Diplomacy & Crisis News

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Italian lawmaker Fiocchi says switching from cigarettes to vapes lowers the risk of disease

Industry group warns EU is losing ground to US, China, and Russia in courting ASEAN bloc

Iran’s ability to deploy longer-range systems should not have come as a surprise. But Europe is far from defenceless

The secretary of defense fails to understand that rules of engagement benefit the U.S. military.

A pliant autocracy in Iran won’t solve America’s problems in the region.

Moscow’s missteps offer a warning—and an opening—for Washington.

How America and China can avoid the blunders that led to World War I.

The Chinese president faces an uphill battle in his hopes for a second capital.

The incumbent prime minister hopes her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland threats will secure her a third term in snap elections.

The gap between narrative and reality is only growing in the Strait of Hormuz.

Countries that host U.S. forces want to be partners, not just platforms.

With no oil shipments, Cuba’s humanitarian crisis has become dire.

China’s private firms are winning its military AI bids – and Washington doesn’t seem to grasp the implications.

Prices won’t just be higher at the pump.

It’s not just energy: South Korea’s stock market, industrial supply chains, and export markets have all been impacted.

What happens when the house of cards collapses?

Instead of pursuing a diplomatic solution to manage shared waters, India is following a dam-for-dam policy.

The Pentagon’s new $200 billion private equity fund would harm the critical industries it aims to support.

Addressing the 15th SPA, Kim enshrined permanent enmity with Seoul and declared his regime “ready for any choice” from the United States.