Diplomacy & International Relations

Kazakhstan Reinforces Multivector Foreign Policy (Alexander Kim – The Jamestown Foundation)

Kazakhstan has awarded Rosatom the contract to build its first nuclear power plant, signaling continued collaboration with Russia while simultaneously exploring future partnerships with...

Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali (Andrew McGregor – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s Wagner Group is being withdrawn from Mali after a three-and-a-half-year deployment with a mixed record of battlefield successes that have come at enormous...

Baku-Moscow Tensions Signal Türkiye’s Rise in the South Caucasus (Soufan Center)

In a significant shift in the South Caucasus region, tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia have escalated sharply — marked by tit-for-tat public arrests in...

Prosperity and power: Trump’s selective US-Africa summit and the race with China (Landry Signé – Brookings)

In his first major diplomatic move with Africa during his return to the White House, President Trump is set to welcome the leaders of...

Five questions (and expert answers) about the ICC arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for crimes against women and girls (Atlantic Council)

Is the tide turning for justice? On Tuesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader,...

Abkhazia Works to Deepen Ties with Syria (Giorgi Menabde – The Jamestown Foundation)

Officials from Abkhazia’s Foreign Ministry visited Syria on June 25 to advance political and economic ties with Damascus, highlighting ongoing diplomatic activity between the...

Turkmenistan Becoming More Active on World Stage (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

Turkmenistan has become more active on the international stage in the past few years, breaking from the borderline isolationist foreign policy that it pursued...

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Expedite Work on Joint Railway Project (Syed Fazl-e-Haider – The Jamestown Foundation)

Recent meetings between officials from Tashkent, Kabul, and Islamabad have given fresh impetus to the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) railway project, with Pakistan leading the way...

Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate to Unprecedented Level (Vasif Huseynov – The Jamestown Foundation)

A Russian raid in Ekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis on June 27 resulted in deaths, injuries, and allegations of torture. This ignited a severe diplomatic...

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