Diplomacy & Crisis News

A high-profile corruption case in the country's umbrella resistance organization has drawn backlash – and claims of divisive politics.

War with Iran won’t reshape the region the way America wants.

How Beijing’s confidence will shake up the Trump-Xi summit.

The three arrested individuals reportedly relayed sensitive information to Beijing, including details of Philippine resupply missions in the South China Sea.

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam's "first lady," was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

With 499 of 500 seats now certified, the newly elected parliament will convene to select a new prime minister within 15 days.

While Confucius Institutes are closing across parts of Western Europe, China has found a more welcoming political environment in the Balkans.

Les systèmes de protection sociale mis en place par de nombreux pays après la seconde guerre mondiale appréhendaient la santé comme une condition nécessaire au bien-être. Huit décennies plus tard, elle n'apparaît plus dans les discours publics et les médias que comme une « dépense » comptable. (…) / Histoire, Santé, Protection sociale

His continued incarceration is a telling example of the erosion of both India’s judicial independence and its democracy.   

Un des paradoxes de l'ère numérique tient à ceci : d'un côté, les grandes plates-formes mondialisent certaines formes culturelles ; de l'autre, elles fractionnent les publics en silos autonomes. Des séries à succès émergent comme des références communes à des populations relativement (…) / États-Unis, Audiovisuel, Fiction

Having overthrown regimes in Latin America and the Middle East, why would Washington draw the line at Asia?

From energy to innovation, Kim Jong Un’s growth strategy is up against structural limits.

The intense U.S. bombing of Iran reveals the limits of Beijing’s relationship with Tehran and the pragmatism of China’s Middle Eastern strategy

Both countries are navigating a geopolitical environment far more turbulent than the one that shaped their post-Cold War outlook.

Air and air-defense capabilities remain Afghanistan’s most vulnerable security component. 

La Côte d'Ivoire, premier producteur mondial de cacao, a divisé de plus de moitié le prix d'achat de "l'or brun" aux planteurs.  Le nouveau prix, 1 200 francs CFA (1,82 euros) est inférieur de près de 60% au montant record de 2 800 francs (4,26 euros) en vigueur depuis octobre, une coupe qui intervient dans un contexte de chute des cours mondiaux et d'une crise de surstockage.

The U.S. sank an Iranian warship, which was returning home from an India-hosted exercise, off the Sri Lankan coast yesterday. India’s silence in response is deafening.