Diplomacy & International Relations

Is the US preparing to strike Iran?

(Jonathan Beale - BBC) Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump sent a message to Iranians protesting against the regime that "help is on...

All the economic wins Keir Starmer wants to bag in China

(Caroline Hug and Graham Lanktree - Politico) Keir Starmer in China tries to lock in some economic wins he can shout about back home....

Starmer to Carney: No new world order please, we’re British

(Dan Bloom - Politico) Keir Starmer rejected his Canadian counterpart’s call for mid-sized countries to band together in the face of unpredictable global powers...

Iran Update, January 27, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Iranian Regime Stability: The Iranian regime’s ongoing crackdown is exacerbating the economic collapse that spurred the Winter 2026 protests....

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 27, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The United States is reportedly pushing Ukraine to cede the remainder of Donetsk Oblast to Russia in exchange for...

­­Korean Peninsula Update, January 27, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) North Korean purges: Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed a senior economic official, possibly to limit the influence of a...

UN News (27 January 2026)

(Human Rights) The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels more urgent than ever, the UN chief...

Trump Is Demolishing the Global Order. Here’s What Might Come Next

(Politico) Greenland is safe, for now. But it’s no overstatement to say the rest of the world has come to see the United States...

Making Libya investable again

(Jonathan M. Winer - Middle East Institute) When ExxonMobil recently advised President Donald Trump that Venezuela remains “uninvestable,” the company was not making a...

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