Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump says Iran meeting to be held Tuesday in Doha, envoys Witkoff and Kushner to attend

(Agencies/Al Arabiya) The United States said a high-level meeting on Iran would be held in Doha on Tuesday with President Donald Trump’s top envoys...

Washington and Beijing cut a trade deal – Europe picks up the tab

(Alicia García Herrero - Lowy The Interpreter) The rollercoaster of EU–China relations continues its descent, and it is tempting to read that slide as...

The minilateral moment is passing

(Abhinandan Kumar - Lowy The Interpreter) In diplomacy, 2026 was hailed as the year size doesn’t matter, with “minilateralism” praised at the World Economic...

Keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and free to shipping is a priority for Asia

(East Asia Forum) Iran’s attempts to impose tolls on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz challenge the principle of free navigation under international law...

Mergers alone won’t fix Japan’s fragmented opposition

(Fumi Ikeda - East Asia Forum) The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and former Liberal Democratic Party...

Netanyahu’s emerging challenger represents his polar opposite, and that may be his appeal

(Tal Shalev - CNN) On the evening of June 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party posted four words on its official X...

Pakistani strikes kill dozens in Afghanistan

(BBC Pashto and BBC Urdu) Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, killing dozens, officials say....

Why the EEAS is fighting for its future

(Nicholas Vinocur, Jacopo Barigazzi - Politico) When EU leaders launched the bloc’s diplomatic service in 2011, the idea was to give Europe a much...

Ireland prepares to play dealmaker on EU’s biggest climate fight of the year

(Ben Makuch - Politico) The European Union's most important climate policy is up for review this summer, and Ireland must be the go-between in...

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