Diplomacy & Crisis News

The history of U.S. involvement in the region demonstrates how domestic political dynamics can get entangled with regional and global geopolitics.

Beijing’s collaborative approach is winning over other states.

Addis Ababa’s forces have recaptured a key town as rifts deepen in the Horn of Africa.

Afghanistan's leaders haven’t changed ideologically. But five years after returning to power, they have learnt from where the "first emirate" went wrong.

Most Chinese still view vocational schools and skilled labor as low status and undesirable.

Sur les terres émergées, les ressources s'épuisent. Alors les regards des dirigeants, des militaires et des investisseurs se tournent vers l'océan. Et, plus précisément, vers les fonds marins. Une nouvelle ère s'ouvre : celle de l'exploitation des abysses. Le journaliste Guillaume Pitron y a (…) / Mer, Armement, Technologie, Stratégie militaire

Manila is exploiting the space between its One China policy and functional cooperation with Taipei.

Les 25 et 26 août 1944, des caméramans de l'armée américaine sont à Paris. Sur leurs images, une silhouette se profile, l'appareil photo à la main. Accroupi, juché sur un véhicule, cheminant à travers les rues, Robert Capa (1913-1954) capture l'effervescence des combats, la joie des célébrations (…) / Photographie, Personnalités, Histoire

The Russian e-commerce retailer has announced yet another new logistics facility, this time in Uzbekistan. 

Ban Keun poses only a limited direct threat to the South China Sea or Taiwan, but it will enhance China’s ability to place pressure on U.S. naval forces.

Insights from Matthew Botvinick.

Could Nawrocki’s visit to Manila serve to promote further Black Hawk sales across ASEAN, potentially benefiting U.S. industrial interests?

Despite the obstacles, foreign governments and U.S. lawmakers can begin the process of holding the president accountable.

If each member preserves its own partnerships while expecting the others to absorb its security risks, what does the promise that an attack against one is an attack against all mean when a crisis arrives?

Beijing may talk about safety, but its model of AI diffusion is made to go rogue.

Police detained scores of opposition lawmakers, who held a sit-in to press their demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Who will benefit from the continent's investment boom?

Julianne Smith, who represented the United States at NATO during the Biden administration, argues that Russian hybrid warfare in Europe is escalating quickly, and NATO is not doing enough to deter it. Putin is attempting to discourage support for Ukraine and undermine faith in Article 5, and NATO is responding with an outdated playbook.

Beijing’s third overseas base is also its second in Southeast Asia.

Solar power generation has expanded rapidly in recent years and has overtaken nuclear power generation for the first time.