Diplomacy & International Relations

‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan (UN News)

The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday repeated his call for Africa to have a greater say in decisions that affect its future, in remarks to...

Algorithmic Foreign Influence: Rethinking Sovereignty in the Age of AI (Angelo Toma – Lawfare)

In early 2022, TikTok users in Kenya saw their feeds flooded with political disinformation—including content laced with ethnic hate speech and violent threats ahead...

The Future of UNIFIL and Hezbollah Disarmament (Khalil Helou, Sarit Zehavi, Assaf Orion – The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

On August 14, The Washington Institute held a virtual Policy Forum consisting of two separate, sequential video conversations: one with Gen. Khalil Helou of...

France updates strategic documents, and its relationship with Australia (Eric Frecon – ASPI The Strategist)

France’s latest strategic updates make one thing clear: Paris has turned a page on AUKUS and moved on. In July, it released new versions...

Facing volatility, China looks to energy to anchor Gulf ties (Jesse Marks – ASPI The Strategist)

hina is moving quickly to shore up its long-term energy ties with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states through fixed purchasing agreements with Gulf suppliers....

Major Takeaways From Trump’s Meeting With Zelenskyy and European Leaders (Matthias Matthijs – Council on Foreign Relations)

Days after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump convened a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European leaders at...

Will Trump’s India Tariffs Affect a Critical U.S. Partnership? (Kenneth I. Juster – Council on Foreign Relations)

On July 31, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent “reciprocal” tariff on Indian imports, effective August 7, aimed at forcing New Delhi...

Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises (Maggie Mutesi – Atlantic Council)

As Zambia mourned the death of its former President Edgar Lungu on June 5, a quieter crisis was unfolding in the country’s public hospitals....

Was Trump’s summit with Zelenskyy and European leaders a turning point for Russia’s war in Ukraine? (Atlantic Council)

Allies, assemble. On Monday, US President Donald Trump welcomed to the White House Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders, following Trump’s meeting...

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