Diplomacy & Crisis News

In the Pacific, infrastructure is influence – but China appears to be alone in recognizing that.

Tokyo is betting on compact, highly maneuverable vessels capable of carrying out missions efficiently with fewer crew members.

The country's policymakers must cultivate a middle path that enables technological upliftment while acknowledging structural inequalities.

La tonalité parfois élégiaque des textes de Jean-Paul Sartre faisant l'objet de cette réédition tient à ce que ceux-ci se situent entre Mai 68, « insurrection trahie, mais non vaincue », et la découverte par l'auteur de sa cécité : « J'ai été et je ne suis plus. » Écrire, « unique but de [sa] (…) / France, Idées, Intellectuels, Littérature

Modernité contre tradition, création contre patrimoine : pour des raisons politiques et économiques, la danse contemporaine s'est épanouie en Afrique francophone, et l'importance des ballets folkloriques y a diminué. Irréductibles à cette dualité, les pratiques populaires font vivre une danse où (…) / Art, Afrique

As journalists face threats and censorship, the Taliban have learned to use social media to shape stories, attract supporters, and appear legitimate to the world.

But Seoul is finding out what other governments has discovered: getting concrete results is nearly impossible.

The region increasingly resembles a powder keg — one spark away from catastrophe.

You can’t bomb your way out of an illicit market.

How the Gulf can become the fulcrum of a new Middle East order.

Hope for a freer future is dimmed but not lost.

Attempts to impose rapid change from outside have repeatedly failed. International actors must not substitute Afghan agency, but enable it.

Following protests against severe pollution, India’s main opposition leader upheld “the right to clean air” as “a basic human right.” Will pollution finally become a political issue in India?

The agreement marks a high-point in the bilateral relationship, but stops short of marking a significant strategic reorientation on the part of Jakarta.

The incident, which Cambodia says left one civilian dead, comes two days after a Thai soldier was reportedly injured by a landmine explosion at the border.

How Nigerians are responding to the U.S. president’s threat to attack “guns-a-blazing.”

Republicans hope to push through a funding package that excludes extended Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Republicans hope to push through a funding package that excludes extended Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The continuing resolution could postpone the end for some State Department employees on leave.

The two incidents underscore growing risks to regional stability.