Diplomacy & Crisis News

There is a temporary thaw in China-U.S. relations, but India will have to balance its ties deftly with both powers.

Uzbekistan’s declaration of an anti-corruption “state of emergency” signals a turning point in its decade-long reform efforts toward a system-based model of control and prevention.

En 2019, notre collaborateur Thierry Brésillon se rendait dans la ville de Gabès pour enquêter sur les conséquences écologiques et sociales de l'activité du Groupe chimique tunisien (GCT). Les enjeux liés au transfert éventuel du site voire à son arrêt étaient déjà bien identifiés. / Tunisie, (…) / Tunisie, Phosphate, Mer, Pollution, Travail

Dégâts environnementaux, marginalisation sociale et politique, pollution, dépendance néocoloniale… Le complexe industriel chimique lié à l'exportation des phosphates tunisiens est la cible d'un mouvement de contestation à Gabès. L'ancienne oasis côtière est emblématique d'un modèle économique (…) / Écologie, Pollution, Phosphate, Mer, Mouvement de contestation, Tunisie

There is little justification for taking Venezuelan oil or Greenlandic minerals, but the U.S. leader insists.

Disagreements over North Korea policy between Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun as well as National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac risk derailing Lee’s agenda.

At a meeting in Beijing, the architects of China’s AI ecosystem outlined a new path to AI dominance – one that avoids U.S. hurdles.

Australia may be far from the direct consequences of a U.S. attack on Greenland, but the disintegration of trust in the U.S. that would be confirmed by such an action would be felt deeply.

This is a high-stake gamble for Takaichi. But a snap election like this is not without a precedent.

We’re all paying the price of banks and pension funds fueling climate disasters.

“I believe that, eventually, the Chinese government will pay the price for its actions.”

The new coalition, including both Islamist parties and more centrist ones, signals a sea-change in Bangladesh’s politics. 

As Tashkent’s blacklist of online sources expands, Telegram-based accounts consistently form the largest share. 

More workers leaving the country brings in higher remittances, but their departure hollows out the productive sectors of the economy.

The ambiguous meaning of Israel’s new yellow line.

NATO must escalate to de-escalate.

The unconstrained presidency and the end of American primacy.

A series of petrol station bombings on January 11 is a reminder of the conflict that continues to fester in the country's southern provinces.

The five-yearly conclave will choose the country's top leaders and set the direction of government policy for the remainder of the decade.

Manila takes over the ASEAN chair in what could be a make-or-break year for the bloc.