Diplomacy & International Relations

The Dynamics You Aren’t Watching: Iran’s Campaign Across Its Peripheries

(The Soufan Center) During the course of the Iran War, Iran reportedly targeted an Azerbaijani enclave and the Incirlik Air Base in Türkiye, while...

Mojtaba Khamenei’s First Statement Signals Escalation and Regional Pressure

(The Soufan Center) In his first statement since being appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei endorsed Iran’s current defense and deterrence strategy while deliberately keeping...

Lebanon Wracked by Spillover from the Iran War

(The Soufan Center) Renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, a spillover of the Iran war, has undermined more than a year of fragile stability...

AU Should Strengthen its Framework to Curb Violence Against Women

(Juliana Nnoko - Human Rights Watch) Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one...

Burkina Faso: Islamist Armed Group Commits New Atrocities

(Human Rights Watch) An Islamist armed group has killed at least 38 civilians, abducted 9 women, and burned property in 3 separate incidents in...

Russia: Digital Iron Curtain Falls on Internet Freedom Protection Day

(Human Rights Watch) Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said, a day marked by free...

Iran: US School Attack Findings Show Need for Reform, Accountability

(Human Rights Watch) Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based...

Worlds In Brief (13 March 2026 am)

War in the Middle East/Gulf, and beyond (UN News) The UN chief on Thursday urged all combatants to cease hostilities in the Middle East, uphold...

Guerra nel Golfo, un altro obiettivo potrebbero essere gli impianti di desalinizzazione

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Non il petrolio, ma l’acqua potrebbe essere la grande protagonista nella guerra senza esclusioni di colpi di Stati Uniti e Israele contro...

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