Diplomacy & International Relations

Russian Occupation Update, October 23, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Kremlin-appointed Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova continues to personally implicate herself in the deportation and re-education of a Ukrainian teenager. Russian occupation administrators...

Türkiye Expands into the Middle East Void (The Soufan Center)

Türkiye has been a chief geostrategic beneficiary of the setbacks to Iran and its “Axis of Resistance,” but its expanded regional influence has fueled...

Is the United States Preparing for a War with Drug Cartels and Transnational Criminal Gangs? (The Soufan Center)

The United States has been ramping up assets — both military and intelligence — to modify its force posture, assuming a more aggressive approach...

Reconfiguring U.S. Cyber Strategy in the Wake of Salt Typhoon (Alistair Simmons – Lawfare)

In a multiyear campaign called Salt Typhoon, threat actors from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have broken into many major telecom providers, including...

UN News (22 October 2025)

UN appeals for stronger support for Syria, with millions still in need - As Syria’s humanitarian needs soar and aid funding dries up, UN...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces conducted a large combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of October 21 and 22 and struck a Ukrainian...

Iran Update, October 22, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Efforts to Access Global Markets: The Iranian regime passed the Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) convention on October 22 as part of...

India, China, and the Early Harvest: Understanding Bhutan’s Border Bet (Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy – Observer Research Foundation)

In August 2025, weeks before PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Beijing for the SCO summit, India hosted the 24th round of Special Representative (SR)...

The Challenge of Disarming Hamas (The Soufan Center)

Asked earlier this week at a press conference about whether or not Hamas would lay down its weapons as part of the newly agreed-upon...

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