Diplomacy & Crisis News

Attempts at control are futile. Policy should now turn to defense.

The Iran war has underscored the need for a change in state psychology.

Forced assimilation is now the law.

Wars of sound and fury.

Amid extreme heat, demonstrators are protesting power cuts—and the governments behind them.

Iraqi militias backed by Tehran are the latest targets in the ever-expanding conflict.

Trump needs to learn the diplomatic art of losing well.

India’s youth-led protest movement led to a rare instance of the government giving in.

Building an independent defense industry does not mean going it alone.

How to build a world order with leaders who prefer Trump to Carney.

Tokyo's Manila diplomacy linked ASEAN security cooperation to a wider Indo-Pacific network stretching to the Pacific Islands.

Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force, which unleashed the violence on student protesters, fall under the direct jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah.

An overreliance on China is one issue.

After oil refineries and cargo ships, Ukraine is now taking out Russian e-commerce.

Tokayev's call for peace talks came alongside remarks on Kazakhstan's enduring strategic cooperation and alliance with Russia.

Myanmar follows Beijing's lead in amending anti-scam laws as crime syndicates shift operations.

A recent bilateral exchange hinted that Jakarta is taking a greater interest in its Austronesian cousin on the other side of the Indian Ocean.

From election debates to AI‑manipulated content, audiences in both countries rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual, and creator‑driven formats.

The South China Sea ran a distant second.

The case for a strategic investment fund.