Diplomacy & International Relations

Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and free to shipping is a priority for Asia

(East Asia Forum) Iran’s attempts to impose tolls on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz challenge the principle of free navigation under international law...

Mergers alone won’t fix Japan’s fragmented opposition

(Fumi Ikeda - East Asia Forum) The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and former Liberal Democratic Party...

Netanyahu’s emerging challenger represents his polar opposite, and that may be his appeal

(Tal Shalev - CNN) On the evening of June 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party posted four words on its official X...

Pakistani strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan

(BBC Pashto and BBC Urdu) Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, killing dozens, officials say....

Why the EEAS is fighting for its future

(Nicholas Vinocur, Jacopo Barigazzi - Politico) When EU leaders launched the bloc’s diplomatic service in 2011, the idea was to give Europe a much...

Ireland prepares to play dealmaker on EU’s biggest climate fight of the year

(Ben Makuch - Politico) The European Union's most important climate policy is up for review this summer, and Ireland must be the go-between in...

Putin Acknowledges ‘Certain Shortages’ Of Energy Amid Ukrainian Attacks

(RFE/RL) Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged what outside experts, many regional officials, and everyday citizens have already noticed: Russia is facing energy shortages, causing...

Hezbollah-allied Lebanese parliament head says US-Israel-Lebanon deal ‘will not pass’

(Al Arabiya) Lebanese Parliament Speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said early Monday that the trilateral framework agreement between Lebanon, Israel and the United...

Iran cyberattacks on Israel surged in 2026, Israeli cyber chief says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The number of Iranian cyberattacks against Israel has shot up since the launch of the US-Israeli offensive against Iran this year, a...

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