Diplomacy & Crisis News

In today's edition: air pax, Gulf shipping, Spanish energy plan

From clinical trials to clawback reform, pharma leaders say Greece must move faster to attract investment under Europe’s new biotech strategy

Peace deals are leading to more violence.

America and China cannot dominate or exclude each other.

The country's ruling party is using an unnecessary conflict as a chance to build up its political myth.

The Cambodian autocrat’s anti-scam rhetoric and pardoning of Kem Sokha suggest that outside pressure is starting to work. That's all the more reason to intensify it.

The country has become the second in Southeast Asia to block access to the controversial prediction market.

The move comes as the country's government faces growing scrutiny for its role in handling an explosion of online scam centers and organized crime.

The Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh houses a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Saraswati, and also a mosque associated with a medieval-era Sufi saint.

The marketing blunder on South Korea’s most solemn democratic anniversary has reignited a decades-old battle over how the country confronts its authoritarian past.

A century later, the meaning of Abd el-Karim and the Rif Rebellion is still up for grabs.

Trump’s bad bargains have shaken a complacent continent.

The private letters of famed literary critic Harold Bloom offer an ethical guide for politics.

Despite holding fast to its alliance with the United States, several recent developments suggest that Manila has not forgotten how to hedge.

A General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) is expected to be high on the agenda when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visits Japan later this week.

The Jamaat-e-Islami and affiliated groups are attacking Bangladesh’s long tradition of cultural and social pluralism.

A recent Supreme Court decision threatens a core democratic principle.

Will Washington squander Tokyo’s new security commitment?

Not choosing is not an option.

The property developer Truong My Lan is currently serving a life sentence for masterminding Vietnam's largest ever corruption scandal.