Diplomacy & Crisis News

This year's iteration of the exercise reflects several important strategic concepts – and a focus on countering China's navy.

Beijing’s engagement is more cautious, selective, and constrained than it appears.

The vulnerabilities of Hormuz and Malacca are fundamentally different – but a closure of the Strait of Malacca would be far worse.

“We were looking at how to support Ukraine—now we are looking at how Ukraine can support us.”

Despite setbacks, the powerful can still be held to account for their crimes.

How historical memory distorts strategic signaling in Sino-Japanese relations.

A guide to Tehran’s nine most strategic territories.

The Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, with 19 members and counting, is championing open and fair trade at a time when others are retreating.

An asset freeze could be the first step of an acrimonious fight with the foreign oil majors developing one of the country’s largest oil fields.

A new government report looks at Australia’s “Asia capability” and finds the country wanting.

Besides the South China Sea, there are various waterways under contention, from open ocean to marshlands and rivers.

Washington loves the idea but would see few benefits.

This is an important milestone in India’s evolving multi-layered long-range air defense architecture envisaged under Mission Sudarshan Chakra.

After angry students forced the education minister to resign, Prime Minister Modi’s aura of invincibility has been dented.

The costs of Pakistan’s dependence on imports for medicines and vaccines are huge. Chinese investment could end this reliance.

The Iran war is driving the continent toward Chinese-backed green energy.

Why allies in Asia Are willing to work with Trump.

The proposed rules would would bar minors from posting, sharing, or commenting on social media platforms.

Manila and Beijing continue to trade accusations about a series of clashes at two disputed features in the South China Sea last week.

A government feasibility study found what many already expected: that the project's financial returns did not justify the massive capital outlay.