Diplomacy & Crisis News

The former prime minister was sentenced to death in absentia months before a high-stakes election.

A Trumpian promise may be hard to deliver.

How some countries are quietly advancing progress.

Steve Witkoff reportedly hashed the details out with Putin’s envoy in Miami last month.

The only way to avoid war in Venezuela may be if its leader doesn’t fear leaving office.

A pro-Russian blogger was sentenced to nearly four years; meanwhile, an activist urging the boycotting of Russian artists was called in for a conversation. 

Kirill Dmitriev is a prominent purveyor of the Kremlin’s line—but real power may lie elsewhere.

The U.S. strategy appears to have overlooked a central component of China’s influence in Mexico.

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Insights from William C. Hannas and Huey-Meei Chang.

This year’s annual poll by UTS:ACRI shows skepticism of both major powers, and a strong desire for Australian autonomy.

A path toward recognition or an instrument of influence?

Like her predecessors, Takaichi has offered a summit to resolve the abductees issue. North Korea is unlikely to be interested.

Silencing minorities is never the way forward. Kazakhstan must remember its human rights commitments and immediately drop the legal changes.

Every month seems to bring a new Indonesian arms deal, but there is no updated and publicly accessible strategic document to tie them all together.

Pakistan’s aggression against the Taliban regime and threats to wage war if the TTP problem is not resolved point to frustration and anger in Islamabad.

Selective proliferation will strengthen the global order, not end it.

America's defenses aren't ready for AI disinformation warfare.

The new Japanese prime minister is unlikely to back down from recent comments.

A cheap and practical intervention, given at birth, could save lives in conflict zones and beyond.