Diplomacy & Crisis News

There’s no easy solution, but the most obvious first step is to empower individuals to think critically about what they read online.

Mohammad Ghalibaf’s long rise was fueled by populist imagery, real estate corruption, and ruthlessness.

Like Helsinki during the Cold War, Ottawa today is threatened by a bellicose and powerful neighbor.

Insights from Nicolas Kohler-Suzuki.

India’s defense budget has fallen steadily from 4 percent of its GDP in the late 1980s to under 2 percent today.

Bangladesh won its maritime boundary a decade ago and has barely drilled a single well.

Both public sentiment and political trends in Japan mean that a firm approach toward China is likely to endure.

Faced with another energy crisis, the continent is reaching for a form it had largely abandoned.

This year's local elections are becoming a contest for presidential favor. That's a symptom of South Korea’s longstanding personality-driven politics.

Indo-Pacific planners need to revisit their Iran assumptions.

In today's edition: Health emergencies budget, UWWTD, and tobacco

In today's edition: Water pollution, plug-in solar, russian oil

In today's edition: Russia's fingers on Signal phishing, CSAM vote, capitals cool on EOGS

Recruitment, Ghana, EDIP

"If the Strait of Hormuz is blocked for three months, the impact will be significant"

Europe stands at a crossroads: without clear rules and decisive investments, a competitive hydrogen economy may slip away. The European Resilience Alliance sets a pragmatic course, showing why stability, simplification, and strategic energy choices - made now - define Europe’s future.

Also, in Wednesday’s edition: leaked Commission call, ASEAN, Leggeri probe, Costa vs Russia

Italian lawmaker Fiocchi says switching from cigarettes to vapes lowers the risk of disease

Industry group warns EU is losing ground to US, China, and Russia in courting ASEAN bloc

Iran’s ability to deploy longer-range systems should not have come as a surprise. But Europe is far from defenceless