Diplomacy & International Relations

China FM tells Iran counterpart ‘talks better than fighting’

(AFP/Al Arabiya) China’s top diplomat urged his Iranian counterpart in a phone call Tuesday that “talking is always better” than fighting, after Tehran denied...

Netanyahu tasks key aide with vetting US-Iran deal for red lines

(Bloomberg/Al Arabiya) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked close confidant Ron Dermer to monitor US-Iranian negotiations aimed at ending the war and make sure...

China maps ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with US

(Pete Mckenzie - Defense News) China is conducting a vast undersea mapping and monitoring operation across the Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans, building detailed...

The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called NATO allies “cowards” for their unwillingness to help secure maritime traffic in...

The Strait of Hormuz and the Limits of Maritime Law

(Bertina Kudrin - Lawfare) For over 40 years, the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical pressure point. Today’s war, however, has prompted a...

Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria: A Transformative Framework for Accountability and Reform

(Fadel Abdulghany and Ruti Teitel - Just Security) On Dec. 8, 2024, Syria crossed a historical threshold when the fall of President Bashar al-Assad...

How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI

(Chris Rogers - Just Security) U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran mark yet another escalation in a period of rapidly expanding U.S. military activity...

Hegseth Didn’t Revive an Ancient Warrior Ethos. He Repeated an American Pattern

(Ali Sanaei - Just Security) It is easy to dismiss Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent use of the phrase “no quarter” as barbaric,...

Worlds In Brief (24 March 2026 pm)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Al Arabiya) White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday described the situation surrounding possible negotiations with Iran in Pakistan...

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