Diplomacy & Crisis News

A field manual for a ruptured world.

Trump can revitalize American power.

Russia, China, and the growing North Korea threat.

The country's conflict is not forgotten, but has suffered from a perception of irrelevance compared to other unfolding crises.

Whether or not it is approved, Washington's request for overflight access could invite even more controversial proposals in the future.

Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said that the Hormuz crisis has "demonstrated the advantage" of controlling key transport routes.

With the Iran war simmering, U.S. officials will seek to reassure Asian allies that they remain a reliable and committed partner.

Conflict with Iran hurts American wallets, but it’s far more devastating for people in the global south.

The U.S. seizure of an Iranian ship threatens to upend the planned negotiations.

Anthropic’s latest AI model has kick-started a new debate. 

The consequences will be felt long after the fighting ends.

Trump needs Ottawa more than he’ll say.

The battle over the next Dalai Lama, between religious tradition and state power, is set to become one of the defining geopolitical stories of the coming decade.

Rather than climate, disease, or artificial intelligence, the next secretary-general should stay focused on conflict resolution.

Custodial violence is not episodic but rather structural, woven into the daily architecture of incarceration.

Australia’s frigate purchase will likely end up being more complicated than the “zero-change” framing suggests.

Pyongyang fired “surface-to-surface” missile launches roughly one month before U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing. 

China should avoid treating long-established external economic ties as instruments that can be readily deployed or withdrawn.

The Regional Ecological Summit could kickstart a wider climate activism campaign in the greater Central Asian region, or it could just be a short-term, pro-green mirage.

China’s Xiamen bid ups the stakes in the the battle over the secretariat host.