Diplomacy & Crisis News

A conversation with Daniel B. Shapiro.

Tehran’s most dangerous option for responding to Israel.

America should aim for victory but prepare to finish second.

The attack comes after a frenzy of speculation that Israel was planning to take military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Critics say Trump’s military parade falls into a dangerous pattern.

Military action could trigger a counterstrike that derails ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.

“We’re in the sprint mode of a real race for supremacy between the United States and China.”

Multifront conflicts have never ended well for the countries that provoked them.

The billionaire’s access to sensitive information should have been a giant flashing red light for any administration.

L'incendie du Reichstag, qui a lieu dans la nuit du 27 février 1933, sert de prétexte au régime du nouveau chancelier Adolf Hitler pour suspendre les libertés civiles, se lancer dans une violente répression des opposants et s'en prendre aux Juifs. Bertolt Brecht, dont les livres seront brûlés lors (...) / Allemagne, Seconde guerre mondiale 1939-1945, Nazisme, Judaïsme - 2025/06

The Trump administration may try to squeeze more concessions out of Australia as part of “the art of the deal,” but it does not want to spike the relationship entirely.

Despite UNHCR’s insistence that biometric enrollment is necessary to uphold program integrity, critics say the policy effectively punishes people for trying to protect their identity and data.

Despite some positive trends, the social sciences in Uzbekistan remain trapped in the shadow of the past.

The end of informal engagement has heightened one of the world’s most dangerous conflicts.

L'enseignement secondaire professionnel ambitionne d'aider les élèves à « trouver leur place » sur le marché du travail. S'agit-il vraiment de leur faciliter l'accès à l'emploi, ou bien de leur faire accepter un statut de dominé ? / Jeunes, Éducation, France - (...) / Jeunes, Éducation, France - 2025/06

Voices opposing the war in Gaza are getting louder—but Israelis have no trouble ignoring them.

Access to education now moves in step with trade, technology, and supply chain leverage.

No prime minister, no problem: Mongolia's 10th International Conference on Northeast Asian Security proceeded as planned.

The political theater of sending Marines to Los Angeles subtly eats at force readiness, morale, and urgent preparation for a large-scale, complex, distant war.

“Western governments and companies must urgently confront the reality that many critical mineral supply chains they rely on are underpinned by Uyghur forced labor.”