Diplomacy & Crisis News

Turning away partners with a clear preference for American AI infrastructure creates a vacuum that China will fill.

Why has only Indonesia pursued full membership, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam remain content as “partners” of the grouping?

Francis "Tol" Tolentino helped author two recent pieces of legislation asserting Manila's claims in the disputed waterway.

Their version of the budget bill misses that every energy supply chain today is global.

A new deal with the United States highlights Beijing’s tight grip on a crucial sector.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is accused of violating the constitution in a phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

The Thai prime minister’s coalition is hanging by a thread, while her Cambodian counterpart looks sidelined.

As Hong Kong’s last lawful pro-democracy group, the folding of the League of Social Democrats has brought an era of public dissent to a close.

Most European capitals still treat China expertise as a background resource, not a strategic asset. That needs to change.

At present, a number of fees are already required for a variety of migration-related documents and processes. But Moscow might expand the list.

How are other countries responding to the threat that the U.S. tariffs will be re-applied from July 9?

The Baloch struggle for independence from Pakistan now involve a growing cast of characters (and victims).

Taiwan’s June 10 entity list update is no mere technical fine-tuning – it marks a shift in both regulatory burden-sharing and further security alignment with the U.S.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was absent, as Yerevan continues to weigh formally leaving the organization after having frozen its participation in 2024.

Beijing seeks to replace the U.S. as a primary security partner for Southeast Asian states, and it has been actively pursuing that goal in recent years. 

Sanctions enforcement continues to rely on static lists of named entities and accounts when evasion networks are built to morph and reroute at every point of friction.

Under pressure in the courts and in parliament, Paetongtarn Shinawatra's chances of remaining in office are rapidly approaching zero.

Elephants are playing important roles in the country's civil war, but the conflict casts a dark shadow over their future.

The Philippine defense secretary said that the agreement was part of the Marcos administration's attempt to build alliances as a counter to China's assertive maritime behavior.

Jakarta says that the measures will aid its tariff negotiations with the Trump administration, while advancing its broader economic goals.