Diplomacy & Crisis News

It is designed to avoid repeating the mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan.

China’s decisive source of global competitive advantage lies in its weak labor protections. And it’s driving a race to the bottom for labor rights.

Mongolia wants to resurrect the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire as a modern-day urban hub.

The Mexican-American War offers sobering reminders of the current U.S. intervention in Venezuela.

Putin’s order books reveal plans for conflict well beyond Ukraine

While the pilot program largely targets countries in Africa, the latest expansion includes countries in Central Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific. 

L'esprit du temps est incontestablement sécuritaire. Longtemps l'apanage de partis conservateurs, les postures de fermeté se radicalisent et s'étendent à une large part du spectre politique. Les médias les relaient et les amplifient, car la criminalité et l'immigration confortent les audiences. (…) / Répression, Droit, Police, Justice, Sécurité

The U.S. capture of Maduro is likely to bolster, rather than undermine, deterrence across the Taiwan Strait.

The leader of the People Power Party, who repeatedly defended Yoon Suk-yeol, delivered his apologies to the public. However, he did not admit the illegitimacy of martial law. 

Beijing does not seem worried about Islamabad’s warming ties with the US at this stage.

The region is no stranger to dealmaking, but Washington’s selfish ends are self-damaging.

The region’s rhetorical commitment reflects a wariness of great-power interference.

The backlash against democracy calls for new strategies.

How foreign policy dealmaking can sow violence.

New polling offers a revealing look into shifting U.S. public opinion.

Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.

Beijing’s response will test its “all-weather” partnership with Caracas.

Seven alliance members warn against U.S. imperialism.

Trump and Xi have agreed in principle to AI talks. A “smart” security agenda would cut shared risk, not U.S. leverage.

Iraq showed that removing a dictator isn’t the same thing as overcoming a dictatorship.