Diplomacy & Crisis News

The myth of the ASEAN FTA as a bad deal is costing India diplomatically.

Lomé’s maritime ambitions, deepening ties with Beijing, and growing coordination with the AES could reshape West Africa’s trade and geopolitical architecture

Polling shows the president’s policies are deeply unpopular.

Under pressure from ARSA and the Myanmar military, the AA is looking to simply move vulnerable villagers to new locations.

Pope Leo XIV is proceeding with a trip to Latin America despite his cancer diagnosis.

From age verification to time limits, more than 60 countries have embraced online restrictions.

Beijing’s evolving industrial playbook is taking shape in Morocco.

Sources say Vientiane is poised to replace Phnom Penh as China’s spoiler in ASEAN.

Given international developments, geopolitical rivalries, and the expertise needed to develop a logistics center, finding a replacement investor will be difficult.

The global index provider MSCI has threatened to downgrade the country to "standalone market" status, potentially triggering billions of dollars in capital outflows.

Beijing is making life difficult for Panamanian ships, and others could be next.

Why Bibi’s national security vision will endure.

Trump could salvage the Kremlin’s objectives in Ukraine.

Unlike most of its ASEAN counterparts, Malaysia can look forward to strong growth, increased state revenue, and shrinking deficits in 2027.

Dili will seek to "ensure that ASEAN’s principles work together in support of peace and the well-being of its peoples," says the country's vice minister for ASEAN affairs.

Over the past few years, the country’s military has received hundreds of thousands of barrels of aviation fuel from Iran’s large tanker “shadow fleet.”

What Serbian youth understood about politics that their counterparts elsewhere in the West haven’t.

A student-led grassroots movement in Serbia will replace one of Europe’s staunchest populists.

From AUKUS to trade, the implications of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections for Australia are likely to be profound.

If so, to what end? Panda and Putz discuss on the latest episode of the Asia Geopolitics podcast.