Diplomacy & International Relations

Why the Arctic matters to the United States

(Julia Nesheiwat - Atlantic Council) The Arctic is emerging as a central arena of great-power competition, driven by melting sea ice, expanding access to...

UN agency reports ‘unprecedented’ death toll on Mediterranean migration route

(Hanne Cokelaere - Politico) The start of this year has been the deadliest on record for migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea, according to a...

Pentagon’s first kamikaze drone unit ready for Iran strikes

(Al Arabiya) The Pentagon’s first kamikaze drone unit is ready to participate if President Donald Trump decides to launch strikes on Iran, according to...

Worlds In Brief (26/27 February 2026)

Afghanistan - Pakistan (RFE RL) Several explosions have rocked Kabul just hours after Afghanistan and Pakistan traded strikes on each other in their volatile mountain...

Worlds In Brief (26 February 2026 pm)

(Nykole King - The Kyiv Independent) A new artificial intelligence agent could equip Europe to better defend itself against the barrage of Russian disinformation...

How to Prevent the U.N. Global Counterterrorism Strategy Negotiations from Blowing Up

(Jordan Street, CJ (Caleb) Pine - Just Security) The U.N. General Assembly is due to adopt its ninth update of its Global Counter-terrorism Strategy...

Resilience under fire: how US’s WWII airfield upgrades back Taiwan

(Rowan Allport - ASPI The Strategist) In World War II, the United States built a western Pacific airfield here, another there, and more elsewhere,...

No, Trump’s tariff rise doesn’t damage the Australian–US alliance

(John Coyne and Justin Bassi - ASPI The Strategist) Amid alarm stemming from President Donald Trump’s on-and-off-again tariff rise this week, let’s not lose...

Australia–Indonesia treaty a step in the right direction but gaps remain

(Rodon Pedrason - ASPI The Strategist) On 6 February, Indonesia and Australia signed the Australia-Indonesia Treaty on Common Security, also known as the Treaty...

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