Diplomacy & Crisis News

The regular tempo of on-the-ground cooperation suggests that the Quad – despite its thin institutional structure – may in fact be insulated from higher level political volatility.

Under Xi Jinping, the CCP has expanded its control over political language to the point where it challenges journalism’s most basic task: describing the world accurately.

An ugly chapter of World War II history is straining relations between Warsaw and Kyiv.

The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind.

The European Council’s latest mandate pairs dialogue with prospective new trade defense tools, institutionalizing an approach that complicates long-term ties with Beijing.

Australia’s geography may provide it with some insulation from conflict, but its maritime dependency creates other vulnerabilities. 

It wasn’t a knockout blow, but Washington prevailed on points.

Confusing language in the U.S.-Iran cease-fire agreement makes its legal status unclear.

Organized crime and U.S. global influence in the 20th century.

In trying to restore order after World War II, U.S. leaders drew lessons from a dark chapter in their country’s history.

Despite their initial promise, many of the country's major tech firms are struggling to create value for shareholders.

The two civilizations have consistently found each other to be useful, yet they haven’t invested heavily in their partnership.

The limits and lessons of a transactional foreign policy.

How new technologies threaten America’s military advantage.

A policy playbook to avert political crisis.

Panic is misguided—and counterproductive.

Moscow’s military power after Ukraine.

The battle lines in the war for the next global order.

What comes after extended deterrence.

Forever wars and the costs of collective forgetting.