diplomacy
Belgium Recalls Its Envoy to South Korea After His Wife Got in a Fight, Twice
This time, the woman was accused of slapping a street cleaner.
North Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles in First Provocation to Biden
The launches coincided with the start of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.
Myanmar’s Junta Has a New Problem. Diplomats Abroad Are Joining the Resistance.
“If we fail, we won’t be able to go back home.”
The Shadowy Diplomats Hired to End Global Conflicts
Independent diplomats are increasingly being used to mediate conflicts – but who are they accountable to, and how can we judge their success?
The Owner of the New York Jets Fired a Career Diplomat for Daring to Mention Obama
Longtime diplomat Lewis Lukens says the Trump-appointed ambassador, who also owns the NFL team, fired him for telling a positive story about the previous president.
Let's Check In On Trump's Feud with “Extraordinary” Ally U.K., Shall We?
“Friends speak frankly, so I will,” British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt tweeted at Trump Tuesday.
Trump's Thin Skin Is Going to Cause (Another) Diplomatic Crisis
The U.K. ambassador called the White House "inept," "insecure," and "incompetent," and Trump's taking that about as well as you'd expect.
China is using "Buddhist diplomacy" in its quest to dominate global trade
China has invested heavily in projecting itself as pro-Buddhist, in a calculated move to expand its multimillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative
German lawmakers want Trump’s ambassador kicked out
U.S. diplomat Richard Grenell has been accused of acting like “a high commissioner of an occupying power.”
The UK Government Won't Tell Us If It Has the Khashoggi Murder Tape; What's It Got to Hide?
Britain has been accused of cozying up to Saudi Arabia after the foreign office refused to confirm or deny whether they have a recording of the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, following a lengthy VICE freedom of information battle.
Pakistan and India say they just shot down each other’s warplanes
It's the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have carried out airstrikes on each other.
Australia Considers Following Trump and Moving Embassy to Jerusalem
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described the controversial move as a "sensible" proposal.