Diplomacy & Crisis News

The institutions created by the “People’s Constitution” of 1997 have become tools of the country's political and economic elite.

As middle powers reliant on international order that is in a state of disarray, Hanoi and Ottawa believe they have a lot to gain from deeper collaboration.

Use today’s calm to prepare for the next perfect storm.

The lessons of Tehran’s use of precise mass.

As part of a Jamaat-led alliance, the NCP secured a place in parliament. However, it needs to prove it is an independent force.

Nationalist rabble-rousers have accused Israelis of trying to seize Thai territory, and Israeli tourists of misbehaving or disrespecting the country's culture.

Phnom Penh is trying to address criticisms that the current anti-scam campaign is more about reputation management than full accountability.

In lieu of decisive regulatory action and funding, much of the work of adapting to new climate realities falls on individual gardeners and cooperatives.

55 years ago, Bhutan joined the United Nations – with a rare show of support from bitter rivals. 

Tribal people in South Asia prefer being called adivasi or original inhabitants, but nationalist forces in India and Bangladesh oppose it for different reasons.

India already has the design talent; what it needs is to turn this talent into Indian-owned companies, and to build the supplier base its fabs lack.

South Koreans have long discussed changing the way the presidency is set up. Should it – and can it – happen now?

Prime Minister Takaichi made Tokyo’s concerns clear to Trump before Xi Jinping arrived in Washington. Will that actually impact the summit?

The F-35 is a supremely advanced fighter aircraft with many proprietary components that would be of immense value to several foreign intelligence services. It is also a consumer product.

The German chancellor’s power is ebbing at home—and the consequences will be global.

Recently, a district judge awarded 23 death sentences in ten cases over a span of four months.

A recently-passed law increases the risk that people fleeing repression will be deported and forcibly recruited into the military’s units of "one-way troops."

The quick pace of reconciliation between Tokyo and Hanoi since the end of the Cold War has reflected the compatibility of their respective grand strategies.

The Greenland deal proves self-reliance is not an option.

A new stage in Russia's confrontation with Ukraine—and the West.