Diplomacy & Crisis News

Biden’s nominee to be U.S. trade representative is admired on both sides of the aisle, but she faces some of the toughest conditions ever when it comes to winning over the rest of the world.

Just-banned app Clubhouse offered a rare chance to mess around freely online.

Conservative decisions and an aging leadership don’t bode well.

A deluge of online conspiracy theories is dividing an already polarized country.

Economists must rethink their models in the age of cheap money.

Some policies may be worth keeping, but Trump’s handling of allies and withdrawals from conflict zones are not among them.

The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about “honestly, without scaremongering” and by focusing on scientific fact, according to Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). 

After declaring an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led offensive, there is more the president can do.

Binyamin Appelbaum reviews Mike Konczal’s “Freedom From the Market.”

A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the right thing to do” to use it – even in countries where variants had surfaced. 

The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is “on the rise again”, the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday. 

Depuis quelques années, la vie politique française a beaucoup tourné autour de la question du front républicain. Il renaît à chaque succès électoral du FN. Fort confus, il renvoie à une mythologie plutôt qu'à un débat rationnel et factuel. / France, Démocratie, Élections, État, Extrême droite, Histoire, (...) / France, Démocratie, Élections, État, Extrême droite, Histoire, Idées, Idéologie, Parti politique, Politique, Stratégie - 2015/03

Pour sa première visite à l'étranger, le dirigeant Kim Jong-un a choisi Moscou, et non Pékin. Encore fragile, le rapprochement russo-nord-coréen pourrait peser sur les équilibres régionaux. / Asie, Chine, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Russie, URSS, Nucléaire militaire, (...) / Asie, Chine, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Russie, URSS, Nucléaire militaire, Économie, Énergie, Histoire, Relations internationales, Transports, Diplomatie, Relations bilatérales - 2015/03

Patrick Henry College’s focus on governance gives it a unique place among right-wing Christian schools.

The Russian leader is contemplating his mortality—as are his backers.

Sans aller jusqu'à la renaissance d'une vieille alliance datant de l'époque du chah, le rapprochement entre Téhéran et Washington pourrait rebattre les cartes stratégiques du Proche-Orient. / États-Unis, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Iran, Proche-Orient, Nucléaire militaire, Droit international, (...) / États-Unis, États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Iran, Proche-Orient, Nucléaire militaire, Droit international, Histoire, Nucléaire civil, Relations internationales - 2015/03

Timothy Lenderking will also meet with U.N. officials in the region.

The energy transition of Europe’s biggest economy is running up against questions with no easy answers.

Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country.

Yeliz Guzel’s pride choir brought LGBTQ Turks together—but left her ostracized.