Diplomacy & International Relations

Turkmenistan Becoming More Active on World Stage (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

Turkmenistan has become more active on the international stage in the past few years, breaking from the borderline isolationist foreign policy that it pursued...

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Expedite Work on Joint Railway Project (Syed Fazl-e-Haider – The Jamestown Foundation)

Recent meetings between officials from Tashkent, Kabul, and Islamabad have given fresh impetus to the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) railway project, with Pakistan leading the way...

Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate to Unprecedented Level (Vasif Huseynov – The Jamestown Foundation)

A Russian raid in Ekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis on June 27 resulted in deaths, injuries, and allegations of torture. This ignited a severe diplomatic...

Lack of Substantive Peace Talks Continues Russian Economic Downturn (Vadim Shtepa – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that he is unwilling to negotiate with “terrorist” Ukraine in early June caused a downturn in Russian markets as...

Taiwan’s ‘Great Recall’ a Historic Bid to Overturn the Opposition’s Legislative Majority (Courtney Donovan Smith – The Jamestown Foundation)

In a historic first for any democracy at the national level, mass recall campaigns in Taiwan are seeking to overturn the opposition’s legislative majority...

Houthis Resume Red Sea Ship Attacks (Soufan Center)

The Houthis’ attack on a Greek-owned, Liberia-flagged ship in the Red Sea on Sunday, that caused the ship’s crew to abandon the stricken vessel,...

Trade Deals Need More Than Ninety Days (Inu Manak – Council on Foreign Relations)

When President Donald Trump paused his sky-high “reciprocal” tariffs just a few days after introducing them on April 2 (what he called Liberation Day),...

What really came out of this year’s BRICS summit? (Valentina Sader and Ignacio Albe – Atlantic Council)

Much of the international media coverage surrounding the 2025 BRICS summit in Rio this week focused on who wasn’t in the room, Russian President...

For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach (Elizabeth Sizeland – Atlantic Council)

This report is made possible through the vision and generosity of Adrienne Arsht, whose commitment to resilience as a national and global imperative has...
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