diplomacy
Xi Jinping in Russia: What China Really Wants From Putin
The two countries’ leaders are expected to discuss a peace deal in Ukraine, but Beijing is looking beyond the conflict.
Taiwan Is About to Lose Another Ally to China
Honduras is the latest country to pivot, leaving the self-ruled democracy with only 13 diplomatic allies.
China’s Notoriously Combative Diplomat Is Getting Sidelined
Zhao Lijian, the combative face of Chinese diplomacy, is losing his megaphone.
Pakistan Diplomat Says There’s a Bounty on His Head For Calling India’s Modi a ‘Butcher’
A heated war of words between top Pakistani and Indian envoys highlights diplomatic tensions between the decades-old rivals.
The Impossibly Nerdy Online Game That’s Fixing the Brains of Media Twitter
Diplomacy is a strategy game beloved by a small group of policy wonks and journalists. It’s also healing their Twitter-addled brains.
Senior Chinese Diplomat Says It’s His ‘Duty’ to Pull a Protester’s Hair
The Chinese consul-general in Manchester, who was caught on camera assaulting a protester on mission grounds, defended his actions.
Here’s What a Russian Penal Colony Will Be Like for Brittney Griner
Brittney Griner will do her nine-and-a-half-year sentence in what's been called a Russian “concentration camp” notorious for abuses.
The US Just Freed One Russian Prisoner. It Still Has 2 to Go.
The U.S. and Russia just brokered a prisoner swap for former Marine Trevor Reed during the worst diplomatic tensions since the Cold War.
Why the World’s Biggest Democracy Is Silent on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
As Ukraine is bombed, India finds itself in a tight spot – between its biggest arms dealer and its largest trading partner.
Conditions Deteriorate in Breakaway US Republic of Oroville as War Looms
Chaos in the restive region—one regime leader details expansionist agenda, while another appears to recognize foreign law.
‘I Can't Breathe’: Nigerian Diplomat Assaulted by Indonesian Immigration Officials
Nigeria has vowed to review bilateral relations with Indonesia after footage emerged of a consular officer screaming in pain as his head is pushed against a seat in the back of a car.
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.