Diplomacy & International Relations

Restraint Towards Iran Serves US Interests (Evan Cooper, Christopher Preble, Alessandro Perri – Stimson Center)

The United States faces a decision of utmost consequence: Does it join Israel in attacking Iran or instead continue to pursue talks to curb...

Georgian Dream Moves Away From North Atlantic Treaty Organization Aspirations (Beka Chedia – The Jamestown Foundation)

The Georgian Dream government announced that it will abolish the “Information Center on NATO and EU” on July 1, signaling its growing hostility toward...

Russia Continues Conservative Pivot in Arctic (Part One) (Sergey Sukhankin – The Jamestown Foundation)

In response to what Moscow labels the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s militarization of the Arctic, Russia has significantly restructured its Arctic policies. Russia has...

Does Trump Have the Authority to Strike Iran? (John B. Bellinger III – Council on Foreign Relations)

As Trump weighs whether to join Israel's bombing campaign of Iran, some have questioned if the president has the authority to involve the U.S....

Israel Considering Regime Change in Iran as U.S. Weighs Its Options (Soufan Center)

The situation between Israel and Iran has developed into a rapidly escalating conflict, with both sides aggressively attacking the other and each side sustaining...

Crime, Terror and Insecurity in Nigeria (Michael Jones and Genevieve Kotarska – RUSI)

Nigeria faces numerous security threats: from high rates of violent crime and enduring kidnap-for-ransom issues to long-running insurgencies in the northeast and a metastasising...

With strikes on Iran, Netanyahu has diverted criticism of Israel’s Gaza operations (Ksenia Svetlova – Chatham House)

As the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) systematically degrade Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure, Israel faces a complex challenge: to what extent can it maintain...

North African Stability Powers Europe’s Energy Transition (Maurizio Geri – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

The dispute over the Western Sahara, despite being one of North Africa’s most protracted conflicts, has long been perceived as an issue with little...

Bangladesh/Myanmar: The Dangers of a Rohingya Insurgency (Crisis Group)

Armed groups in the Rohingya camps of southern Bangladesh have joined forces to battle the Arakan Army, the ethnic Rakhine group that has taken...

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