Diplomacy & Crisis News

The country's government is leading Southeast Asian efforts to regulate AI technologies, but its approach has several important shortcomings.

Devastating costs have been imposed on the Iranian economy—to unclear strategic ends.

The country's first high-speed rail line continues to operate at a loss. Will this place an unsustainable burden on its fiscal resources?

The detention of the group, who were reportedly driven out of a settlement in Penang on Sunday, comes amid rising public hostility toward Rohingya refugees.

Ending the war can strengthen the prospects for democracy.

A conversation with Bangkok-based anti-fraud advisor Ian Timberlake.

Perry Warjiyo, who has served as governor of the central bank since 2018, said that he was stepping down for "personal reasons."

Once close allies, the two leaders are at odds on the Iran war.

The pact would erase decades of U.S. counterproliferation policy.

This year's iteration of the exercise reflects several important strategic concepts – and a focus on countering China's navy.

Beijing’s engagement is more cautious, selective, and constrained than it appears.

The vulnerabilities of Hormuz and Malacca are fundamentally different – but a closure of the Strait of Malacca would be far worse.

“We were looking at how to support Ukraine—now we are looking at how Ukraine can support us.”

Despite setbacks, the powerful can still be held to account for their crimes.

How historical memory distorts strategic signaling in Sino-Japanese relations.

A guide to Tehran’s nine most strategic territories.

The Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, with 19 members and counting, is championing open and fair trade at a time when others are retreating.

An asset freeze could be the first step of an acrimonious fight with the foreign oil majors developing one of the country’s largest oil fields.

A new government report looks at Australia’s “Asia capability” and finds the country wanting.

Besides the South China Sea, there are various waterways under contention, from open ocean to marshlands and rivers.