Diplomacy & International Relations

5 takeaways from France’s local elections

(Marion Solletty - Politico) Both the far right and far left made strong showings in the first round of France’s municipal elections on Sunday,...

EU’s crisis-proofing summit derailed by … another crisis

(Nicholas Vinocur - Politico) EU leaders were all set to finally hammer out how they will revive the bloc’s ailing economy and chart a...

Britain scrambles to shield Gulf allies as Iran war pounds on

(Anne McElvoy, Esther Webber and Sophie Inge - Politico) U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stressed since the start of the U.S. and Israeli-led...

Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump

(Phelim Kine and Jordyn Dahl - Politico) The 21st century is more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington — at least that’s...

Worlds In Brief (16 March 2026)

Iran War and beyond (Al Arabiya) Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed warned that continued Iranian attacks on...

Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore

(Myah Ward, Jessica Piper and Erin Doherty - Politico) The Trump administration quietly shifted its immigration messaging in the weeks after its violent operation...

Worlds In Brief (15 March 2026)

Iran War and beyond (Al Arabiya) Israel’s military said it conducted a broad wave of strikes on western Iran on Sunday, more than two weeks...

Huawei Is Betting on the Future with HarmonyOS

(Samm Sacks - Lawfare) As Presidents Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the end of March—forging a possible detente in the U.S.-China relationship—a...

In Case of Emergency: The Dubious Legality of Trump Allies’ Draft EO

(Anna Bower, Molly Roberts - Lawfare) President Trump has invoked the words “national security” as a justification for all manner of dubious policy moves...

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