Diplomacy & Crisis News

The Asian countries apparently impacted include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Uzbekistan. 

As the United States pursues gunboat diplomacy, Europe and South America are choosing cooperation instead.

Many of those living under the rule of the M23 militia prefer to keep it that way.

Trump has threatened strikes in support of anti-regime protesters.

The companies and sectors where the U.S. president has taken a government stake.

Ignore the critics. The logic of consolidation that defines the new National Security Strategy is eminently sensible.

In its rush to respond to the Bondi terrorist attack, the government risks entrenching legislation that raises more questions than it answers.

The Pakistani state and its powerful military establishment have resorted to increasingly drastic measures to deter critics from voicing their opposition, wherever they may be in the world. 

The revolution in U.S. foreign policy will lead to a much less stable world.

The European Union now stands as the only major international actor still meaningfully committed to Myanmar’s democratic opposition.

Multilateral cooperation will struggle to survive in Washington’s absence.

The Constitutional Democratic Party is seeking moderation to stay alive. But it may be too late. 

A Cambodian scholar offers recommendation on how to build a lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand.

A Thai scholar offers recommendation on how to build a lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand.

More than a year after his illegitimate declaration of martial law, the former president is now facing a death sentence for insurrection.

In 2025, India mastered economic stability, but the transition from a $4 trillion to a $5 trillion economy will not be determined by how well risks are contained.

The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their own undoing.

The Lebanese Armed Forces have made progress on disarmament—but Israel is thinking of finishing the job.

Founder and Chairman Mark Jiapeng Wang reflects on how a personal turning point evolved into a global learning community shaping China’s next generation.

What history teaches about when and how to pursue it.