Diplomacy & Crisis News

Kim Aris called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar and said that his mother "must never be held hostage or used as a bargaining chip."

A joint communique ups the diplomatic rhetoric but offers no solutions.

Typically, South Korea has used loudspeakers to respond to North Korean provocations. Now Pyongyang has vowed to turn them on – and the prospects for de-escalation are dim.

China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.

Any Sino-American conflict would place enormous pressure on fuel supplies. U.S. fuel dependence turns Manila’s energy fragility into a strategic vulnerability.

Clear ground rules could not only help resolve the North Korean POW standoff but prevent the next case.

From Hong Kong to Bangkok, Paris, Taiwan, and North America, LGBTQ communities are encountering censorship, surveillance, and coercive pressure linked to China. 

Monica de Bolle, an expert in Brazilian economic policy, makes an authoritative argument that Brazil’s economic problems will persist no matter the outcome of the country’s presidential election. A Flávio Bolsonaro administration would fare no better than Lula when it comes to reducing debt and delivering growth—and Bolsonaro’s illiberal policies could make the economic picture even worse.

Barry Posen, a professor at MIT, is one of America's leading experts on international security. He argues that the United States military is breaking down because it has been overused and overextended over the last 30 years, and that the only way to repair it is for Washington to exercise much more restraint.

Authorities have directed satellite TV channels to refrain from broadcasting or providing live coverage of "unpleasant incidents," meaning shootings, blasts and terrorist attacks.

Haq Do Tehreek, the movement that once brought the world’s attention to Gwadar’s longstanding grievances, is a pale shadow of its former self.

Last month, Manila accused Beijing of obstructing a similar mission to resupply troops stationed aboard a grounded warship on the shoal.

Former President Joseph Kabila has joined a coalition that seeks to challenge Kinshasa “by all means.”

Four months into her impeachment trial in the Senate, the political winds are starting to turn against Duterte.

Some of the region's governments are moving toward manufacturing their own rolling stock – but this comes with trade-offs.

"We possess strength, we have courage, we are willing to make sacrifices, and we refuse to surrender," said the former general.

The top U.S. diplomat’s three-day trip is focused largely on commercial interests.

China’s domestic economic woes are helping fuel its success abroad.

“If governments are serious about security in the fullest sense, investment in development is non-negotiable.”

The Russian leader said he is ready to resume negotiations but refused to compromise on key points.