Diplomacy & International Relations

Operation Poseidon Archer: Assessing one year of strikes on Houthi targets (Edward Beales, Wolf-Christian Paes – IIISS)

In the late summer of 2024, the number of attacks that Ansarullah (Houthi) forces attempted against ships in the waters off Yemen fell sharply,...

Turning Towards Turkey: Why NATO Needs to Lean into Its Relationship (Rebecca Lucas, RAND Corporation)

Scrambling to bolster defence postures, the European Union has focused on strengthening its defence industry, pouring money into domestic production and lowering barriers to...

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariff Policy (Penny Naas, German Marshall Fund of the United States)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently presented the clearest explanation of the tariffs the Trump administration is planning to levy. Speaking on Fox News...

Berlin Raises the “Kenyan Flag” (Sudha David-Wilp, German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Germany’s outgoing parliament has held a historic vote to approve massive spending. Unprecedented times emboldened the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister...

Turkey restricts social media following arrest of president’s main rival (Daryna Antoniuk, The Record)

Turkey has reportedly restricted access to several major social media platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, following the detention of the Turkish president’s...

Ukraine’s IT Army keeps up attacks on Russia despite waning media hype (Daryna Antoniuk, The Record)

Ukraine's IT Army, a group of self-described hacktivists who drew significant media attention for targeting Russian entities in the war’s early days, remains active...

The Chinese DeepSeek Moment: Technical and Geopolitical Consequences for the US and the Gulf

The launch of DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model is perceived by China as a pivotal milestone in its technological competition with the US. China’s narrative...

Limits of Economic Deterrence in the US-China Tech Competition (Rogier Creemers, Louise Marie Hurel – RUSI)

A week before reaching a deal, US President Donald Trump said he wanted $500 billion worth of Ukraine’s critical minerals as compensation for having...

No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue (UN News)

The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of...

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