Diplomacy & International Relations

To prepare for supply-chain shocks, focus on systems of disruption

(John Coyne - ASPI The Strategist) Supply chains built for efficiency are colliding with a world defined by disruption. In this context, Australia now...

If Jair Bolsonaro was Trump of the Tropics, is Lula the Bossa Nova Biden?

(Christopher Sabatini - Chatham House) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, is running for re-election in October. Lula’s leftist Workers Party (PT)...

Cui Bono? Tackling Russian Illicit Finance

(Matthew McGlynn - RUSI) The concept of cui bono – who benefits? – was first popularised by the Roman statesman Cicero and has been...

US cancels planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

(The Kyiv Independent) The Pentagon has abruptly cancelled a planned deployment of 4,000 U.S. troops to Poland, as concerns over the reliability of U.S....

US energy secretary says China will be bigger buyer of US crude oil

(AFP/Al Arabiya) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday he believes China will become a bigger buyer of US crude oil after the...

Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Strip

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of...

Israel army says striking Hezbollah sites in Tyre area of south Lebanon

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Israel’s military said Friday it was striking Hezbollah targets in the Tyre area of south Lebanon, as the two countries entered the...

Iran has ‘no trust’ in US, will negotiate only if it is serious, Araghchi says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Tehran has “no trust” in the US and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iranian Foreign Minister...

Russia’s prison population falls as convicts are sent to war

(Lucy Pakhnyuk - The Kyiv Independent) Russia's prison population has decreased by more than 180,000 inmates over five years, a decline partly driven by...

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