Diplomacy & Crisis News

There is a long history of foreigners idealizing Russia and exaggerating its power.

A conversation with Phil Robertson, a Bangkok-based human rights advocate.

Much of the world still views Myanmar through a narrow diplomatic lens that cannot encompass the full political complexity of its conflict.

The bloc's foreign ministers are set to call for "the restoration of the safe, unimpeded, and continuous transit passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz.”

U.S. presidents are virtually never able to end the stalemated wars they start.

A predatory opposition, fueled by external support, is gaining influence within the state.

Despots hate cities and the mayors who run them.

Beijing wants trade but not responsibility.

The two sides traded accusations over the confrontation at Second Thomas Shoal, a long-standing focus of maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing.

The report comes amid growing U.S. efforts to overturn Cuba’s government.

The move could increase pressure on already-strained global energy markets.

Hormuz is a sign of worse things to come.

As Kazakhstan pushes forward to become a leading tech hub in the region, China continues to prove itself a crucial partner.

Global tech governance is taking an institutional turn as a bloc-based system continues to solidify.

The law forbids publicly damaging, removing, or defacing a Japanese flag in a manner likely to cause others “extreme discomfort or disgust.”

Syria’s Druze are trapped between Israeli protection and Damascus’s rule.

The Cockroach Janata Party is leading a youth-heavy protest movement that embodies the public anger with the BJP.

The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization may prove to be China's most ambitious effort yet to shape the future deployment and governance of AI.

Journalism can help ensure that climate governance is guided by transparency, accountability, and justice.

COP17, which will be hosted by Mongolia in August, “comes at a pivotal moment for global action on land.”