Diplomacy & International Relations

What the Bella-1 Teaches Us About Targeting Shadow Fleets (Jose M. Macias III – CSIS)

After months-long journey marked by suspicious behavior, identity changes, and attempts to evade international scrutiny the United States seized sanctioned Russian oil tanker Marinera,...

Greenland, Rare Earths, and Arctic Security (Meredith Schwartz and Gracelin Baskaran – CSIS)

Just one day after the U.S. raid in Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Trump turned his sights northward to the island of...

Increasing Venezuela’s Oil Output Will Take Several Years—and Billions of Dollars (Brad W. Setser – Council on Foreign Relations)

In the days since U.S. President Donald Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, his administration has made clear it wants to control...

How will the United States and China power the AI race? (Brookings)

As artificial intelligence (AI) drives a surge in energy demand in both the United States and China, each country faces choices about how to...

As Iran protests continue, policymakers should apply these key lessons (Abram Paley and Nate Swanson – Atlantic Council)

Since December 28, protests have erupted across all thirty-one of Iran’s provinces, as the Iranian people have once again demonstrated their courage and desire...

What it takes to revive Venezuela’s oil and gas industry (David L. Goldwyn and Andrea Clabough – Atlantic Council)

A Trump-promised renaissance for Venezuelan oil and gas will be difficult to achieve. International oil companies are unlikely to make major new investments in...

Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2026? (The Soufan Center)

It is clear that the counterterrorism focus of the past two decades has become deprioritized in favor of great power competition, reflected in the...

Indonesia’s critical minerals push is key to defence self-reliance (Febry Triantama – ASPI The Strategist)

Indonesia’s establishment of its Mineral Industry Agency is critical in realising its vision of resource nationalism, independence in military production, and strategic autonomy. By...

India is a priority partner for the US in Central and Eastern Europe (Kirk Shoemaker – ASPI The Strategist)

Increasing friction between the United States and India in recent months risks fracturing a relationship that is too important to fail. As an emerging...

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