Diplomacy & International Relations

Iran Update, December 15, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Attack on US Forces in Syria: ISIS likely seeks to conduct insider or “green-on-blue” attacks targeting US forces in Syria as part of an...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 15, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

US, Ukrainian, and European officials reportedly agreed on unspecified security guarantees for Ukraine during a peace negotiation meeting in Berlin, Germany, on December 15. Ukrainian...

UN News (16 December 2025)

(Humanitarian Aid-Gaza) Humanitarian assistance in Gaza is being delayed because aid cargo is routinely deprioritised in favour of commercial goods, the UN’s aid coordination...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 14, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin is setting conditions to reject the Ukrainian and European peace plan drafts after it previously rejected key points of the US-proposed 28-point...

UN News (15 December 2025)

(Culture and Education) The 11th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations opened in Riyadh on Sunday with a blunt message for a...

New Name, Same Brutality: Russian Mercenaries Committing Atrocities in Mali (The Stimson Center)

Africa Corps soldiers are committing egregious atrocities in Mali, including accusations of rape, beheadings, and other human rights abuses and war crimes, according to...

A New Deal for the Mekong (Anoulak Kittikhoun – FULCRUM)

Imagine the Mighty Mekong Basin not as a source of friction among riparian countries but as a platform of joint management and development across...

ASEAN’S Evolving Climate Governance Framework (Sharon Seah, Melinda Martinus, Qiu Jiahui – FULCRUM)

ASEAN’s climate governance architecture has evolved to match the urgency to align regional ambition with Paris Agreement goals, with growing recognition that regional coordination...

Xiangshan Forum shows the muscle behind China’s diplomacy (Sophie Wushuang Yi – East Asia Forum)

China’s efforts to build an alternative security platform around the Beijing Xiangshan Forum have gained momentum as its military modernisation accelerates. Demonstrated advances have...

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