Diplomacy & Crisis News

Many outside observers argue that Putrajaya has been sleeping on the Chinese threat in the South China Sea. Its actions suggest otherwise.

Forces that were deployed after a deadly armed clash on May 28 have been withdrawn to previously agreed positions.

Vietnam is economically out-performing its peers in the Mekong Region, and is set to become ASEAN's second-largest economy by 2028.

At issue is not only the future of one of Japan’s most recognizable retail giants, but also the extent to which Tokyo's economic nationalism will prevent majority foreign ownership of Japanese firms. 

Here are six other giant gas projects to watch in Australia.

China-backed MMG's proposed tailings dam in northwest Tasmania, Australia, has sparked fierce opposition from Indigenous leaders, scientists, and environmentalists.

Local authorities say the statue, Central Asia's largest Lenin monument, will be moved into a nearby park.

Emblème de la société de consommation ou de ses marges, vecteur d'émancipation ou épicentre de la discrimination : la boîte de nuit incarne tous les paradoxes. Entre clandestinité et industrialisation, elle a pu constituer un laboratoire pour une architecture en quête de liberté. Et, ce faisant, (...) / Architecture, Musique, Art - 2025/06

Insights from Karen Hao.

China’s demand for gold today hearkens back to the 16th century, when Chinese demand for silver ushered in the world’s first period of economic globalization.

La partition du Raj britannique en 1947 a donné naissance à deux frères ennemis : l'Inde et le Pakistan. Régulièrement, la guerre larvée entre les deux puissances conduit à des échanges de tirs dans la région frontalière du Cachemire. Du pain bénit pour les forces nationalistes de part et d'autre de la (...) / Pakistan, Inde, Conflit indo-pakistanais - 2025/06

Pour la première fois depuis la Libération, l'espace public français compte un pôle médiatique d'extrême droite. Bien financé, puissant, diversifié, il aimante la presse conservatrice et inquiète l'écheveau des médias libéraux. Ces deux ailes du journalisme dominant œuvrent dorénavant, chacune dans son (...) / France, Parti politique, Médias, Extrême droite, Presse - 2025/06

Life goes on in Hong Kong – but to where?

While implementing the Data Protection Act, the Indian government must ensure rights to privacy and information.

An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in May 2025.

The U.S. government has a checkered history of helping persecuted masses, but it has held that aspiration since its founding – until Trump took office. 

If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpowers on more equal terms.

Can India convince Russia that its Indo-Pacific vision is independent of that of the US and compatible with Putin’s concept of a Greater Eurasia?

The right way to build a new global economic order.

Can Sheinbaum take on cartels and corruption without losing power?