Diplomacy & International Relations

For air-and-missile defence, Israel offers the economic solutions (Sam Goldsmith – The Strategist)

An Israeli solution may offer the best value-for-money for the integrated air-and-missile defence (IAMD) capability that Australia urgently needs. The Australian Defence Force and...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov continue to make exaggerated claims of battlefield victories while...

UN News (26 October 2025)

Hurricane Melissa poised to slam Caribbean; 1.6 million children at risk - With Hurricane Melissa threatening to unleash torrential rains and hurricane-force winds across...

New and Revived Energy Partnerships Boost Turkey and East-West Trade Routes (Burak Can Çelik – Stimson Center)

Iraq’s Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline resumed oil flows on September 27 for the first time since early 2023. Under a US-mediated agreement between Iraq, the Kurdistan...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin is attempting to leverage the visit of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev to the United States to spread Kremlin...

Sixty-five nations sign first UN treaty to fight cybercrime, in milestone for digital cooperation (UN News)

Sixty-five nations have signed a landmark United Nations treaty in Hanoi aimed at tackling cybercrime – a move Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a...

The Window to Counter Russia in Syria Is Closing (Anna Borshchevskaya – The Washington Institute)

Russia is quietly reconsolidating influence in Syria. The fall of Moscow-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad almost a year ago ushered in a once-in-a-generation opportunity...

China’s Push for Satellite Cooperation in the Middle East (Henry Tugendhat – The Washington Institute)

In late September, China hosted the fifth China–Arab states BeiDou Cooperation Forum. Launched in 2017 with scientists from the Arab League and the China...

No Real Alternative: Why the Gulf Will Rely on the U.S. (James Jeffrey, Elizabeth Dent – The Washington Institute)

Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on September 9 jarred the region and spurred a new outburst of skepticism about the value...

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