Diplomacy & International Relations

Ukraine: IAEA engaging to get power restored at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (UN News)

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the...

Fighting back against the gangs: What is Haiti’s new UN-backed force? (UN News)

As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive...

Human rights groups urged to ‘unite more than ever’ in efforts to end racism (UN News)

The “colour line” still exists today – proof that more must be done to stamp out anti-Black racism, the head of a UN platform...

The world is failing Gaza’s starving children, aid teams warn (UN News)

As Israeli forces continued their push to take full control of Gaza City on Wednesday, reports emerged that another skeletal child whose plight was...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin continues the parallel use of nuclear threats and economic incentives to pressure the United States into normalizing US-Russian relations while explicitly rejecting...

Iran Update, October 1, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iran’s Access to Global Markets: The Iranian regime appears to be trying to mitigate internal economic pressure by taking steps to remove itself from...

Putin Attempts to Shift Nuclear Brinkmanship (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shifting from overt nuclear brinkmanship to using Russia’s nuclear energy program as a “peaceful” tool of influence, especially through...

Belarus’s Political Prisoner Problem Attracting Renewed International Attention (Dmitry Bolkunets – The Jamestown Foundation)

The first phone call between U.S. President Trump and Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in August, followed by high-level meetings in Minsk, marked a surprising...

Russia’s War in Ukraine: The Next Chapter (Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya – CSIS)

(Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya - CSIS - 30 September 2025) Western diplomatic efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Moscow have repeatedly failed, showing...

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