Diplomacy & International Relations

Iran will respond against Israel if infrastructure attacked: Security official

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran will respond to any attack against its infrastructure, including by striking Israel, the head of the country’s top security body said...

Washington’s quantum mobilisation: from discovery to deployment

(Dongyoun Cho - IISS) In the second half of June 2026, the United States produced its most concentrated burst of quantum policymaking since the...

Geostrategic magazine (10 july 2026)

Sources: ASPI The Strategist; Council on Foreign Relations; Crisis Group; IISS; RUSI; The Jamestown Foundation   China (Gerald Mako - ASPI The Strategist) China’s military is integrating...

Inside von der Leyen’s push for an EU social media ban

(Eliza Gkritsi and Gabriel Gavin - Politico) If young Europeans soon find themselves kicked off social media they'll have Ursula von der Leyen to...

Labour MPs to Andy Burnham: This is how to stop us toppling you

(Noah Keate and Isabel Loubser - Politico) Andy Burnham is the new darling of the ruling Labour Party. Keir Starmer used to be too....

Europe’s stock exchanges battle Wall Street banks for the future of trading

(Bjarke Smith-Meyer and Hannah Brenton - Politico) Europe’s stock exchanges are demanding that finance ministries take their side in what they see as a...

Britain risks new rift with Washington over deforestation regulations

(Sophie Inge - Politico) U.K. plans to tackle illegal deforestation risk stoking U.S. trade tensions, with Washington expressing “strong concerns” about Britain adopting elements...

Europe’s conservatives revive zombie bill on child abuse scanning

(Sam Clark - Politico) A high-stakes face-off in Strasbourg on Thursday edges the European Union one step closer to resurrecting a once-dead child sexual...

Trump updated Netanyahu on US ‘moves in Gulf:’ Israeli PM’s office

(AFP/Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about US operations in the Gulf, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said, said,...

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