Diplomacy & International Relations

Iran Update, November 12, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: The voter turnout rate was 56 percent in the November 11 Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to Iraq’s electoral commission. Iraqi politicians...

UN News (12 November 2025)

(Climate and Environment - COP30) Negotiators in Belém, Brazil, opened COP30 with a stark warning: the race to avert catastrophic global heating is being...

Yemen’s generation without classrooms (Samar Azazi – Lowy The Interpreter)

In June 1964, Malcom X said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”. In...

Why does the Taliban remain a point of influence in Bangladesh? (Saqlain Rizve – Lowy The Interpreter)

When the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, their victory was celebrated far beyond Afghanistan’s borders. In Bangladesh, many young men in madrasas and...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The rate of Russian advances in the Pokrovsk direction remains relatively slow, likely in part because the Russian military command continues to pursue grinding...

Iran Update, November 11, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iraqi Parliamentary Elections: Iraq held parliamentary elections on November 11. Iraq’s electoral commission, the Independent High Electoral Commission, announced on November 11 that...

UN News (11 November 2025)

(Climate and Environment - COP30) As the planet heats up, so does the race for smarter, cleaner technology. At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, delegates...

Morocco-Algeria: The case for ambitious reconciliation (Intissar Fakir – Middle East Institute)

On October 31, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution centering Morocco’s autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the Western Sahara conflict....

Imports and Influence: China’s Growing Economic Presence in the Gulf (Andrew Leber – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

The Arab Gulf monarchies offer a window into the policy implications of China’s rising global economic influence, driven by its substantial manufacturing capacity and...

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