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![Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to 23 Years Prison For Bali Bombing Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to 23 Years Prison For Bali Bombing](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-29-071753.jpg)
Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to 23 Years Prison For Bali Bombing
By Aisyah Llewellyn
However, the sentences given to Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep are far from the full story.
![Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-29-035946.jpg)
Iran Moves Towards Greater Cooperation With Taliban
By Anant Mishra and Christian Kaunert
Tehran is likely to work with Kabul to conduct cross-border operations against the ISKP, which claimed responsibility for the recent attack in Iran’s Kerman province.
![Maldives Grapples with Repatriation Amidst Rising Religious Extremism Maldives Grapples with Repatriation Amidst Rising Religious Extremism](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-29-025746.jpg)
Maldives Grapples with Repatriation Amidst Rising Religious Extremism
By Mimrah Abdul Ghafoor
The Muizzu government will repatriate 21 Maldivians, primarily widows and children of foreign terrorist fighters, from a refugee camp near the Turkey-Syria border.
![Myanmar Court Sets March Auction for Imprisoned Leader’s Villa Myanmar Court Sets March Auction for Imprisoned Leader’s Villa](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-29-005800.jpg)
Myanmar Court Sets March Auction for Imprisoned Leader’s Villa
By Sebastian Strangio
The lakeside villa, where Aung San Suu Kyi spent more than 15 years under house arrest, will go under the hammer on March 20.
![Reviewing Thailand-Germany Ties in Light of President Steinmeier’s Visit Reviewing Thailand-Germany Ties in Light of President Steinmeier’s Visit](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-28-230045.jpg)
Reviewing Thailand-Germany Ties in Light of President Steinmeier’s Visit
By Tita Sanglee
While relations have developed in a low key manner, the two nations share more than a little in common.
![Censorship, AI, Disinformation, and Repression Undermine Asia’s Elections Censorship, AI, Disinformation, and Repression Undermine Asia’s Elections](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-28-224027.jpg)
Censorship, AI, Disinformation, and Repression Undermine Asia’s Elections
By Mong Palatino
Old forms of repression, fortified by new technologies, have altered the political atmosphere across the region.
![John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua Exit Roles That Defined Generation of Climate Action John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua Exit Roles That Defined Generation of Climate Action](jpg/thediplomat-2021-02-04-11.jpg)
John Kerry, Xie Zhenhua Exit Roles That Defined Generation of Climate Action
By Chris Megerian and Seth Borenstein
The two men have shepherded China-U.S. climate cooperation since 2009. Can progress continue without their personal bond?
![Abject Surrender of the State to Armed Militia in India’s Manipur Abject Surrender of the State to Armed Militia in India’s Manipur](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-26-153647.jpg)
Abject Surrender of the State to Armed Militia in India’s Manipur
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Thirty-seven legislators, including India’s junior minister for external affairs, were administered an oath by the chief of the Arambai Tenggol.
![The Myanmar Junta: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun? The Myanmar Junta: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun?](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-04-220556.jpg)
The Myanmar Junta: Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun?
By Rahman Yaacob
Current trends suggest Myanmar’s military regime will be toppled the same way it came to power: through the use of force.
![The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-26-152453.jpg)
The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean
By Olivier Blarel and Nicolas Blarel
France and India have the tools and legitimacy to become the main drivers of a novel cooperative and inclusive security architecture in the Indian Ocean.
![The Munich Agreement: 3 Historical Lessons for the Taiwan Strait The Munich Agreement: 3 Historical Lessons for the Taiwan Strait](jpg/thediplomat_2024-01-26-141006.jpg)
The Munich Agreement: 3 Historical Lessons for the Taiwan Strait
By Yipeng Zhang and Jonghyuk Lee
While parallels are often overdone, the infamous attempt to appease Nazi Germany does hold lessons for contemporary China-U.S. relations.
![Engaging With the Taliban Doesn’t Work Engaging With the Taliban Doesn’t Work](jpg/thediplomat_2023-11-02-123745.jpg)
Engaging With the Taliban Doesn’t Work
By Lauryn Oates
Observers urging engagement with the Taliban should take direction from those on the ground, who are directly impacted by the Taliban’s discriminatory policies.