Diplomacy & Crisis News

New Delhi aims to keep BRICS relevant to the Global South while preventing its transformation into a Chinese bandwagon or an explicitly anti-Western coalition. 

More and more Vietnamese are being forcibly displaced to make way for development. Many are reluctant to speak out, because “between a victim and a criminal lies only a fragile line.”

A Pakistani statement signals to Tehran that Islamabad will not undermine a relationship or existing trade ties that have long faced pressure from U.S. sanctions.

The territory's curious status is the result of an unresolved border dispute between Malaysia and Brunei that dates back to the British colonial era.

The emergence of pro-presidential thugs on the streets of Jakarta is a sign of the times.

Security matters have rocked the boat, but here’s how to steady it.

The trouble with overestimating Beijing’s soft power.

The Netanyahu doctrine could outlast Netanyahu.

Geopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.

The war in Ukraine may rage on, but Russia remains far from an international pariah.

There aren’t 65 billion barrels, they won’t be lowering gas prices, and they won’t refill the SPR.

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas.

The opening of the games coincided with Kyrgyzstan's 35th independence anniversary and a major Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

L'attrait de la littérature anglo-saxonne demeure puissant en France. D'ailleurs, 75 % des fictions traduites dans l'Hexagone le sont de l'anglais. Pourtant la prose de Henry Miller est délaissée. Dommage car, malgré tout ce qu'on peut lui reprocher, il a su trouver les mots et les rythmes pour (…) / Littérature, Censure, États-Unis, Sexualité, France

Maritime security is one of Indonesia’s most demanding defense domains. And at its current stage, Indonesia needs significant help. 

Ships can’t navigate a reality that exists only in Trump’s head.

The two neighbors are reshaping the nuclear politics of Northeast Asia – and doing so increasingly in concert with Washington.

Siddiqa argues that Pakistan is not a hybrid regime but a case of constitutional militarism, sanctioned by a parliament that has legislated away its own relevance.

Comment rendre la guerre aimable ? Avec son slogan de recrutement « Devenez vous-même » lancé en 2010, l'armée française semblait investir le champ déjà bien encombré du développement personnel. Elle mise désormais sur le monde des arts, de l'événementiel et du spectacle. Et contrôle son image (…) / Défense, Cinéma, Armée, Culture, France, Industrie culturelle, Communication

As military power proves less effective, an old IR theory is making a comeback.