TheDiplomat

For Islamabad, mediation is not a display of geopolitical muscle but an act of strategic self-preservation.

The U.S. appears to have set aside its ambition of pursuing regime change in Iran, as it is now negotiating directly with the system it sought to replace.

China’s preferred style of mediation involves quiet and behind-the-scenes facilitation rather than high-profile spectacles or photo-ops.

Reading the tea leaves in South Asia and the Middle East, Beijing is positioning itself as a peacemaker and a stabilizing force in the present geopolitical flux. 

The Iran war is not merely an economic shock for the Philippines, it is a strategic stress test of the Marcos Jr. administration’s pro-U.S. alignment. 

Insights from Frank Dikötter

East Asia has long balanced the competing dynamics of competition and cooperation, yet the challenge of navigating them has never been greater. 

Kyrgyzstan has become a de facto “crypto corridor” linking sanctioned Russian flows with trade in Central Asia and supply chains from China.

When Singapore restricted data center growth to protect its own resources, the environmental cost shifted to Johor in neighboring Malaysia.

A largely Hindi-belt party, the BJP is looking to break into the strongholds of regional parties in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

By integrating defense industries and geoeconomic statecraft, Europe and its Indo-Pacific partners are jointly building risk-diversifying mechanisms to navigate the U.S.-China-Russia great power competition.

The deaths and injuries serve as a stark reminder of the risks of Jakarta becoming more closely involved in a volatile region.

The decision marks a break with the collective decision-making model that has prevailed for most of the country's recent history.

The complaint was accepted by the Attorney General's Office just days after the general was "elected" president by the military-dominated parliament.

New reports document the scope and sophistication of the CCP's influence operations.

Cheng Li-wun’s visit signals that Beijing is still seeking to influence Taiwan’s political trajectory through selective engagement with the opposition KMT.

Is Pakistan’s mediation effort a diplomatic breakthrough or an act of geopolitical opportunism?

At a time of growing global disorder, responsible and diplomatic behavior is in alarmingly short supply.

Ten years after a toxic waste dump poisoned Vietnam’s coast, the Taiwanese company responsible, both governments, and even the victims themselves have maintained a stunning silence.

It’s bad enough that the company at fault considers the issue closed, but the Vietnamese government has effectively sided with a foreign corporation – and arrested those who dared to protest.