Diplomacy & Crisis News

America’s greatest export was never democracy or consumer culture. It was the template for global power itself.

What a democratic restoration offers the country’s citizens—and the world.

What can reverse democratic decline?

Why the Rwanda-Congo accord misses the point.

Officials still seem to be working toward a trade deal, but it won’t be a silver bullet.

The White House wants the court to alter the Rome Statute so Trump and his officials can’t be prosecuted.

The White House wants the court to alter the Rome Statute so Trump and his officials can’t be prosecuted.

Naming it one will only bolster repression in the Middle East and the United States.

“There is no peace without the end of the occupation,” Albanese said.

Un vent révisionniste, célébrant une supposée « mission civilisatrice », souffle — d'un certain bord — sur l'histoire de la colonisation de l'Algérie. Deux historiens et un témoin viennent rappeler la brutalité des faits. De la monarchie constitutionnelle au Second Empire en passant par la IIe (…) / Algérie, Colonisation, Guerre d'Algérie 1954-1962, Histoire

Kyrgyzstan abolished capital punishment in 2007; President Japarov has suggested reinstating it as a way to confront horrific crimes against women and children.

With Japan entering a more security-driven and domestically oriented phase under Takaichi, India must adjust its approach to the relationship accordingly.

The current conflict is the most serious since the Taliban’s return in 2021. Yet it is also a logical extension of the never-ending tensions between the two countries.

Trois cinéastes entreprennent de rendre compte de la Chine d'en bas tout en mettant en lumière la dynamique majeure que représentent les migrations internes dans le pays depuis plusieurs décennies. Le premier, Guan Hu, est un réalisateur de blockbusters célèbre en Chine. Et inconnu en France, où (…) / Chine, Cinéma, Migrations

Hong Kong is stuck in a governance vacuum, where neither democratic nor authoritarian accountability functions effectively.

The law is set for consideration in the Senate next week.

North Korea’s state-controlled media reported that Pyongyang began a plenary meeting to prepare for the upcoming Ninth Congress of the ruling WPK.

An interview with Edward Lemon on the recent attacks targeting Chinese workers near the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border.

Economic liberalization in India has shifted the emissions burden from more equal and developed states to less equal ones. This needs to change.

A colleague describes the reality of being a journalist in a country under military control and shares insights into Sai Zaw’s life in prison.