Diplomacy & Crisis News

While officials promote Alatau as a model for digital innovation, existing residents continue to face basic infrastructure challenges.

Sino-Russian cooperation and antagonism to the Western-led order is hardly new, but their partnership has reached new depths. 

OPCON transition would have major implications not just for the Korean Peninsula, but for the broader geopolitical struggle in the Indo-Pacific.

In a more volatile world, closer political, economic and strategic partnership between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom could benefit all.

The latest round of repression shows the risks underground churches face – and how Chinese people continue to seek faith outside state control.

Written by Kamil Baraník.

European political parties (‘europarties’) emerged in the 1970s, preceding the first direct elections to the European Parliament in 1979. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 granted them legal recognition; however, it was only in 2004 that EU law defined their status, set establishment criteria, and provided independent funding. The most recent regulatory change in 2025 emphasised protecting EU values, strengthening safeguards against foreign interference, and updating transparency and financing requirements. Europarties’ influence depends on balancing European and national interests. Ongoing deliberations seek to enhance europarties’ resilience, and their independence from national politics, reflecting the broader debate on the balance of power between Member States and EU institutions. This search for equilibrium continues to drive significant academic and political discussion.

Read the complete briefing on ‘European political parties‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

“In our view, Sheikh Hasina surrendered too much space to India, and the BNP government now appears to be moving in a similar direction.”

Refugees scrounge out a life on both sides of the Moei River bordering Thailand.

The Marcos administration faces the daunting task of preserving calm and maintaining public support amid the ongoing oil supply crisis.

Authorize limited airstrikes but rule out ground forces.

Why America needs the European Union.

Beijing fears American volatility more than American power.

The economic ramifications of the war in Iran are likely to dominate the May 8-9 ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Cebu.

In building ties with these countries, India will need to factor in China.

Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.

The arrangement with Tehran is likely to alleviate some of the worst impacts of the fuel shortages that threaten further to constrain the country's economy.

L’Afrique est une victime collatérale de la guerre au Moyen-Orient. Une pénurie de médicaments menace le contient qui importe plus de 70% de ses médicaments, principalement d'Inde et de Chine. En cause, le blocage du détroit d’Ormuz qui rallonge les trajets et augmente le coût du transport.

La première des préoccupations des dirigeants est de "regarder dans la culotte des sénégalais".   Au Sénégal, une nouvelle loi durcit les sanctions contre l’homosexualité, avec des peines pouvant aller jusqu’à 10 ans de prison et une extension à la “promotion” de l’homosexualité. Au-delà du débat sociétal, quelles conséquences concrètes sur le plan judiciaire ? Analyse avec l’avocate camerounaise Alice Nkom, figure majeure de la défense des personnes poursuivies dans ce type d’affaires. Un éclairage sur les mécanismes du droit, entre textes, application et libertés fondamentales.

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