Diplomacy & Crisis News

A merchant selling “gel blasters” is the latest person to face serious criminal charges for possession of seemingly harmless guns. 

Il y a des formules miraculeuses, évidentes, axiomes de tout élan révolutionnaire. « We have it in our power to begin the world over again » est de celles-là. Nous la devons à Thomas Paine. Né à Thetford en Grande-Bretagne, en 1737, naturalisé américain et français, il fut l'ami des deux grandes (…) / Idées, Personnalités, Littérature, Histoire

A year after the illegitimate declaration of martial law, the conservative People Power Party is still justifying Yoon’s decision.

What, exactly, is “Central Asia” today?

A war of perceptions over framings of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi is taking shape in Taiwan.

Europe would have given almost anything for peace, but Beijing had a different calculus.

“Sabah for Sabahans” undermines the country’s precarious ethno-political balance.

Eliminating the immensely popular leader would not end the crisis; it would unleash one that the Pakistani state may not survive.

How to build a new global order before it’s too late.

Journalists alone cannot stave off autocracy.

Many Bangladeshis believe that this is a strategy of the Jamaat to send working women back home.

The extradition of Y Quynh Bdap, 33, is a sign of a growing crackdown on Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand, rights groups say.

Non-citizens, including established ethnic Chinese families, face the downgrade of freehold titles – some inherited over generations – into 30-to-60-year leases.

At least 176 people have been killed in Thailand and three in Malaysia, while the death toll in Indonesia has climbed above 600.

But as the legality of U.S. boat strikes comes into question, the White House’s regime-change ambitions may be curbed.

But as the legality of U.S. boat strikes comes into question, the White House’s regime-change ambitions may be curbed.

How Silicon Valley’s declining image is dimming America’s light.

The arrogance that led to Iraq now threatens catastrophe in Venezuela.

Il y a longtemps que l'île Maurice figure parmi les principaux exportateurs mondiaux de primates destinés aux essais cliniques. Mais l'activité s'est intensifiée depuis 2020, après que la Chine a choisi de réserver ses singes à sa propre industrie pharmaceutique. Au nom de la cause animale ou de (…) / Animal, Maurice, Chine, Industrie pharmaceutique, Santé

Hindu nationalism has become the dominant political ideology in India today. What does it actually mean?