Diplomacy & Crisis News

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?

China’s PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile, integrated with Chinese tactical data links, gave the Pakistan Air Force a key advantage on the first day of the strikes.

State governments, especially in Assam, have failed to implement long-term policies to alleviate people's suffering.

A strategic approach by Japan and ASEAN could ofer a golden opportunity.

From the North Korea-Russia alliance to China and Japan, South Korea's neighbors are watching closely for signs of Lee's foreign policy approach.