Diplomacy

“Trump’s statements, the views of his senior Cabinet nominees, and the dynamics in Afghanistan do not make recognition [of the Taliban regime] likely in the foreseeable future.”

Mary Jane Veloso, 39, has been on death row in Indonesia since her arrest for heroin trafficking in 2010.

India must navigate a complex two-level game, balancing domestic demands with global strategic imperatives. But will China view India’s willingness to disengage as a sign of pragmatism or weakness? 

The political chaos in Seoul is casting dark clouds over not only Japan-South Korea relations but also Japan-South Korea-U.S. trilateral security cooperation.

In 1972, Nixon partnered with the PRC against the Soviet Union. In 2024, is Washington really seeking to partner with Russia against China?

Xi Jinping made several important declarations during the summit that both subverted the established power structures in global governance and reaffirmed China’s role as the voice of the Global South.

The December 20 meeting in Bangkok will seek a way through the thicket of Myanmar's intertwined conflicts.

Some observers are flummoxed by India’s approaches to fostering order in the Indo-Pacific, yet its methods largely align with its outlook for a multipolar Indo-Pacific.

Growing U.S. engagement with Africa, epitomized by the Lobito Corridor, is deemed a counterbalance to China’s influence. However, China’s engagement with African countries cannot be overturned so easily.

They signed a BRI framework cooperation agreement during Nepali PM Oli’s visit to China. Will that speed up implementation?

The two sides say they’ve reached an agreement and fully completed the description of their mutual border. The next steps will be even more difficult.

There seems to be a clear contradiction between being pro-Beijing and pro-Trump. How will the Orbán government manage this?