Diplomacy & Crisis News

From 2021-2026, despite massive vacancies leaving 35 empty seats in the Central Committee (due to disciplinary dismissals or deaths), none were filled by alternates.

The rights group Amnesty International says that the government is doing nothing to deal with the mounting "humanitarian crisis."

The country's growth has become increasingly expensive to maintain, and its dividends are reaching ordinary households with diminishing force.

India has secured tariff-free access to the EU’s garment market even as Bangladesh’s loss of preferential status looms.

The British prime minister’s arrival in Beijing signified a structural shift in Western policy toward China – and the end of a strategic narrative of containment.

Since the start of 2026, at least four Kazakh servicemen – mostly young conscripts – have died in accidents, some with murky circumstances and lingering questions.

Paradoxically, formally abandoning the goal of immediate unification is the only realistic means of securing long-term stability.

In the long run, India cannot hold back as a mere spectator to global conflicts, particularly in ones where its interests are at stake.

The city’s recent announcement on language sits uneasily with Beijing’s policies prioritizing Mandarin.

The debate over nuclear-powered submarines is likely to serve as a critical indicator of Japan’s strategic trajectory.

The country just broke ground on its first integrated chip plant, part of its ambition of pushing itself up the global semiconductor value chain.

The global soccer body FIFA has suspended seven foreign-born players that it claims were granted Malaysian citizenship through the use of fake documents.

The two-day Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat is the first major meeting to take place under the Philippines' chairmanship of the bloc.

In a recent interview, the Chinese ambassador to Australia suggested Beijing may be willing to use economic tools to punish Australia should Canberra not fall in line on Taiwan.

As Ukrainian attacks on Kazakhstan’s primary oil export route intensify, the Central Asian state has moved to deepen cooperation with the United States.

Many internationals now assume that Myanmar’s political future will ultimately be determined by Beijing. This is a profound misreading.

While much remains uncertain, developments over the past year offer a clearer sense of what lies ahead.

The Karakalpak lawyer was sentenced in 2023 to 16 years in prison; ever since there have been consist reports of his mistreatment and torture.

REPORT on EU strategic defence and security partnerships
Committee on Security and Defence
Michał Szczerba

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

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