Diplomacy & Crisis News

How backroom deals shape the race for secretary-general and prevent U.N. reform.

Why did China support the re-election of Volker Turk as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights?

Journalist and author Snigdhendu Bhattacharya joins host Tushar Shetty to examine what the Cockroach Janata Party protests reveal about the erosion of India's democratic institutions.

For the first time, the Quad issued a dedicated joint statement on cooperation with ASEAN.

Governments are bracing for the fallout of the intense weather phenomenon.

Beijing has offered no explanation for why these particular Polish entities were selected, but several recent developments are worth noting.

The largest U.S. spy facility in the region attracted a massive protest action amid rising concerns about the Australia-U.S. alliance.

Washington has moved from an emphasis on human rights to “selective” contacts driven by specific cases. That's a win for the Taliban.

A human rights-centered foreign policy is both a moral imperative and a geopolitical necessity.

To avoid higher US tariffs, Sri Lanka is having to act as if allegations of forced labor against China, a country with a high level of mechanization, are credible.

Uzbekistan wants to reap the economic benefits of cryptocurrency, while keeping the industry regulated.

The coming months will mark the most dangerous phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The Israeli prime minister’s thinking on Palestine has always been consistent—and consistently disastrous.

What India needs is deep systemic changes to its education system, economy, and more generally, the life that it offers its youth.

The country's government is leading Southeast Asian efforts to regulate AI technologies, but its approach has several important shortcomings.

Devastating costs have been imposed on the Iranian economy—to unclear strategic ends.

The country's first high-speed rail line continues to operate at a loss. Will this place an unsustainable burden on its fiscal resources?

The detention of the group, who were reportedly driven out of a settlement in Penang on Sunday, comes amid rising public hostility toward Rohingya refugees.

Ending the war can strengthen the prospects for democracy.

A conversation with Bangkok-based anti-fraud advisor Ian Timberlake.