Diplomacy & Crisis News

The conventional tools previously used to penalize China for its rights abuses – sanctions, public pressure, condemnation, institutional mechanisms, and more – have all been blunted.

The list of countries notified in advance, as well as the timing, suggests that China’s purpose was not merely a straightforward display of military power.

With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist world is entering its most consequential phase.

With the Vuvale Union and the Veitacini Treaty, Canberra and Suva chart a new course for regional security. 

The test, likely involving the JL-3 and coming just after the United States’ 250th Independence Day, underscored China's increasingly credible sea-based nuclear deterrent. 

At the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) marked a significant milestone, as Defence Ministers from Finland, France and Sweden formally signed the Note of Joining to the NFTE Memorandum of Understanding, alongside the 17 existing member Nations.

Germany and France are at the center of a clash over the alliance’s future.

But is Brasília ready to meet the moment?

There is growing eagerness in Pakistan to involve China, the other upper riparian country, more directly in the issue.

Despite being partners at the federal level, the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional coalitions are competing to become the dominant force of tomorrow.

The affirmations come after an Indonesian minister raised the idea of imposing a levy on vessels passing through the vital chokepoint.

Fulfill the promise of self-determination and stabilize the Middle East.

The continent must overcome its Russia predicament.

A series of recent scandals within the Ministry likely reflect tensions within the leadership of the ruling Bhumjaithai party.

The 48-year-old faces charges of corruption, bribery, and an alleged plot to assassinate her rival, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

No matter what happens at the NATO summit, the Turkish strongman wins.

The 48-year-old faces charges of corruption, bribery, and an alleged plot to assassinate her rival, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Today, the cross-strait ties that once made Pingtan a thriving location for exchanges have all but disappeared.

Les investisseurs n'ont d'yeux que pour elle ; ses architectes toisent les chefs d'État ; son usage se propage comme le feu dans la plaine : l'intelligence artificielle, dit-on, va transformer l'humanité. Mais l'humanité le veut-elle ? Face au Moloch numérique, qui exige le sacrifice de (…) / Mouvement de contestation, États-Unis, Technologies de l'information, Travail, Capitalisme

Properly designed and tied to labor-based risk, U.S. tariffs could change the incentives that sustain labor abuse, especially in China.