Diplomacy & Crisis News

Decades of preparation are paying off.

The passage comes two weeks after a Thailand-flagged bulk carrier was hit and damaged by Iranian projectiles while transiting the Strait.

Even in the context of the current "energy emergency," President Marcos' proposal would have to surmount considerable constitutional and political hurdles.

Though it might seem unlikely, the role would make sense for Islamabad.

Few Mideast scholars saw regime change or democracy as possible outcomes.

Tehran issues a counterproposal that includes war reparations and Iranian control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Many fear the decision to strip Senegal of its title has “blemished” African soccer.

A harsh religious crackdown has caught pastors in its net.

Flawed narratives about the Assad regime parallel the debate about Trump’s war.

Security forces in Pakistan are “preparing for a further push from terrorist outfits in Balochistan" due to the ongoing conflict.

No country is immune to the threat of drone warfare, experts warn.

Such a view both overstates and understates the scope of Beijing’s ambitions.

While the world focuses on the Iran war, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are acutely vulnerable.

There’s no easy solution, but the most obvious first step is to empower individuals to think critically about what they read online.

Mohammad Ghalibaf’s long rise was fueled by populist imagery, real estate corruption, and ruthlessness.

Like Helsinki during the Cold War, Ottawa today is threatened by a bellicose and powerful neighbor.

Insights from Nicolas Kohler-Suzuki.

India’s defense budget has fallen steadily from 4 percent of its GDP in the late 1980s to under 2 percent today.

Bangladesh won its maritime boundary a decade ago and has barely drilled a single well.