Diplomacy & Crisis News

A Democratic Congress could help get U.S.-India ties back on track, but Indian officials are likely cautious.

The Republican midterm disaster leaves Israel dangerously exposed.

A booming tech industry is setting the country up for a potentially dramatic fall.

How AI is reshaping influence operations in America.

Donald Trump has Pyongyang on his mind. In recent months, the U.S. president has made comments to the media suggesting he is in communication with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. In an August 17 Truth Social post, for instance, Trump announced that the United States would scale back joint military drills with South Korea. The decision, he wrote, was “based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un,” describing the dictator as “unthreatening and respectful.”

Converting investor interest into multi-decade capital deployment requires political stability and deep institutional predictability.

A former chief of police has been arrested for spying on the president.

Judgments and laws that violate the spirit of religious freedom often lead to bitter resentment, especially when core religious beliefs are defined by judges.

Unanswered questions loom over the Nvidia chief’s affair.

Democrats feel they have a mandate to put conditions on U.S. support for Israel.

Old sticking points continue to bog down negotiations.

China’s cut-throat price competition can shift financing costs onto smaller suppliers through delayed payments, weakening supply chains.

Washington’s fantasies of transformation keep failing to pan out.

The PLA is practicing is how to disperse its naval forces, evade surveillance and reconnaissance by the U.S. and neighboring countries, and break through into the Western Pacific.

Tel-Aviv n'est pas seul coupable des crimes commis depuis trois ans. Il appartient aux peuples de se saisir de la question, en examinant les implications de leurs gouvernements. Au Royaume-Uni, un tribunal citoyen donne l'exemple. L'écrivaine Sally Rooney s'y est associée. Elle signe cette (…) / Royaume-Uni, Conflit israélo-palestinien, Génocide, Crime de guerre, Palestine (Gaza)

Pakistan's first homegrown air-to-air beyond visual range missile ensures a more robust response in future aerial clashes with India.

Insights from Maggie Wu.

Over 15 years, Honiara has transformed into a staging ground for geopolitical competition, with more foreign money than ever. Yet many of the problems facing ordinary Solomon Islanders remain remarkably unchanged.

« Pour nombre d'entre nous, remettre en question l'État juif, c'est remettre en question la judéité », déplore l'essayiste américain Peter Beinart, aujourd'hui militant pour un État binational en Israël-Palestine. Cette tension-là est en partie neutralisée par le renouveau de la pensée (…) / Judaïsme, Israël, Palestine, Histoire

Hegseth decried the effort as a “farce” and a “stunt.”