Diplomacy & Crisis News

The Socialist Patriotic Youth League offers a window into how the North Korean authorities uses state-run organizations to govern.

Questions are being raise worldwide, including in Taiwan, about the credibility of U.S. economic, security, and other commitments under a more openly transactional “Donroe Doctrine.”

Geographically and politically, the region – and Kazakhstan in particular – is positioned as a natural bridge between emerging technological blocs.

China is the largest importer of Iranian oil, and it always has a tried-and-tested toolkit for evading sanctions enforcement.

Insights from Marcin Dadura.

America’s AI-fueled boom and China’s export-led model are showing signs of strain. For India, the implications are weaker global demand, tougher trade conditions, and limited room for easy external growth in 2026.

Read Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s forceful speech at Davos rebuking Trump’s world order.

The institution's commitment to accessibility, innovation and industry collaboration is transforming leadership in India's higher education landscape.

Washington can intervene militarily, but any regime change strategy needs to start in Iran itself.

What is missing in both countries is the organized capacity of the majority to force redistribution onto the political agenda.

The answer is global—and has big implications for U.S. policy.

Islamabad wouldn't want to back a setup that undermines the U.N. or pokes at Beijing's diplomatic, economic, or security interests.

Beijing’s response to the latest agreement was predictably spiky.

What history reveals about authoritarianism’s animating force.

With its allies, Seoul has enough leverage to push back.

640 journalists were targeted by Bangladesh’s interim government last year, a think tank report said. Do transitional democracies do more harm than good?

From tariffs to text threats, U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing down.

For all its risks, Beijing has become a more predictable partner than the United States under Trump.

Washington’s record of failed intervention offers an obvious lesson. Trump should heed it.

Beijing sees a supreme U.S. military—and draws lessons for gaming Washington.