Diplomacy & Crisis News

Migrants are seeing flights and jobs vanish.

In just 10 months, Mongolia has now weathered three changes of governments, highlighting the lack of political stability.

Seoul's use of Pyongyang's formal state title signals a historic policy shift, but the Lee administration's two-state vision is constrained by the constitution, Washington's nuclear red lines, and its own unification mandate.

Despite high-level meetings and a Modi-Trump phone call in March, the ground reality reveals that a reset in relations remains elusive.

La justice française a condamné lundi à un an de prison ferme et 150 000 euros d’amende le commandant du Boracay, pétrolier arraisonné en septembre au large de la Bretagne. Ce navire appartient à la flotte fantôme russe utilisée pour contourner les sanctions occidentales contre les ventes de pétrole. Il vogue actuellement en Asie sous un autre nom. 

The world is preoccupied with energy prices and economic shocks. Meanwhile, the plight of Balochistan, which shares a long border with Iran, is being ignored.

With both northern routes through Russia and southern routes through Iran facing disruption or heightened political risk, the Middle Corridor is moving from an alternative option to a strategic necessity. 

While officials promote Alatau as a model for digital innovation, existing residents continue to face basic infrastructure challenges.

Sino-Russian cooperation and antagonism to the Western-led order is hardly new, but their partnership has reached new depths. 

OPCON transition would have major implications not just for the Korean Peninsula, but for the broader geopolitical struggle in the Indo-Pacific.

In a more volatile world, closer political, economic and strategic partnership between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom could benefit all.

The latest round of repression shows the risks underground churches face – and how Chinese people continue to seek faith outside state control.

Written by Kamil Baraník.

European political parties (‘europarties’) emerged in the 1970s, preceding the first direct elections to the European Parliament in 1979. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 granted them legal recognition; however, it was only in 2004 that EU law defined their status, set establishment criteria, and provided independent funding. The most recent regulatory change in 2025 emphasised protecting EU values, strengthening safeguards against foreign interference, and updating transparency and financing requirements. Europarties’ influence depends on balancing European and national interests. Ongoing deliberations seek to enhance europarties’ resilience, and their independence from national politics, reflecting the broader debate on the balance of power between Member States and EU institutions. This search for equilibrium continues to drive significant academic and political discussion.

Read the complete briefing on ‘European political parties‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

“In our view, Sheikh Hasina surrendered too much space to India, and the BNP government now appears to be moving in a similar direction.”

Refugees scrounge out a life on both sides of the Moei River bordering Thailand.

The Marcos administration faces the daunting task of preserving calm and maintaining public support amid the ongoing oil supply crisis.

Authorize limited airstrikes but rule out ground forces.

Why America needs the European Union.

Beijing fears American volatility more than American power.

The economic ramifications of the war in Iran are likely to dominate the May 8-9 ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Cebu.