Diplomacy & Crisis News

China’s pressure campaign against Taiwan doesn’t end when a country switches recognition to Beijing.

The new rules would hit Tajikistan’s tourism companies while benefiting an affiliated state body.

The race to succeed António Guterres has started—and four very different candidates are in the running.

A new biography of Japan's longest-serving prime minister reevaluates his realist legacy.

While the U.S. still holds considerable advantages gained through its earlier lunar explorations, China’s planned mission could provide it with a crucial edge.

The budget was passed almost 9 months late, amid growing concern that defense spending was being held up – especially funding for drones. 

America needs its neighbors to counter China.

"This is a region that is arguably now the largest epicenter of synthetic drug production in the world," says the UNDOC deputy director.

What began as an energy policy to reduce crude imports has travelled through the agricultural supply chain and ended up on the dinner table.

Sarah Rogers’s combative online persona has earned her a reputation. But the State Department official is more deliberative than she seems.

At the recent special representatives talks in Beijing, the two sides agreed to work on identifying less contentious sections of their disputed border.

How to head off a new arms competition.

All four mainland Southeast Asian states have now extended an official invitation to the general-turned-president since his inauguration in April.

Super Garuda Shield 2026 will involve more than 4,700 troops from 13 nations, and observers from a further eight others.

Recent developments suggest that the two middle-powers are on the cusp of an important diplomatic upgrade.

Survivors and experts say that instant word-of-mouth warnings may have saved hundreds of lives on August 26.

Absences from this year's Leaders' Meeting are raising questions about the group's solidarity amid growing China-U.S. competition.

Practical cooperation should exist alongside competition.

A U.S. attack on Larak Island paves the way for renewed heavy warfare.

The disaster exposed a stark contrast: open reporting is emerging from Nepal, while information from Tibet remains almost entirely dependent on China’s tightly controlled state media.