New research analyzing 1,545 prison sentences echoes U.N. concerns that arbitrary detentions “may constitute crimes against humanity.”   

There is reason to be skeptical.

Taiwan’s defense challenges do not stem from a lack of spending per se but from inefficiencies in how its defense funds are allocated and utilized.

Rodrigo Duterte, who was this week arrested and extradited to the ICC, withdrew Manila from the court's founding statute in 2019.

A year and a half after its launch, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor remains at best a political statement of intent.

Even after South Korea’s Constitution Court delivers its verdict, the country’s fierce and fractured partisan divide is likely to rage on both within and outside of the government. 

The new command, which has the authority to unify all three JSDF branches, is set to be launched on March 24.

With the U.S. stepping back from its support of Ukraine, Kuala Lumpur has a lot to gain from opposing Russia's assault on the country.

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend the U.S. global air quality monitoring program complicates matters in far-away Tajikistan.

On the run since 2018, former immigration lawyer Danhong “Jean” Chen was recently detained in Kyrgyzstan and extradited to the United States.

Five oil executives have been arrested for importing fuel at inflated prices. What explains the timing?

With the U.S. and Europe – both traditional allies of New Zealand – now deeply divided, whatever path Wellington chooses will directly affect present and future security arrangements.

Chiang Min-yen, a non-resident fellow at the Taiwan Economic Democracy Union, joins The Diplomat to discuss the concerns over the bill, the China factor, and what comes next. 

What can be gleaned from the first month of the second Trump administration about the U.S. approach to world affairs?

Deadly fires in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar have become a terrifyingly regular occurrence.