Diplomacy & Crisis News

The international community assumed that governing would change the Taliban. The Taliban, however, viewed government as a means of transforming society according to their ideology.

How the Taliban turned Afghanistan into a country where half the population has been ordered to disappear.

Pakistan would surely try to rally the group and invoke the pact in some form in the event of tensions with India.

Vigilante mobs are attacking transgender people as the government takes steps to codify anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes into law.

To Lam's four-day trip marked a new high-water mark in the relationship between Hanoi and Canberra.

Bangkok has reaffirmed its commitment to the security relationship and denied a report that it was prepared to link military cooperation to ongoing trade talks.

Hormuz and the new geography of energy power.

How to support the movement resisting the Taliban’s extremism.

If the row over India’s proposed amendment of the FCRA persists alongside other irritants, the trade deal will remain in limbo for the foreseeable future.

The country has the abundant land and energy resources needed to power hyperscale data centers. Can it harness them effectively?

Kyaw Zwar Minn argues that the military government formed after the 2021 coup was illegitimate and had no authority to order him to vacate Myanmar House.

C'est une histoire brillante mais vraie. Celle de Léna, une Française installée en Bolivie qui importe des bijoux chinois estampillés « Chic Paris ». On la suit des trottoirs du marché d'El Alto aux allées de la Foire de Canton. Sur TikTok, en boîte de nuit, jusqu'aux entrepôts à conteneurs du (…) / Bolivie, Chine, Capitalisme, Commerce international, Mondialisation

A divide over China, although less pronounced than the divide over Israel, has become increasingly visible among Democrats as progressives have risen within the party.

Aux beaux-arts de Paris ou de Lyon, et même au Festival d'Avignon, les œuvres des « ateliers populaires » ont façonné la mémoire collective de Mai 68. Comme sur des palimpsestes, les images des luttes d'aujourd'hui s'y superposent, encore et toujours. Mais le graphisme politique ne cesse de se (…) / Mouvement de contestation, Art, Politique, Histoire

The centuries-old game is having a moment. But what happens when a tradition rooted in Chinese history becomes a lifestyle trend?

Plans are firmly underway to ensure that South Korea’s chipmaking strength can help to facilitate a stronger global position when it comes to the AI buildout. 

Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington condemned two ballistic missile launches ahead of allied military drills, but Pyongyang’s failure to report either test has left analysts guessing at the cause.

Rare earths are critical to making modern weapons – and China dominates the supply chain.

Japan increasingly recognizes the importance of the defense industrial base as a source of strategic capability. But can the industry actually deliver?

Different firms in the AI value chain invoke the AI race narrative, but with different policy preferences in mind.