Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine’s leader was denied a meeting with his most powerful ally, after Donald Trump left the summit a day early.The Group of Seven summit in…
Myanmar Earthquake: A Potential Opening for Engagement?
In late March, a devastating earthquake hit Myanmar’s Mandalay region, claiming thousands of lives and worsening an already severe humanitarian and political crisis. Since the…
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai: A crucible of soft power in the Orthodox East
Saint Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai, perched amid the stark landscape of the Sinai Peninsula, is more than a monument of Christian antiquity. It stands today…
Beyond the Binary: Gender Roles and the Diplomacy of Open Minds
The Personal and the Spiritual In a world that is increasingly interconnected, how we understand and respond to gender roles is more than a cultural…
Rewriting the Rules of Foreign Aid: Geopolitics, Power, and the New Diplomacy
In the world of international relations, foreign aid is not simply about altruism. It is a very complex thing, as Carol Lancaster points out in…
Why India Must Align Exports with Foreign Policy Before It’s Too Late
As I write this in 2025, I find myself increasingly concerned about India’s manufacturing trajectory. While India celebrates digital prowess and service sector dominance, a…
Kenya’s 60 years of Environmental Diplomacy: Protecting Nature, Projecting Influence
Kenya’s role in global environmental diplomacy is becoming more important than ever. Now that climate change is having the harshest effect on vulnerable countries, Kenya…
The Taliban’s Cyber Caliphate – Modern Diplomacy
The digital battleground has become an increasingly critical theatre for modern geopolitical conflicts, and the Taliban’s recent social media campaign targeting the United Arab Emirates…
Youth Diplomacy at the Core of Russian-African Relations
Amid the geopolitical reconfiguration, Russia’s invaluable support for multitude engagement with African countries and integration associations across the continent were aspects of the significant theme…
Politics & Diplomacy: Exclusive Interview with Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim | ASEAN
101 East exclusive: Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim talks ASEAN, transnational crime, 1MDB, Najib and finding Jho Low.Anwar Ibrahim came to power in Malaysia soon after…
Silenced Not Settled – Modern Diplomacy
In the aftermath of the armed insurgency that erupted in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in 1989, the valley fell into what Basharat Peer called ‘Curfewed…
Breaking Barriers: The Case for Rethinking Geopolitical Education in India
In an era where technological paradigms shift with geopolitical winds, where design thinking must account for cultural diplomacy, and where engineering solutions intersect with national…
Looking at Bosnia, Clinton Sees Only Hard, Ugly Choices : Diplomacy: The Clinton team criticized the Vance-Owen plan as a sellout to Serbian rapists. But now they would be lucky to get it.
Walter Russell Mead, a contributing editor to Opinion, is now working on a book on U.S. foreign policy for the Twentieth Century Fund. NEW ORLEANS — The…
Strategic Intent, Structural Void: Understanding Donald Trump’s Disruptive Foreign Policy Doctrine
Donald Trump is often portrayed as unpredictable, impulsive, or even chaotic. Yet behind the rhetorical bravado lies a discernible pattern — a foreign policy marked…
Trump eyes diplomacy in Rome at Pope Francis’s funeral | Religion
NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with foreign leaders while he’s in Rome for Pope Francis’s funeral. As he left the White…
Canada’s Defence and Diplomacy in an Age of Uncertainty
Canada stood quietly yet confidently within the North American defence perimeter for decades. Its geographical proximity to the United States and membership in NATO provided…
Will diplomacy end the conflict in eastern DRC? | TV Shows
Congolese and Rwandan leaders called for a ceasefire after holding direct talks in Qatar.The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in a…
Trump’s transactional diplomacy is reshaping U.S.-Taiwan relations
TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, the U.S. has played an important role in maintaining the delicate relationship between Taiwan and China, which considers Taiwan to be a…
Transition from Passive to Proactive Diplomacy: Japan’s Strategic Partnership with Africa
Since the end of World War II, Japan has carried out a passive diplomacy strategy on the international stage, this is due to its desire…
The new era of major power diplomacy with Chinese characteristics
China’s political season in 2025 is entering an important phase, with the “Two Sessions,” the most prominent political event, attracting attention both domestically and internationally.…