Diplomacy & International Relations

Iraq Forms New Government amid Regional Turmoil

(Lahib Higel - Crisis Group) On 14 May, six months after general elections were held in November 2025, Iraq’s parliament approved a still-incomplete government...

Right and Left Vie for Victory in Colombia under U.S. Shadow

(Crisis Group) Colombians will vote for a new president on 31 May at the end of a polarised campaign marked by sharply contrasting views...

As US Scales Back Forces Earmarked for NATO, Opportunity Opens for Europe

(Oana Lungescu - RUSI) From Greenland to Iran, President Trump’s hostility and unpredictability have brought transatlantic trust to a new low. In May, Trump...

Turkey’s Iraq Gambit Amid the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

(Tamer Badawi and Burcu Ozcelik - RUSI) Iraq has once again become a critical pressure point in the widening US-Iran confrontation. Direct exposure to...

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict

(Chatham House) Ethiopia’s election on 1 June is likely to be among the least competitive of the seven national elections held since multiparty democracy...

How a Russia–Ukraine ceasefire could imperil Ukrainian and European security

(Chatham House) A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine would have significant implications for European and Ukrainian security. Notably, Moscow’s record of manipulating negotiations and...

Tentative US-Iran Deal Nears ‘Finish Line,’ Former Trump NSC Official Says

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) As conflicting signals continue to emerge from Washington and Tehran over reports of a possible interim agreement, the White House...

In Sign Of Deepening Ties, Russia And Afghan Taliban Sign Military Deal

(Farangis Najibullah (RFE/RL) Russia and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have signed a military agreement, in a move that signals deepening cooperation between the sides, experts...

Russian drone strikes residential building in Romania, injuring 2, amid aerial attack on Ukraine

(Volodymyr Ivanyshyn - The Kyiv Independent) A drone struck a residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight on May 29, Romania's Defense Ministry confirmed, after...

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