Diplomacy & International Relations

A New President, Neutrality and an EU Presidency: Ireland’s Defence Dilemma (Edward Burke – RUSI)

The election of Catherine Connolly as Ireland’s President will raise concerns in Europe about a shift in Ireland towards isolationism that stands at odds...

Turkish Transport Projects Reshape South Caucasus Connectivity (Emil Avdaliani – The Jamestown Foundation)

Türkiye is advancing the $1.615 billion Eastern Türkiye Railway Infrastructure Development Project (ETMIC), which will modernize the Divrigi–Kars–Georgia line with electrification, signaling, and advanced...

Putin Returns to Brinksmanship After New U.S. Sanctions (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest and imposed sanctions on Russia for the first...

CSIS Satellite Imagery Analysis Reveals Possible Signs of Renewed Nuclear Activity in Iran (Joseph Rodgers and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. – Center for Strategic...

On October 18, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced that all of its obligations under the 10-year-old Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the Iran...

China Can Fight a Trade War, but Its Real Test Is Growth Reform (Zongyuan Zoe Liu – Council on Foreign Relations)

The Chinese economy has shown resilience despite external headwinds as the Trump administration ramps up its trade war, but long-term structural challenges remain. China Can...

Authoritarian reach and democratic response: A tactical framework to counter and prevent transnational repression (Marcus Kolga, Sze-Fung Lee, Iria Puyosa, Kenton Thibaut, and Lisandra...

Foreign interference (FI) and transnational repression (TNR) represent a fundamental challenge to the international rules-based order by employing tactics that exist below the threshold...

Milei just got a midterm boost. What’s next for Argentina? (Atlantic Council)

The vote is in, and with it a mandate. The party of Argentine President Javier Milei grew its share of seats in Congress in...

Trump’s place in history depends on his approach to the CRINK (Frederick Kempe – Atlantic Council)

During his first nine months in office, US President Donald Trump has secured a string of foreign policy wins that have the potential to...

Technology, Duty, and Mindfulness: A New Wave of Nationalism Engulfs Bhutan (Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, Uditi Lunawat – Observer Research Foundation)

On 7 October 2025, the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, announced the launch of Pelsung–a new national initiative “to engage Bhutanese youth...
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