Diplomacy & Crisis News

While the latest Japan-South Korea defense ministers’ meeting shows an obvious trajectory of rapprochement between the two neighbors, it also exposes certain boundaries in their defense cooperation.

A recent spat might be the final nail in the coffin of the trans-Atlantic far right.

The fallout from the Iran conflict and the approaching U.S. midterms may change Trump’s calculations.

China’s EV push, the Power of Siberia 2 saga, and Chinese imports of raw uranium supplies may appear to be separate issues. In reality, they tell the same story.

China faces three specific barriers as it aims to produce key chipmaking equipment. Monitoring progress in these areas would help Western countries make better chip and AI policy.

58 sailors from the U.S. aircraft carrier were punished over an LSD distribution case that began while it was homeported in Japan. Did their network reach into Japanese society?

Restarting the bilateral dialogue after a four-year freeze is a bid to loosen China’s grip on a critically-important mineral.

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The BrahMos has more potential buyers than ever, but India's defense export ecosystem is still a work in progress.

U.S. imperialism as inspiration and foil.

Insights from Winston Ma.

The outgoing premier is expected to seek the ruling Democratic Party’s chairship amid mounting friction between the presidential office and the DP. 

Japan has earned rising acclaim from U.S. observers as a middle power that complements, rather than threatens, the United States. Yet Japan is not deepening its ties with Washington out of charity. 

The emotionalism in Indian politics obscures the strategic logic of U.S.-India ties.

The U.S. president’s policies are driving Europe’s push for technological sovereignty.

The newfound bloc has emerged as a potential winner from the Iran war.

Unless the diplomatic momentum abroad translates into economic improvement at home, its impact will be limited.

Why can’t coal-rich Indonesia keep the lights on?

If Iran gets a new deal with America, so must Israel.

The informal alignment of U.S. adversaries is dangerous.