Diplomacy & Crisis News

Since the Cold War, Japan and the U.S. have both been seeking normalcy, but they define the term very differently.

Even when you’re wrong about the Iran war (or anything else).

What 2 percent milk reveals about our system of rules and norms.

A global boom is underway. Are countries ready?

Why Iran and the Houthis keep winning the waterways.

How military partnerships make Washington vulnerable to its adversaries.

Social media is a potent feeder of frustrations.

Are law enforcement agencies responding swiftly when someone is beaten on the street, or when a mob vandalizes an institution?

Entrenching more group rights would permanently institutionalize the division of Indian society — already an issue — into a large number of groups with different privileges.

The Chinese leader is deeply reliant on formal mechanisms of power.

Exit polls show no clear winner, with Eisenkot’s opposition bloc slightly ahead of Netanyahu’s.

The administration has lost five trade cases in a row, and it’s set to potentially notch another loss.

Early results indicate deadlock in parliamentary elections.

To make good on Khurelsukh’s announcement, Mongolia’s foreign policy will require more than two decades of sustained continuity.

A recent academic symposium offers new insights into China’s vision of a “Taiwan Special Administrative Region.”

A new book details how the country slayed Washington’s foes.

The election may change the political setting in which India-Israel relations operate, but it is unlikely to erase the interests and institutional links that sustain them.

Satellite mega-constellations are transforming our night skies. It’s time to plug the governance gaps.

Discussions highlight the training challenges posed by Japan’s expanding arsenal and opportunities for closer defense cooperation with New Delhi.

In much of the world, Chinese firms introduced local consumers to Japanese aesthetics. Now, they are ready to sell Japanese culture back to Japan itself.