Diplomacy & International Relations

Leveraging US-Africa critical mineral opportunities: Strategies for success (Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Landry Signé, and Vera Songwe – Brookings)

The U.S. is highly dependent on imports of critical minerals, but existing supply chains are vulnerable, plagued with high geographic concentration, slow mine development,...

How a UN Security Council resolution could help end the war in Gaza (Thomas S. Warrick – Atlantic Council)

Can the United Nations (UN) Security Council play a useful role in ending the war in Gaza? It would be easy to conclude that...

Highlights from the Transatlantic Forum on GeoEconomics, as US and European leaders reimagine transatlantic cooperation (Katherine Golden and Daniel Hojnacki – Atlantic Council)

A new US-Europe relationship is taking shape. Over the past year, the economic and security environment shared by the transatlantic partners has rapidly changed....

Rohingya plight in Myanmar, a ‘test for humanity’ (UN News)

“Houses burned. Neighbours killed. Hope vanishing.” With those stark words, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock opened a high-level UN conference on Tuesday, as alarm...

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors authorise new Gang Suppression Force for Haiti (UN News)

The UN Security Council has backed a resolution authorising the transition of the Kenyan-led support mission for Haiti into a new Gang Suppression Force,...

Taliban internet blackout leaves Afghans in limbo while needs surge (UN News)

Lifesaving relief efforts to help remote Afghan communities devastated by last month’s deadly earthquake have already been hit by the de facto authorities’ decision...

DR Congo: Peace still elusive despite ‘progress we see on paper’, UN official says (UN News)

Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “is still mostly a promise”, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country,...

Gaza: Guterres calls for ‘all parties’ to commit to US peace plan, as UN agencies stress urgent ceasefire need (UN News)

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Monday’s Gaza peace deal proposal from US President Donald Trump, urging “all parties” to commit to it....

Iran Update, September 30, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Succession Planning: Senior Iranian officials appear to be preparing for potential military conflict. Iranian officials continue to believe that the current ceasefire...
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