Diplomacy & Crisis News

What does that mean for the future of human control in war – including a war over Taiwan? 

Beijing’s June white paper leaves the U.N.-centered architecture intact – but re-interprets the priorities. 

The conditions in and around Australia’s Aboriginal camps, such as the one where a 5-year-old girl was murdered in April, are shameful for one of the world’s wealthiest countries.

Rising demand will keep coal the backbone of India’s power grid in the coming years. This buys time for executing an energy transition, if India can see through its plans. 

Despite its rapid industrialization, the country's economy is not creating enough jobs that make productive use of advanced skills.

With the RSS steadily building on Nepali soil, Hindu-Muslim tensions and violence are growing, especially in Nepal’s Tarai-Madhesh region bordering India

The pledge came as Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted the country's military-appointed president, Min Aung Hlaing, in Bangkok.

Beijing’s quest to challenge America’s legal hegemony.

Russia’s coming succession crisis.

The visits are likely to build on the momentum created by the Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships signed recently with both countries.

The world has to do more than admire Afghan women’s resilience. It must stand with them by taking concrete actions.

Few development actors in the region can currently match Tokyo’s combination of credibility and quality.

The BNP’s credibility with Bangladesh’s youth will ultimately depend not on whether the government can deliver jobs, fair recruitment, and meaningful participation in state-building.

South Korea’s strategic challenges – and the potential solutions – make the case for democratic multilateralism. 

To be rightfully concerned about the present is not an excuse to distort the past.

Dans une somme inédite issue de sa thèse, l'historien Mickaël Studnicki invalide certaines opinions préconçues — autant l'homophobie intrinsèque à la droite « dure » que le vote à gauche des homosexuels. Des débuts de la IIIe République jusqu'aux années 2010, il observe qu'une partie de la (…) / Sexualité, Idées, Extrême droite, Nationalisme

Bangladesh expressed “outrage” even as India said it had nothing to do with Sheikh Hasina’s online media engagement at the Awami League presser in New Delhi.

Government actions that could once be described as regional campaigns are now embedded in national legislation. Restrictions will become easier to expand and harder to challenge.

Electric vehicles can reduce pollution and emissions. But underlying issues of preserving car dependence, displacing environmental harm, and workers bearing the costs of a clean future need to be addressed.

The cause of the crisis can be attributed to both external and internal factors, highlighting Mongolia's energy insecurity. The cure might be a path toward transportation electrification.