GlobalPost — Diplomacy

Italy, the CIA and rendition

Michael Moran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:26 +0000

Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".

Opinion: How best to get things done in Afghanistan and elsewhere

Mort Rosenblum — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:35:15 +0000

Or, the art of speaking loudly behind a door firmly closed.

Analysis: Obama in China: It's about the money

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:57:00 +0000

How, and why, Obama is treating the dragon differently.

Video: The Chinese on Obama

Josh Chin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:16:52 +0000

Obama in Japan: Reassuring an old friend

Justin McCurry in Tokyo — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:58:10 +0000

America's first "pacific president" extends a hand. But it's not all smiles.

Obama in Beijing: What you will see. And won't see.

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:56:47 +0000

In China, anything is possible. Nothing is easy.

How other US presidents handled the dragon

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:31:38 +0000

From Nixon, to Ford, to Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes, dealing with China has never been simple.

What Morocco makes of Hillary Clinton

Solana Pyne — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:31:33 +0000

Opinion: Stuck in neutral?

Michael Moran — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:42:54 +0000

Some Europeans who steered clear of the Cold War may be wavering 20 years later.

Opinion: The day after the Wall fell

Michael Moran — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:03 +0000

The fears of Germany and its neighbors in 1989 have largely been resolved by 2009.

Gay sex on film? No problem. Baring political rifts, problem.

Patrick Winn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:26 +0000

Live and let live in Thailand. Except when one gay man is Buddhist, and the other is Muslim.

Indonesia: Corruption junction

Peter Gelling — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:02:20 +0000

A corruption scandal hits — you guessed it — the country's anti-corruption commission.

Afghanistan: The fog of war

Finbarr O'Reilly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:19 +0000

Video: Embedded with Canadian troops, photographer Finbarr O'Reilly captures the confusion and chaos of a worsening conflict.

Italy, the CIA and rendition

Michael Moran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:26 +0000

Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".

Tweeting from Fugitiveland

Patrick Winn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:35:46 +0000

Thailand's ex-premier is on the run. And he wants the Twitterati to know about it.

Interview: India's Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna

Saritha Rai — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:39 +0000

What does a rising power think about China, Obama, the Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan and more?

Savoie's choice: abduct or fight?

Justin McCurry — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:18:30 +0000

An American father wants his children back. Japan says no.

Hillary and the team of rivals

HDS Greenway — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:49:13 +0000

Madame Secretary quietly leads while special envoys Holbrook and Mitchell struggle.

British politics: The cookie crumbles

Barry Neild — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:08:03 +0000

Will the U.K. government finally fall over thanks to Biscuitgate?

Opinion: Too many handshakes?

Michael Moran — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:13:05 +0000

If Washington engages with Sudan it might be too much diplomacy for the left to handle.

Opinion: It's getting chilly between Turkey and Israel

HDS Greenway — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:10:10 +0000

As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.

China, China everywhere

Thomas Mucha — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:49:59 +0000

We're all living in China's world now. How's your Mandarin?

Indonesia: You call this reform?

Peter Gelling — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:54 +0000

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's new cabinet has caused some head-scratching.

Flanked by foreign dignitaries, Karzai announces a runoff

Jean MacKenzie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:43:25 +0000

Two months to the day after Afghanistan’s badly flawed presidential elections, the stalemate is over.

Cuba: No deal with US telecoms

Nick Miroff — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:01:33 +0000

Cuba rebuffs key Obama initiative that would have opened the island to better cell phone and internet service.

In China, it's a small world after all

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:16:49 +0000

The Kingdom of Dwarves theme park features singing, dancing and costumed "little people."

Constitutional debate erupts as early elections are canceled

Bruce I. Konviser — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:15:16 +0000

The Czech Republic hashes out exactly what the judiciary can and can't do in its still fledgling democracy.

Opinion: A hidden deal on Iran sanctions?

David J. Kramer — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:11:16 +0000

Since Russia and China will not be on board, one can only hope the Obama Administration has other plans, writes David J. Kramer.

Russia, Belarus play war together

David L. Stern — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:24:02 +0000

But despite appearances, the neighbors are not the best of friends.

Handicapping the Nobel Peace Prize

Gwladys Fouche — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:03:02 +0000

Will the Nobel Peace Prize committee make a political statement?

Meet the President of Hell

Mark Scheffler — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:05:51 +0000

Meet the president of Hell

Mark Scheffler — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:17:03 +0000

Video interview: President of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed