Diplomacy & Crisis News

Refugees exist in a precarious gray zone – tolerated but not recognized, caught between India’s domestic politics and Myanmar’s internal conflicts.

Il y a quelques mois, les dirigeants européens voulaient croire que la « guerre économique et financière totale » lancée contre Moscou serait une promenade de santé. Six mois après la première salve de sanctions occidentales, l'économie russe accuse le coup, mais l'effondrement n'a pas eu lieu. / (...) / États-Unis, Russie, Ukraine, Commerce international, Conflit, Économie, Énergie, Géopolitique, Industrie, Pétrole, Politique, Relations internationales, Matières premières, Commerce, Gaz naturel - 2022/11

There are strong indications Washington is moving toward hemispheric retrenchment. The consequences for the Asia-Pacific could be dramatic.

Largement oubliée dans les pays qui, tels la France et le Royaume-Uni, l'ont gagnée, la guerre de Crimée (1853-1856) fait l'objet d'un souvenir vibrant en Russie, qui l'a pourtant perdue… / Balkans, France, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Turquie, Christianisme, Conflit, Géopolitique, Histoire, Minorité (...) / Balkans, France, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Turquie, Christianisme, Conflit, Géopolitique, Histoire, Minorité nationale, Religion, Relations internationales, Relations Est-Ouest, Accord international - 2022/11

China’s progress toward reusable rockets, orbital logistics, and lunar industrialization will secure the strategic high ground for Beijing.

The lesson of SEMICON 2025 is clear: no single country can control every layer of the semiconductor value chain.

De Jean Jaurès à Aristide Briand, de Lénine à Clara Zetkin, lorsqu'une guerre éclatait en Europe et menaçait de l'ensevelir, tribuns de gauche et manifestants pacifistes donnaient de la voix. Rien de tel dans le cas de l'Ukraine. Alors que le conflit s'envenime et que les médias s'enflamment, la (...) / Russie, Ukraine, Armée, Conflit, Géopolitique, Parti politique, Politique, Relations internationales, Relations Est-Ouest, Diplomatie, Stratégie militaire - 2022/11

Seoul is well-positioned to leverage its newly-gained status as a “force multiplier,” capable of shaping the geopolitical calculations of the U.S. and China.  

The franchise's success reflects the growing size – and evolving nature – of Japan’s anime industry in recent years.

Protests in Bangladesh and Nepal toppled governments, but equally massive demonstrations in India and the U.S. never go that far – at least, not yet. 

The West Bengal government canceled the event to avoid ruffling the feathers of Muslim hardliners.

There are several issues with enumerating Afghanistan’s population, starting with the fact that there hasn’t been an actual census in over four decades.

Promised jobs with high salaries in Singapore, victims handed over their savings to recruitment agents – only to find themselves jobless, stranded, and at risk.

President Marcos has created a new Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to examine "misuse of funds in government flood control and related projects."

The ex-leader allegedly suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory, his executive functioning, and "his capacity for complex reasoning.”

The world’s democracies must work together—and constrain Washington.

The post–October 7 security strategy driving Israeli actions.

Even if China avoids a war of choice, a miscalculation could spark a war of chance.

A senior Philippine official has described the move as a prelude to Beijing's "eventual occupation" of the disputed South China Sea atoll.

The conflict in the Deep South persists because it serves economic, political, and ideological interests on both sides.