Diplomacy & Crisis News

The European Council’s latest mandate pairs dialogue with prospective new trade defense tools, institutionalizing an approach that complicates long-term ties with Beijing.

Australia’s geography may provide it with some insulation from conflict, but its maritime dependency creates other vulnerabilities. 

It wasn’t a knockout blow, but Washington prevailed on points.

Confusing language in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire agreement makes its legal status unclear.

Organized crime and U.S. global influence in the 20th century.

In trying to restore order after World War II, U.S. leaders drew lessons from a dark chapter in their country’s history.

Despite their initial promise, many of the country's major tech firms are struggling to create value for shareholders.

The two civilizations have consistently found each other to be useful, yet they haven’t invested heavily in their partnership.

The limits and lessons of a transactional foreign policy.

How new technologies threaten America’s military advantage.

A policy playbook to avert political crisis.

Panic is misguided—and counterproductive.

Moscow’s military power after Ukraine.

The battle lines in the war for the next global order.

What comes after extended deterrence.

Forever wars and the costs of collective forgetting.

Kuala Lumpur has recently tightened the intake of Bangladeshi workers due to concerns about abuse, debt bondage, and excessive recruitment fees.

A decade after Brexit, the United Kingdom is still struggling to stabilize.

New export restrictions underscore Beijing’s supply chain grip in ongoing tensions with Washington. 

Washington doesn’t know how to untangle China’s military-civil fusion.