Diplomacy & International Relations

The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called NATO allies “cowards” for their unwillingness to help secure maritime traffic in...

The Strait of Hormuz and the Limits of Maritime Law

(Bertina Kudrin - Lawfare) For over 40 years, the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical pressure point. Today’s war, however, has prompted a...

Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria: A Transformative Framework for Accountability and Reform

(Fadel Abdulghany and Ruti Teitel - Just Security) On Dec. 8, 2024, Syria crossed a historical threshold when the fall of President Bashar al-Assad...

How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI

(Chris Rogers - Just Security) U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran mark yet another escalation in a period of rapidly expanding U.S. military activity...

Hegseth Didn’t Revive an Ancient Warrior Ethos. He Repeated an American Pattern

(Ali Sanaei - Just Security) It is easy to dismiss Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent use of the phrase “no quarter” as barbaric,...

Worlds In Brief (24 March 2026 pm)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Al Arabiya) White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday described the situation surrounding possible negotiations with Iran in Pakistan...

China’s National Party Congress 2026: defence remains a priority amid fiscal challenges

(Meia Nouwens, Lucie Béraud-Sudreau - IISS) On 5 March, Premier Li Qiang delivered his government work report at the opening session of the National...

Geostrategic magazine (24 March 2026) – analyses from global think tanks

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Frederick Kempe - Atlantic Council) The newest edition of the Economist puts it this way: “The conflict ravaging the...

Worlds In Brief (24 March 2026)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after US President Donald Trump...

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