Diplomacy & International Relations

Indonesia–Australia Security Treaty: Middle powers choosing consultation over blocs

(Emirza Adi Syailendra - Lowy The Interpreter) Leaders of Indonesia and Australia have framed the Jakarta Treaty 2026 as a response to “challenging times”....

Why location matters for the Pacific Pre-COP

(Sarah Thompson - Lowy The Interpreter) When Australia bid to host the 2026 annual global climate change negotiations COP31, it envisioned a Pacific partnership...

Putting the UK back into AUKUS?

(David Vallance - Lowy The Interpreter) The Royal Navy’s first contribution to Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-W) is on its way to the southern hemisphere....

Can Southeast Asia extend its AI data centre advantage into Space?

(Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Iuna Tsyrulneva - Lowy The Interpreter) Space-based data centres are seen as the next frontier. Technology titans from the United...

Diplomacy alone won’t end Russia’s war

(Tennyson Dearing - ASPI The Strategist) Peace talks began slowly at first, then all at once. But a durable peace will require changing Russia’s...

From Central Europe, Rubio Rejects NATO Exit Talk, Calls For Stronger European Role

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) Just one day after addressing the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a brief stop in...

A relationship on the rocks: Europe and America need each other, but trust is gone

(Paul McLeary and Laura Kayali - Politico) European and American leaders spent three days pledging cooperation and offering to slap a new coat of...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 15, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The Kremlin continues to discuss future elections in Ukraine to advance its false claim that the current Ukrainian government...

Land Seizures Spread Across Uzbekistan As Farmers Cite Push For Chinese Capital

(Sadriddin Ashur and Merhat Sharipzhan - RFE/RL) A wave of land disputes that began in eastern Uzbekistan has spread to Sirdaryo, where farmers say...

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