Diplomacy & International Relations

What could the Israel-Gaza deal mean for the Middle East? (Hady Amr, Scott R. Anderson, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kemal Kirişci, Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Dafna...

On October 8, 2025, Israel and Hamas agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal regarding the war in the Gaza Strip. Below, Brookings scholars reflect...

Tomahawk missiles are Russia’s latest red line. Will Trump call Putin’s bluff? (Peter Dickinson – Atlantic Council)

As the United States moves closer to a decision on supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, the Kremlin is cranking up the rhetoric in a...

Building Beyond the Great Powers: The New Geopolitics of Central Asia (The Soufan Center)

Over the past year, Russian authorities have intensified raids on migrant workers from Central Asia — actions widely viewed as a reflection of rising...

UN News (14 October 2025)

SDGs - More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going...

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

Russian forces have conducted three company- and battalion-sized mechanized assaults in priority areas of Donetsk Oblast over the last two weeks, marking an inflection...

Iran Update, October 14, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

SDF Integration: Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander Mazloum Abdi said on October 11 that he and the Syrian transitional government reached a “preliminary agreement”...

Syria’s First Post-Assad Election: Analysis from Damascus (Serhat Erkmen – RUSI)

Under less than perfect circumstances, a new government is heading to Damascus. But events continue to remind us that Syria's politics go far beyond...

A Guide to Trump’s Twenty-Point Gaza Peace Deal (Mariel Ferragamo – Council on Foreign Relations)

A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is finally underway. An end to the conflict is still up in the air, with all the...

As the trade war resumes, China may be keeping one eye on Trump and one on the Supreme Court (Josh Lipsky – Atlantic Council)

The big question in Washington this weekend, following the latest exchange in the US-China trade war: What went wrong? On Thursday, China announced sweeping...

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