Diplomacy & International Relations

China & Taiwan Update, December 19, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PLA modernization: Russia is helping the PLA improve its airborne capabilities, which the PLA could use to establish and defend an airhead in an...

UN News (19 December 2025)

(Peace and Security-Gaza) Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical...

Europe’s Minilateral Moment (Neil Melvin – RUSI)

Europe is experiencing a ‘minilateral’ revolution as its leaders huddle up with trusted neighbours and partners across the continent to build defence and security...

Escaping the cycle of conflict in Libya (Tim Eaton – Chatham House)

Policies to address Libya’s interminable political and security crises have too often relied on a flawed system of elite bargains in which power- and...

Iran Update, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Military Appointments: The Iranian regime announced new Artesh appointments as part of a broader reshuffling of senior Iranian military leadership following the Israel-Iran...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine – the same aims for which...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 16, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Council of the European Union confirmed that European countries and the United States will provide “robust” security guarantees to Ukraine as part of...

Iran Update, December 16, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Threat of Baloch Militant Groups to Iranian Regime Security: The newly established Mobarizoun Popular Front, which is a coalition of Baloch organizations, released a...

UN News (17 December 2025)

(Peace and Security-Sudan) The situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday. Hostilities have been...

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