Diplomacy & International Relations

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 15, 2026 (Institute for the the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to demonstrate that he will not be satisfied with a peace settlement that only pertains to Ukraine and does...

Russian Occupation Update, January 15, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

A Russian occupation official confirmed that several Ukrainian children — some with severe disabilities — whom Russian authorities forcibly transferred from occupied Kherson Oblast...

Russia’s Non-Response to US Actions in Venezuela Reveal a Kremlin Balancing Act (Institute for the Study of War)

Russia’s responses to the recent US military operation in Venezuela highlight the delicate balancing act it is engaged in vis-a-vis the Trump Administration —...

UN News (15 January 2026)

(Peace and Security) As nationwide protests in Iran appear to ease after nearly three weeks of unrest and bloodshed, a senior UN official called...

Bipartisan plan aims to create U.S. reserve for critical minerals (Hans Nichols – Axios)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce (today) new legislation to establish a $2.5 billion "Strategic Resilience Reserve" (SRR) for critical minerals, Axios has...

European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island (Paul Kirby – BBC)

A small French military contingent has arrived in Greenland's capital Nuuk, officials say, as several European states deploy small numbers in a so-called reconnaissance...

Venezuela shows Russia has lost the initiative in Trump’s global order (Natalie Sabanadze – Chatham House)

Russia will seek to exploit the US capture of Nicolás Maduro to its advantage. The operation, carried out in clear violation of international law...

Transforming Belarus from a Russian asset to a buffer state for European security (Ryhor Astapenia – Chatham House)

Western discussions of Belarus’s role in regional security have largely considered Minsk as part of broader approaches towards Moscow, rather than as a policy...

‘Vance hates us’: Europe’s Greenland fears grow as US vice president dives into talks (Tim Ross and Zoya Sheftalovich – Politico)

Faced with a barrage of American threats to grab Greenland, Denmark’s foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart flew to Washington for — they hoped...

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