Diplomacy & Crisis News

Myanmar follows Beijing's lead in amending anti-scam laws as crime syndicates shift operations.

A recent bilateral exchange hinted that Jakarta is taking a greater interest in its Austronesian cousin on the other side of the Indian Ocean.

From election debates to AI‑manipulated content, audiences in both countries rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual, and creator‑driven formats.

The South China Sea ran a distant second.

The case for a strategic investment fund.

How China is normalizing its control.

How to beat China on clean power.

The death of a child during an experimental gene-editing trial renews questions about biotech ethics and ambitions.

Trump is bolstering an aspiring autocrat’s political fortunes.

The leaders of Ukraine and Israel both came to Washington to curry U.S. favor.

Insights from Paul H. B. Chang.

How backroom deals shape the race for secretary-general and prevent U.N. reform.

Why did China support the re-election of Volker Turk as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights?

Journalist and author Snigdhendu Bhattacharya joins host Tushar Shetty to examine what the Cockroach Janata Party protests reveal about the erosion of India's democratic institutions.

For the first time, the Quad issued a dedicated joint statement on cooperation with ASEAN.

Governments are bracing for the fallout of the intense weather phenomenon.

Beijing has offered no explanation for why these particular Polish entities were selected, but several recent developments are worth noting.

The largest U.S. spy facility in the region attracted a massive protest action amid rising concerns about the Australia-U.S. alliance.

Washington has moved from an emphasis on human rights to “selective” contacts driven by specific cases. That's a win for the Taliban.

A human rights-centered foreign policy is both a moral imperative and a geopolitical necessity.