Diplomacy & Crisis News

How Beijing turned its food insecurity into geopolitical leverage.

In recent years, the region has seen a worrying rise of moral policing and restrictions on cultural expression.

Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby told an audience in Manila that U.S. interests are "more engaged than ever in the Indo-Pacific."

Another weekend with no resolution to the Middle East’s wars.

The attacks in the Middle East have raised anxieties elsewhere, as residents of communities near U.S. bases the world over worry about becoming the target of external aggression.

From refugees to abducted children, Russia has wreaked havoc on young Ukrainians.

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If current trends continue, the PLAAF is likely going to have a greater-than-usual presence on the next Central Military Commission.

As drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses across Russia continue, the company moves to increase its presence in Kazakhstan

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Six months ago, it was unclear whether trilateral discussions between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye would produce a formal agreement. They now have. 

In Vienna, judges have now rejected four names from Dushanbe's 18-person extradition dossier.

Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific targets could be next.

The region's maritime borders are hotly contested, but on land there's the real risk of conflict, too.

South Korean chipmakers are evaluating Chinese equipment as a hedge against shifting export rules from Washington.

Punishing heat and wildfires have cost billions and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

The Trump administration’s campaign against the court is transparently cynical.

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By giving the deposed Bangladeshi PM a platform to lash out at the present regime from Indian soil, India has signaled that it still stands with its old friend.

If the early rounds of talks focused on terror threats to U.S. security, the last two rounds included discussion of the BLA and TTP – threats to Pakistan’s security.