Diplomacy & Crisis News

Kazakhstan could plug Russia's current gasoline deficit, but it's a risk. Astana struggles already with self-sufficiency.

Scientists warn of a regional disaster if pollution from rare earth and gold mining in Myanmar continues to spread toxins further along the Mekong River.

Ne serait-il pas la première victime du Docteur Mabuse ? Créateur du diabolique médecin, Norbert Jacques (1880-1954), romancier luxembourgeois germanophone, a été totalement dévoré par sa créature et par l'artiste qui s'en est emparé : le cinéaste Fritz Lang en fit le héros de deux de ses plus (…) / Littérature, Allemagne, Histoire, Fiction

Chinese workers have reportedly resumed construction on a critical highway along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border where two such workers were killed in November 2025.

“Economic statecraft is not as simple or easy as Chinese decisionmakers think or as U.S. policymakers and external observers might fear,” argues Audrye Wong, author of a new book on the topic.

The award did not settle maritime disputes in the region. But it did fundamentally clarify the interpretation of maritime entitlements under UNCLOS – and forced countries to clarify their claims in turn.

The U.S. wants explicit alignment, but China’s more flexible approach to strategic competition resonates with Pacific Island states.

Goodbye INDOPACOM and hello (again) Middle Eastern distractions.

Durant les années 1980, quand il s'installe à Paris, Ray Lema est l'incarnation de ce qu'on a pu appeler la « sono mondiale ». Synthétique et électro sur Médecine (1985) ou conviant les voix bulgares de l'ensemble Pirin en 1992, la musique du pianiste et compositeur congolais ouvrait à de (…) / Congo, Musique

By adding legal backup to state control of Chinese private companies, Decree No. 837 affects any country receiving their investments. This regulation matters well beyond China itself. 

A region once associated with security crises, mined frontiers, and closed border crossings is increasingly characterized by negotiation, pragmatic compromise, and regional connectivity.

Will Central Asia’s fix for its energy crisis merely trigger another?

While Bangladesh's domestic politics have undergone huge change over the past two years, its relations with China have displayed greater continuity than rupture.

While negotiations for the licensed manufacture of F414 jet engines in India continue, the off-the-shelf procurement cost of some F414 engines for the AMCA prototype has tripled.

Drifting from America, the continent Is rearming and reordering itself.

Chadchart Sittipunt, an independent, has replicated the landslide victory that delivered him to the governor's office in 2022.

There are no official statistics on acid attacks on women in Pakistan. But an estimated 200 cases are reported each year.

Jakarta is one of a growing cohort of nations seeking to safeguard under-16s from cyberbullying, online fraud, and pornography.

Dans la recherche comme dans le monde associatif, des pans entiers de l'activité dépendent désormais des appels à projets. Gage de neutralité en apparence, ce mode de sélection et de qualification sur critères oriente profondément l'action des organismes sans but lucratif dans le social, (…) / Néolibéralisme, Service public, Éducation, Recherche, Associations

« Tant de vies sacrifiées, et nous en sommes toujours là. Partout, des guerres, des expulsions, des dictateurs en devenir, un fascisme renaissant, et la haine de Hegseth. Et toujours, oui, toujours, des gens montrés dans des cages : des hommes déportés d'Amérique, enfermés dans des cages (…) / France, Fiction, Seconde guerre mondiale 1939-1945, Colonialisme