Britain’s decision to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius is just and profoundly symbolic. It is not every day that a colonial...

In embracing a former jihadist as Syria’s leader, Donald Trump is risking the future of West Asia. U.S. President Donald Trump has always...

China weaves Colombia into its Belt and Road web, nudging Latin America further from Washington’s grasp. Beijing’s courtship of Bogotá...

More sanctions, secret talks and a raging nuclear chess game only prove why diplomacy with Iran is harder than ever. The United States is...

Friedrich Merz’s bumpy ascent to the chancellorship exposes the legacy of Angela Merkel’s drift and Germany’s struggle to redefine itself...

Beijing’s aggression is paradoxically uniting Taiwan around the defence of its democratic identity. For years, China has tried to prise...

The execution of an alleged Mossad operative by Iran underscores the power and peril of Israel’s long tradition of pre-emptive...

The monarchy’s brief return to Nepalese political discourse signals popular despair but not a real alternative. A whiff of nostalgia...

Biotechnology is the next frontier, and China seems to understand that better than America does. In 1942, when America launched the...

America’s negotiating tactics with Iran grow tougher, but the risks of escalation remain familiar. America’s diplomatic posture toward...

Why Trump is right to turn off the spigot to Harvard. In a move as bold as it is overdue, President Donald Trump’s administration...

Brice Oligui Nguema’s landslide win cements his transformation from coup-maker to civilian president, but Gabon’s democratic future...

France’s apparent retreat from India’s Pinaka rocket system underscores the enduring pull of defence sovereignty and the limits of New...

For Putin, Ukraine is not merely a prize but a precedent. The prospect of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine continues to remain a...

Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on China may not be the reckless gambit that financial elites seem to think. President Donald Trump’s...

America and Iran resume negotiations, but mistrust could doom upcoming talks in Oman. In a bid to defuse the prolonged tension between...

South Korea heads to a snap election scarred by the ghosts of martial law, conspiracy theories and an emboldened political fringe. The...

Indonesia’s new military law revives the spectre of Suharto-era authoritarianism. Indonesia’s newly passed military law, expanding the...

Manila’s billion-dollar fighter jet purchase signals a new chapter in US’ security strategy amid China’s maritime assertiveness. The...

As global chip wars intensify, India and the Netherlands deepen ties in a critical technological frontier. Despite Netherlands’ Minister...