Diplomacy & Crisis News

Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger.

Artificial intelligence is not the most important part of the U.S.-China technology race, yet it receives the most attention in Washington.

With China-Taiwan rivalry, China-Western competition, and big carbon emitters at odds with the islands on climate policy, there is plenty of tension to go around.

On September 26, after more than 60 years in operational service, the few MiG-21s still flying in IAF squadrons will be put out to pasture.

Under the agreement, the two countries pledged that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.”

The Arctic could be a testing ground as the alliance expands beyond the Korean Peninsula. 

Les affrontements entre Russes et Ukrainiens autour de la centrale de Zaporijia ont ravivé le spectre d'une catastrophe nucléaire, et conduit l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique à dénoncer une situation « intenable ». Dans son dernier ouvrage, le journaliste Marc Endeweld montre pourquoi le (...) / États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Europe, Russie, Ukraine, Armement, Nucléaire militaire, Conflit, Désarmement, Droit international, Énergie, Nucléaire civil, Stratégie - 2022/10

Red tape could discourage 13 million expats from casting their ballots just when their country needs them most.

The White House has usurped the power to make foreign treaties and keeps their texts secret.

A recent defense exercise between Bangladesh and the U.S. sparked some exaggerated responses.

Kazakhstan has agreed to purchase 300 freight locomotives to the tune of $4.2 billion; Uzbekistan will buy at least 14 Boeing jets, in a deal said to be valued at $8 billion.

China is using AI to turbocharge its disinformation efforts. The U.S. is not ready.

Référendum dans les régions occupées, menace de nucléarisation, mobilisation partielle : la Russie a choisi l'escalade face aux contre-offensives ukrainiennes menées avec des armes occidentales. Cobelligérants de fait, certains États de l'Union européenne concrétisent un vieux projet : ancrer l'Ukraine (...) / Allemagne, Europe, Ukraine, Commerce international, Économie, Entreprise, Libéralisme, Mondialisation, Travail, Europe centrale, Commerce - 2022/10

The Spartan model didn’t work for Sparta. It will be even worse for Israel.

Fragilisé par un revers spectaculaire dans la région de Kharkiv, M. Vladimir Poutine a ordonné, le 21 septembre, la mobilisation des réservistes. La décision a provoqué des manifestations dans plusieurs villes du pays. Le Kremlin, qui comptait sur l'endurance des Russes face aux difficultés (...) / États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Europe, Russie, Ukraine, Armée, Conflit, Économie, Jeunes, Mouvement de contestation, Sondage d'opinion, Répression - 2022/10

Comparing the 2024 and 2025 Beijing Xiangshan Forums, the transformation in China's messaging was unmistakable.

Trump should become the first U.S. president to visit the region and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 in a summit with the five Central Asian presidents.

Rights advocates say the lack of accountability for massacres in March could have profound consequences.

Electric cars were a punchline here just a few years ago. Thanks to Chinese companies, that’s not the case anymore.

The economist articulated a series of statist economic principles that continue to guide decision-making in Indonesia to the present day.