Diplomacy & Crisis News

For Beijing, Central Asia is a testing ground for its foreign policy innovations – and a challenge. 

Beyond China and Russia, Pyongyang relies on its lower-profile “small-node strategy” to diversify revenues. Vietnam is a case in point. 

China and other authoritarian regimes often target dissidents and minorities living abroad. The EU must do more to protect vulnerable communities.

The refugee camp elections did not provide not self-representation but state-supervised choreography.

When it comes to energy security, Central Asian governments have shown an ability to adapt to shifting global and domestic trends.

Afghanistan occupies a central position in Tehran’s changing playbook, as the country is both a risk and a buffer for Iran.

Even amid de-escalation efforts, there is strategic value to rebuffing Beijing’s overreach. 

The deployment, small as it is, marks a first for Japan in several ways.

For Singapore, whose security rests as much on perception as on capability, defense modernization is not a discretionary choice. It is strategic signaling.

He was mobbed at the seminary. The rockstar welcome he received should worry Delhi.

Cheng's position on cross-strait issues and reformist agenda pits her against more traditional members of the KMT.

Kazakhstan and its neighbors continue to balance their ties with Washington alongside their deep economic and security links with Russia and China.

When China sanctioned units of Hanwha Ocean for its shipbuilding activities in the U.S., Washington's response was a welcome change.

A seemingly offhand remark from Trump signals the return – at least rhetorically – of an idea once proposed and dismissed by both Washington and Beijing.

At a time when saving water has become a matter of vital importance, it is no less crucial to monitor how the allocated funds are used.

The decision will have major implications for the South Korea-U.S. alliance and beyond. 

The new government has tried to woo businesses, but it will take more than tax cuts and easy loans to convince them to make long-term bets.

Workers trade off their health and welfare for a precarious living.

Duterte's lawyers content that the court did not initiate a full-fledged investigation until after the Philippines withdrew from the court in 2019.

American strategists should think more like social scientists.