Diplomacy & International Relations

Why the Iran war is breaking the US‑European strategic alliance

(Farah N. Jan - Defense One) Days after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez...

More US troop withdrawals from Europe expected, NATO commander says

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) Europe should “absolutely” expect additional United States troop withdrawals in the future as European NATO allies strengthen their capability...

Sweden picks France’s FDI frigates in potential $4.2 billion deal

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) Sweden has picked France’s Naval Group to supply four of its FDI frigates in a deal that could be...

Germany to deploy Patriot battery to Turkey, relieving US forces on NATO’s southeastern flank

(Linus Höller - Defense News) Germany will deploy a Patriot air and missile defense battery to Turkey from late June through September 2026, the...

South Caucasus Navigating Economic and Security Effects of Iran Conflict

(Irakli Laitadze - The Jamestown Foundation) The Iran conflict is transforming the South Caucasus by disrupting trade routes, shifting regional power balances, and increasing...

Meloni Visits Baku to Cement the Italy–Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership

(Vasif Huseynov - The Jamestown Foundation) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Azerbaijan on May 4, holding talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in...

Central Asia’s Increasing Commitment to Ankara’s Turkic World Alarms Moscow

(Paul Globe - The Jamestown Foundation) Moscow has long been nervous about the growing identification of Central Asians and their governments with the Turkic...

U.S. Arrest of Kataib Hezbollah Leader Signals a Shift in Iranian Proxy Model

(The Soufan Center) In a joint operation with Türkiye, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested and charged a key leader within the Iraq-based,...

Ukraine war ‘becoming deadlier by the day’, Security Council hears

(UN News) The war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year, “is becoming deadlier by the day”, a senior UN official warned in...

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