Diplomacy & International Relations

‘It takes money to kill bad guys,’ Hegseth says of $200B Iran war request to Congress

(Meghann Myers - Defense One) The Pentagon’s $200 billion request to cover the costs of the Iran war will reimburse what the Defense Department...

Oil prices, fear of Trump? China mysteriously reduced warplane activity near Taiwan

(Defense News) Could it be high fuel prices, or a desire to avoid upsetting U.S. President Donald Trump? What about China’s annual political confab...

Worlds In Brief (20 March 2026 pm)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Friday said the enemies of the Islamic Republic were being defeated...

Worlds In Brief (20 March 2026 update)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Barak Ravid, Marc Caputo - Axios) The Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran's Kharg Island...

Freedom House’s Annual Report Shows the Dire State of Democracy Worldwide

(Joshua Kurlantzick - Council on Foreign Relations) The global monitor of rights and democracy, Freedom House, today released its annual report, Freedom in the...

Could Iran Disrupt the Gulf Countries’ Desalinated Water Supplies?

(David Michel - CSIS) The economies of the Persian Gulf countries depend on oil and natural gas. Their populations depend on desalinated water. Nature...

Misplaced Assumptions Have Plagued U.S. War Efforts Against Iran

(The Soufan Center) There are myriad assumptions by the Trump administration that have proven faulty thus far and have contributed to the devastation wrought...

Geostrategic magazine (20 March 2026) – analyses from global think tanks

War in Iran/Middle Est/Gulf and beyond (Ebenezer Obadare - Council on Foreign Relations) As the war in Iran rumbles on, its diplomatic ripple effect is...

Worlds In Brief (20 March 2026)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Al Arabiya) Saudi Arabia has intercepted more than 20 drones since early Friday, the official spokesperson of the Ministry...

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