Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump says Iran ‘means business,’ gives talks five-day window

(Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump struck an upbeat tone on Monday about ongoing talks with Tehran, saying, “This time Iran means business.”. Speaking...

Iran’s foreign ministry denies talks with US, state news agency says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson denied on Monday holding any talks with the US during the past 24 days, shortly after President Donald...

Where the US is cutting deals in Africa

(Riley Callanan, Natalie Johnson - GZero) Since his return to the White House last year, President Donald Trump has systematically gutted USAID, the government...

Worlds In Brief (23 March 2026)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (AFP/Al Arabiya) President Donald Trump said Monday that there are “major points of agreement” in US-Iran talks which he...

USA – Iran: colloqui in corso

(Carlo Rebecchi)  Ha fatto il giro del mondo, in tempo reale, l’ annuncio più inatteso che ci si potesse aspettare sul fronte della guerra israelo-statunitense...

Neither absent nor central, Canada moves quietly in the Pacific islands

(Elise Barandon - ASPI The Strategist) Canada is quietly strengthening its presence in the Pacific. In a region where relationships are more important than...

Australia needs a food security impact assessment

(Andrew Henderson - ASPI The Strategist) Australia produces enough food to feed more than 70 million, yet a single Cabinet decision in an unrelated...

Stop the World: military force not enough to overcome nuclear ambitions

(David Wroe and Olivia Nelson - ASPI The Strategist) The US–Israeli military campaign against Iran is unlikely to extinguish the sparks of the regime’s...

It’s time for Australia to step off the gas

(Alison Reeve - ASPI The Strategist) If it wants stable gas supply and lower gas prices, the federal government needs to be adaptive and...

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