World News Recap: Global Conflicts, Natural Disasters, and Political Shifts

This summary provides the latest updates on global news including a gunbattle between Israeli troops and Islamic Jihad militants, intense fighting in Ukraine, a powerful typhoon in Japan, the death of ... Read More

World News

In a separate incident, a 13-year-old Palestinian girl was also fatally shot, part of the rising toll of West Bank violence during the war in Gaza. Over a decades-long period, more than 30 ... Read More

Diplomacy at the Ballot Box: The Rising Electoral Salience of Foreign Policy

In recent decades, the once-clear divide between domestic politics and foreign policy has blurred. Foreign policy decisions now appear to significantly influence voter perceptions—ultimately ... Read More

Public Diplomacy in the News: AI's Promises & Perils, World Heritage Sites at Risk, & Churchill's Unconventional Diplomacy

Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy. Read More

The 'intense diplomacy' to stop a US-China war: Peter Apps

At the end of January in the Thai capital Bangkok, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese foreign policy supremo Wang Yi held two six-hour negotiating sessions - described by ... Read More

UAE sets global standard for future-ready governance, says top official

Central to the UAE’s strategy is its partnership with the World Economic Forum to host the Global Future Councils. This platform brings together 500 thought leaders from academia, philosophy, and the ... Read More

2024 elections will dictate the spirit of U.S. diplomacy

In my analysis of American politics roughly a year ago, I stressed the importance of foreign policy in the context of the upcoming presidential ... Read More

Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order

Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order ... Read More

Indian opposition parties name LGBTQ+ activists to key posts in 'major moment'

India's main opposition Congress party set up a new internal group this week to promote LGBTQ+ rights, while another party has named a person from the community as its spokesperson, in the first such ... Read More

When will the next presidential debate of 2024 take place and who will moderate it?

ABC News is hosting the second presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. It will be the first time Harris and Trump debate each other. The debate will be held at the ... Read More

Climate Change: Impact on Global Resources, Migration, and Political Stability

Climate change is a defining issue of our time, with far-reaching implications that extend beyond environmental degradation. It has the potential to reshape societies, economies, and the political ... Read More