Diplomacy & International Relations

Control, Alt, Influence: the Potential for US Cyber Operations in Iran

(Prerana Joshi - RUSI) Over recent months, there has been much talk of US Cyber Command’s alleged role in turning the lights out over...

Barometer Check: Transatlantic Security and the Munich Security Conference

(Rachel Ellehuus - RUSI) On the final day of the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), a light snow dusted the rooftops around Bayerischer Hof...

North Korea: Party Congress Set to Bolster Repression

(Human Rights Watch) North Korea’s ninth Party Congress started on February 20, 2026, amid escalating repression of young people, strict control of information, and...

Venezuela: Call for unconditional releases and support from UN Mission

(Amnesty International) In response to the recent releases of people arbitrarily detained for political reasons and the discussion of a so-called ‘Amnesty Law’, Valentina...

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs

(Doug Palmer, Josh Gerstein and Daniel Desrochers - Politico) The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs — a major...

‘A grave error of judgement’: EU Parliament groups blast Commission for attending Trump’s Board of Peace

(Max Griera - Politico) The European Commission’s decision to send a commissioner to a meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace was “a grave...

Supreme Court says Trump global tariffs are illegal

(Courtenay Brown - Axios) The Supreme Court struck down a suite of President Trump's tariffs on Friday, a historic blow to the administration's economic...

Four Years Of The Ukraine Invasion: Has Russia’s Military Learned To Fight A Better War?

(Mike Eckel - RFE/RL) Prior to Ukraine, the last time Russia all-out invaded another sovereign country was Georgia. Moscow was victorious after the 16-day...

Pentagon aggressively lobbies EU against Buy European weapons push

(Laura Kayali - Politico) U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to retaliate against European countries if the EU favors domestic weapons-makers in a...

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