Diplomacy & Crisis News

How Silicon Valley’s declining image is dimming America’s light.

The arrogance that led to Iraq now threatens catastrophe in Venezuela.

Il y a longtemps que l'île Maurice figure parmi les principaux exportateurs mondiaux de primates destinés aux essais cliniques. Mais l'activité s'est intensifiée depuis 2020, après que la Chine a choisi de réserver ses singes à sa propre industrie pharmaceutique. Au nom de la cause animale ou de (…) / Animal, Maurice, Chine, Industrie pharmaceutique, Santé

Hindu nationalism has become the dominant political ideology in India today. What does it actually mean?

C'est un grand projet censé aboutir à la plus impressionnante réalisation mondiale de la première moitié du siècle. Avec ses villes avant-gardistes, ses énergies renouvelables et ses multiples innovations, Neom incarne les ambitions modernisatrices du très autoritaire prince héritier d'Arabie (…) / Urbanisme, Arabie saoudite, Ville, Golfe

Mongolia’s performance in the show “Physical: Asia” introduced the country – and its sporting prowess – to a new global audience.

Residents had been complaining about fire safety for over a year. That their concerns were neglected raises serious questions about oversight in Hong Kong. 

A quiet campaign resulted in low turnout for the election of a diminished parliament.

To anyone familiar with Beijing’s established discourse on Taiwan, Xi’s remarks to Trump represented a significant departure.

Following a crime committed by one man, Afghans as a group were recast as an “enemy within.” This pattern is not new.

What began as a Korean-led success story is now transforming into a live demonstration of how quickly – and how decisively – Chinese firms can reshape high-tech markets.

Rising debt has sparked a new battle for national sovereignty. 

Military technologies used to address climate threats are often the same ones used for more nefarious purposes.

The regime change has not resulted in weakening the rampant abuse of human rights by state institutions.

“Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical reasons.”

Questions are being raised whether the Tejas light combat aircraft, like the MiG-21 before it, is an unreliable “flying coffin” or widow maker.”

How other factions might gain ground.

Lawyers tried to argue that Rodrigo Duterte's illness and advanced age created “compelling humanitarian grounds” for his interim release to a third country.

The state poll was dominated by Sabah-based parties, reflecting growing disenchantment in the federal government and a growing desire for regional autonomy.

Le service public fait ce qu'il peut, le privé fait ce qu'il veut. Les malheurs du Louvre d'un côté, la vitalité de la Fondation Cartier de l'autre en seraient une démonstration de plus. Fatalité des impératifs budgétaires ? Non : une casse politique. / France, Art, Culture, Industrie (…) / France, Art, Culture, Industrie culturelle, Capitalisme, Entreprise