 Can Expect from Maldives
By Athaulla A Rasheed
The appearance of Maldives President Muizzu alongside Narendra Modi signals the warming of the relationship between the island nation and regional power India.
![Akyn Askat Zhetigen Sentenced to 3 Years by Kyrgyz Court Akyn Askat Zhetigen Sentenced to 3 Years by Kyrgyz Court](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-15-012841.jpg)
Akyn Askat Zhetigen Sentenced to 3 Years by Kyrgyz Court
By Catherine Putz
The musician’s social commentary is entirely within the grand tradition of Kyrgyz akyns going back centuries. But speaking up is risky business in Kyrgyzstan these days.
![New Caledonia Unrest Is a Wake-up Call for US Strategists New Caledonia Unrest Is a Wake-up Call for US Strategists](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-06-13-133242.jpg)
New Caledonia Unrest Is a Wake-up Call for US Strategists
By Lyle Goldstein
The recent uprising in the French territory, once an essential bastion of U.S. power projection, holds deeper meaning for strategists.
![The Past (and Future) of the Territorial Swap Offer in the China-India Border Dispute The Past (and Future) of the Territorial Swap Offer in the China-India Border Dispute](https://cdn.statically.io/img/thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-01-125713.jpg)
The Past (and Future) of the Territorial Swap Offer in the China-India Border Dispute
By Ameya Pratap Singh
Twice, China and India had chances to settle their disputed border through a “package deal,” but domestic politics got in the way. Is such a solution still possible?
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