Diplomacy & Crisis News

Indian laws never specified any single document as proof of citizenship, but the Modi government’s citizenship screening drive has turned it into a big question.

Japan and South Korea share more than enough to work together on North Korea — but less than is often assumed.

The real question is not simply how many provinces Pakistan needs, but whether its political system can make smaller units more accountable, representative and effective.

A far-right state election victory is ushering in the end of the country’s postwar political system.

The 46th World Chess Olympiad is being held in Samarkand.

An erratic United States and a rising China have the region recalibrating.

How to survive in a world without rules.

Self-help is becoming more vital in a vicious world.

The importance of a “common good” compass.

The era of easy growth is over, but rich and poor countries can still join forces.

How Europe can disrupt Moscow’s oil windfall.

Terrorists sometimes defeat themselves.

Not every People’s Liberation Army general commands troops.

Are European countries finally ready to publicly call out Russian sabotage?

Houthi strikes risk adding a new front to the Iran conflict.

The destruction of the Trishuli-Bhotekoshi corridor is a local tragedy with national economic consequences.

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The United States lacks the people to power its critical mineral ambitions.

One clue as to how the U.S. plans to proceed might be glimpsed in how Uzbekistan progresses in following Kazakhstan into dual membership.

The migrants who build, clean, drive, guard, and operate the Gulf’s economies have become the forgotten civilian casualties in its wars.