Diplomacy & Crisis News

President Franklin Roosevelt enlisted entertainers to make the case for fighting Germany and Japan.

Conservatives finally won and took over the state.

The city-state's civil society has grown considerably over the past decade. It also reflects an increasingly broad spectrum of opinion about issues foreign and domestic.

Generative AI is dismantling the language barriers that once kept smaller democracies safe.

But Tehran’s top crude buyer appears unwilling to play ball.

Anton Jäger explains why record voter turnout isn’t leading to systemic change.

Early policy choices shaped the inequity and employment challenges facing the country today.

The island, administered by Taipei but just 2 miles from the mainland, has a culture and lifestyle all its own.

“With the collapse of the Public Distribution System, which had been the sole source of food, many urban residents, unable to grow anything for themselves, simply wasted away in their homes, starving quietly and out of sight.”

Japanese shipyards are expanding, but the future space may already be spoken for. 

Engagement may be required, but appeasement is not.

As highlighted by a new ammunition factory, Turkiye has become a prime partner in Mongolia's defense industry efforts.

As the U.S. mulls “strategic clarity,” China may be shifting its pressure campaign away from highly visible military coercion toward methods that are less easily classified. 

The building of collaboration with countries like Thailand is central to Australia’s long-term strategic vision.

The arrest of Burmese-American scholar U Min Zin highlights China’s determination to ensure its role in Myanmar doesn’t come under scrutiny. 

Recurring discussions of whether, and how, to create new provinces avoids a conversation about provincial autonomy. 

The cancellation of the in-person event also reflects Nepal’s lack of confidence in its ability to manage politically sensitive events.

Political differences do not have to disappear before economic interdependence can deepen.

Planned LNG projects and land reclamation operations in the eastern Thai province are taking a toll on its fishing communities.

At the same time, the government is introducing tougher sentencing provisions for acts deemed to undermine the state or the authority of the ruling Communist Party.