Diplomacy & Crisis News

Children’s groups, tech firms slam EU as CSAM rules near lapse

Pressure mounts over imports and safeguards for EU producers

Emerging frameworks still rely heavily on corporate disclosure and monitoring systems – like CSR initiatives, which often fail to make fundamental improvements in workers’ lives. 

Seoul’s semiconductor giants face collateral damage as Washington’s tech blockade inadvertently accelerates Beijing’s domestic hardware breakthroughs.

Democracy scholar Hélène Landemore has a radical new proposal.

The Israel-U.S. vs Iran war is forcing Indonesia to reassess its Gaza Board of Peace stance, balancing neutrality, public pressure, and support for Palestine.

Insights from Pratik Dattani.

From millionaire activists to G-20 proposals, efforts to combat wealth inequality are advancing across the United States and Europe.

If established brands do not pivot to electric vehicles immediately, they risk losing market share to a new generation of competitors across the region.

MEPs divided over tighter curbs for highly processed foods, vapes, and alcohol

Since the man's arrest in June 2025, Sweden has "repeatedly raised the case at various levels with Iranian representatives," Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said

Kazakhstan’s commitments at the Board of Peace are backed by a multi-layered, field-tested approach to international development assistance.

Alarmed by the example of Iran, Pyongyang will learn its lessons – and learn them fast.

The government submitted a bill to parliament that would require grocery stores and pharmacies to accept cash on Wednesday

"Last night Iran's Intelligence Minister Khatib was also eliminated," Israeli Defence Minister Katz said in a statement

His remarks come as Brussels is struggling to get Budapest on board to approve a €90 billion aid package to Ukraine

The destruction of a rehabilitation hospital is difficult to reconcile with a strategy aimed at neutralizing militants. 

Details of AI 'nudifiers' ban and industrial rule changes could be flashpoints in upcoming talks with Council

Japan was prepared for a successful summit. Then the U.S. bombed Iran, and Trump demanded Japan send ships to the Strait of Hormuz.

NATO secretary general told MEPs to “keep dreaming” if the EU thinks it can defend itself without the US