Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump’s Greenland threats put transatlantic alliance on death watch (Barak Ravid – AXIOS)

Several hours after issuing an unprecedented statement against President Trump's threats to take over Greenland, the leaders of France, Germany and the U.K. stood...

Inside Democrats’ plans to stop Trump from raiding more countries (Andrew Solender – AXIOS)

House Democrats are scrambling for levers to block the Trump administration from reprising its Venezuelan incursion across Latin America and beyond. Why it matters:...

U.S. defies Moscow, seizes oil tanker despite Russian submarine escort ( Dave Lawler – AXIOS)

The U.S. Coast Guard seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday after a cat-and-mouse chase across the Atlantic, despite the vessel being shadowed by...

China intensifies Cyber-Attacks on Taiwan as Energy Sector Sees Tenfold Spike (Infosecurity Magazine)

Chinese cyber threat actors intensified effort to gain access to Taiwan’s critical infrastructure organizations in 2025, with a particular emphasis on the energy sector,...

China vs America: Dan Wang and his sceptics (Stephen Grenville – Lowy The Interpreter)

Anyone with more than a passing interest in China and its economic rivalry with America will have read Dan Wang’s Breakneck: China’s Quest to...

Australia’s Afghanistan sanctions emphasise accountability (Saima Afzal – Lowy The Interpreter)

Australia’s imposition of a new autonomous sanctions framework for Afghanistan is a significant development that shows how middle powers can react to persistent human...

A Historic Political Bet: Arabs in Israel and the Upcoming Knesset Elections (Emirates Policy Center)

The Arab community in Israel is preparing to participate in the upcoming Knesset elections amid an internal debate over whether to unite under a...

In Venezuela, the real challenges for the US are just beginning (Lester Munson – ASPI The Strategist)

US President Donald Trump’s removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela on 3 January has provided the opportunity to show that his national...

In seizing Maduro, US signals a willingness to act decisively (Jennifer Parker – ASPI The Strategist)

The image was confronting: Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, handcuffed aboard a US warship, the USS Iwo Jima. It was a moment that made clear...

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