Diplomacy & International Relations

National Security Strategy: RUSI Reaction (Elijah Glantz, Louise Marie Hurel, Tom Keatinge, Dan Marks, Neil Melvin and Matthew Savill – RUSI)

The release of the National Security Strategy lays out a troubling picture of the UK's place in an increasingly hostile and volatile world. RUSI...

Five Priorities for Advancing NATO’s Space Mission (Anca Agachi, Shaan Shaikh, Bruce McClintock – RAND)

NATO has been throttling up its efforts in the space domain. In relatively fast order, the alliance has moved from recognizing the growing role...

Rare Earths and Realpolitik. Kachin Control, Chinese Calculus, and the Future of Mediation in Myanmar (Amara Thiha – Stimson Center)

Since the February 2021 coup in Myanmar, rare earth extraction has expanded rapidly in Kachin State, a state in northern Myanmar bordering China. There,...

Global Governance Innovation Report 2025. Advancing the Pact for the Future and Environmental Governance. Creative approaches to advancing the Pact for the Future and...

With multilateral institutions and the international legal order under pressure and facing an extreme liquidity crisis, states and civil society partners committed to collective...

Why Talk of ‘Regime Change’ Raises Lingering Ghosts of Humiliation in Iran. President Trump’s social media threat about possible regime change in Iran added...

In assessing the rapidly evolving dynamics of the Middle East—particularly those involving Iran—one often overlooked yet critical factor is the enduring force of historical...

Uncovering the Legacy of Peacekeeping in Liberia. Research travel in Liberia highlights the ongoing legacy of UN peacekeeping (Natalie Bramlett, Julie Gregory – Stimson...

The UN Mission in Liberia’s 15-year deployment is widely celebrated as a peacekeeping success story. In April 2025, Researchers Julie Gregory and Natalie Bramlett...

Russia Futures. Balancing constraint, resilience, and potential – looking into the next decade for Russia and its implications on a global order (Mathew Burrows,...

For decades, Western experts have viewed Russia as a declining power citing a lack of population growth, technology innovation, and a falling GDP for...

Iran-Israel Conflict Demonstrated Vulnerability of Global Energy Supply Chains (Soufan Center)

The conflict between Israel and Iran, which also saw the U.S. strike Iranian nuclear facilities, has kept global oil and gas markets on high...

PRC Promotes Iranian Coverage and Showcases Advanced Weapon Systems (Shijie Wang – The Jamestown Foundation)

Beijing interprets recent U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a demonstration of deterrence aimed at supporters of Iran’s Islamic regime. In response, state...
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