Diplomacy & Crisis News

Après Joséphine Baker et les époux Manouchian, c'est Marc Bloch que M. Emmanuel Macron a transféré à la nécropole nationale. Revenir sur la vie de Bloch permet de dissiper l'image du grand médiéviste dédaignant les affrontements politiques de son temps jusqu'en juin 1940. Socialiste dès sa (…) / Histoire, Seconde guerre mondiale 1939-1945, Socialisme

China’s top priority is now keeping the Gulf states, and above all Saudi Arabia and the UAE, from drawing closer to Washington.

South Korea’s second largest city will chart the country’s new maritime plan. And its new mayor will lead the way.

The U.S. may be losing a one-on-one contest with China for influence. But when you add its allies into the mix, the U.S. bloc is still leading the way.

In Poland's tech strategy, Taiwan is filling in for projects once envisioned for China and the U.S.

The government expects the external account to remain stable in FY27, particularly via extended tax incentives for the IT sector, a rise in exports and workers' remittances.

Far from shoring up support for the Thai monarchy, the deployment of pseudo-academics and influencers is damaging the royalist cause.

Ukraine isn’t the only battlefield shaping autonomous warfare.

Doors open, but structural risks remain.

The current ubiquity of corruption underscores the normalization of impunity in the country's politics, despite recent democratic uprisings.

Some equipment central for the Global War on Terror could play important roles in a potential conflict against China.

Amid Kazakhstan and the European Union's multifaceted relations, connectivity remains a throughline.

Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.

Michelle Steel arrives in Seoul at a moment when ethnic affinity and political polarization make diplomacy more complicated than ever. 

The continuous compromise of human rights standards by bodies like the United Nations provides the Taliban with the precise economic, political, and psychological lifelines required to sustain their autocracy.

Longstanding metrics – particularly rapid GDP growth and infrastructural expansion – are no longer sufficient to sustain political legitimacy.

Melbourne has joined the Global Urban Data Centers Pact, to tackle the nexus between new technologies and climate change.

Tonnes of fertilizer are being unloaded in Brisbane for Australian farmers. It’s not a one-off deal but the product of consistent fertilizing of the relationship between Canberra and Jakarta.

Risks and opportunities for foreign investors.

China’s dominant role in electric vehicle batteries owes much to local government policy.