Diplomacy & International Relations

Facing Russian Hybrid Threats in Advance of Elections, Armenia Struggles to Maintain Pro-U.S. and EU Path

(Laura Thornton - Just Security) Armenians head to the polls on June 7 to elect all 101 members of its parliament, the National Assembly,...

Fourth Circuit Affirms $42 Million Jury Verdict in Abu Ghraib Case

(William S. Dodge - Just Security) Between October and December 2003, interrogators hired by CACI Premier Technology, Inc., along with members of the U.S....

Worlds In Brief (18 March 2026 – pm)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Al Arabiya) The UAE condemned the targeting on Wednesday of Iranian facilities in a gas field shared with Qatar,...

Kazakhstan Adopts New Constitution, Further Distancing From Soviet Past

(Paul Globe - The Jamestown Foundation) More than 70 percent of Kazakhstan’s voters reportedly took part in a March 15 referendum on a new...

After Chagos Deal, PRC Seeks to Alter Indian Ocean Balance

(Isaac Stone Fish - The Jamestown Foundation) Mauritius supports the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on virtually every geopolitical issue while receiving Chinese diplomatic...

Worlds In Brief (18 March 2026 – update)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond  (Reuters/Al Arabiya) NATO is deploying another US Patriot missile defense system to the southern Turkish province of Adana, where...

Geostrategic magazine (18 March 2026) – analyses from global think tanks

Afghanistan/Pakistan (Clara Fong - Council on Foreign Relations) On March 16, tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan heated up again after Pakistan launched an air strike...

Worlds In Brief (18 March 2026)

Iran/Middle East War  (Rebecca Falconer - Axios) Israeli forces' killing of two top Iranian officials in separate strikes Tuesday marked a major blow to Tehran's...

Medio Oriente (e oltre): cronache dal diciottesimo giorno di guerra

(Carlo Rebecchi)  Il leone è ferito, ruggisce ma chi lo attornia ne ha meno paura. Per la prima volta, il capo della nazione più potente...

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