Diplomacy & Crisis News

Social callousness pushes even the prosperous to seek new lives overseas.

After Hormuz, global waterways will return to being sites of bloody contention.

The war is also creating strategic opportunities for Washington and new challenges for Beijing in the Middle East.

The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 expired in 2022. An important bipartisan effort seeks to reauthorize it. 

Longtemps, Thessalonique — qu'on appelait encore Salonique au début du XXe siècle — fut surnommée la « Jérusalem des Balkans ». Mais le nationalisme grec puis la déportation de 96 % des 50 000 Juifs saloniciens et leur extermination, principalement à Auschwitz, lors de la seconde guerre (…) / Grèce, Histoire, Judaïsme, Ville

Conventional deterrence alone overlooks the vector of conflict most likely to define a cross-strait crisis: civil defense.

What does that mean for the future of human control in war – including a war over Taiwan? 

Beijing’s June white paper leaves the U.N.-centered architecture intact – but re-interprets the priorities. 

The conditions in and around Australia’s Aboriginal camps, such as the one where a 5-year-old girl was murdered in April, are shameful for one of the world’s wealthiest countries.

Rising demand will keep coal the backbone of India’s power grid in the coming years. This buys time for executing an energy transition, if India can see through its plans. 

Despite its rapid industrialization, the country's economy is not creating enough jobs that make productive use of advanced skills.

With the RSS steadily building on Nepali soil, Hindu-Muslim tensions and violence are growing, especially in Nepal’s Tarai-Madhesh region bordering India

The pledge came as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted the country's military-appointed president, Min Aung Hlaing, in Bangkok.

Beijing’s quest to challenge America’s legal hegemony.

Russia’s coming succession crisis.

The visits are likely to build on the momentum created by the Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships signed recently with both countries.

The world has to do more than admire Afghan women’s resilience. It must stand with them by taking concrete actions.

Few development actors in the region can currently match Tokyo’s combination of credibility and quality.

The BNP’s credibility with Bangladesh’s youth will ultimately depend not on whether the government can deliver jobs, fair recruitment, and meaningful participation in state-building.

South Korea’s strategic challenges – and the potential solutions – make the case for democratic multilateralism.