Diplomacy & International Relations

Korean Peninsula Update, June 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Xi-Kim Summit: CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Pyongyang from June 8 to 9 to discuss strengthening cooperation...

Global news & Tech world (10 june 2026)

  In collaboration with https://www.sioi.org      Global news (Reuters-Al Arabiya/Israel) Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said he...

Swedish Crime Group Foxtrot Adds Fuel to Iran’s Proxy War in Europe

(The Soufan Center) As the threat level emanating from Iran and Iran-backed networks increases amidst escalation between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, Iran-sponsored militias...

The seabed doesn’t end at Southeast Asia

(Christopher Burke - Lowy The Interpreter) The 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue helped bring much-needed attention to the digital infrastructure of undersea cables, landing stations, pipelines...

Xi’s visit to Pyongyang did not revive denuclearisation diplomacy – it buried it

(Seong-Hyon Lee - Lowy The Interpreter) When Air China One touched down at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport on 8 June, it signalled a profound...

In minerals purchasing, China is teaching Australia a lesson on economic power

(John Coyne - ASPI The Strategist) For decades, Australia assumed economic power flowed from geology. Resource wealth delivered export earnings, government revenue and strategic...

Nigeria’s Islamist Reckoning

(Ebenezer Obadare - Council on Foreign Relations) Days after their coordinated attacks on schools across three communities in the southwestern state of Oyo during...

Mobilization Could Lead to More Russian Deserters From Moscow’s War

(Kassie Corelli - The Jamestown Foundation) Russian President Vladimir Putin has only two options regarding his war against Ukraine. He either has to end...

SPIEF’26 Highlighted Russia’s Growing Economic Troubles

(Pavel K. Baev - The Jamestown Foundation) The annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026 (SPIEF’26), which Russia held from June 3 to June...

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