Diplomacy & International Relations

The Pandemic Agreement may weaken, rather than strengthen multilateralism (Clare Wenham – Chatham House)

After three years of negotiations, the Pandemic Agreement has been adopted by the World Health Assembly – a step on the road to ratification...

Armenia’s Political Climate Heats Up as Elections Draw Closer (Onnik James Krikorian – The Jamestown Foundation)

Armenia’s political climate is heating up ahead of the 2026 elections, with a gradually more emboldened opposition poised to exploit frustrations with attempts to...

Uzbekistan Seeks Stronger Cooperation with Afghanistan (Syed Fazl-e-Haider – The Jamestown Foundation)

Tashkent is positioning itself as a mediator between Taliban-led Afghanistan and the international community, advocating for integration rather than isolation since the fall of...

Stabilization and ‘Struggle’: Strategic Signals from April’s Politburo and Trade Meetings (Matthew Johnson – The Jamestown Foundation)

April’s Politburo meetings and subsequent policy deployments indicate that Xi Jinping and his fellow Politburo members are scrambling to adapt to a harsher external...

The Tensions Behind the Trump-Ramaphosa White House Meeting (Michelle Gavin – Council On Foreign Relations)

The backdrop for the May 21 meeting between President Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa could hardly be bleaker. In a matter...

Trump’s Putin Call Indicates Ukraine’s Future Is Up to Europe (Max Boot – Council on Foreign Relations)

When it comes to safeguarding Ukraine, it could now be up to Europe. That is the message from Monday’s phone call between President Donald...

Europe is striking back at Russia’s shadow fleet. Here’s what to know about the latest EU and UK sanctions (Atlantic Council)

Brussels and London are ratcheting up pressure on Moscow—without Washington. On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom approved scores of new...

Why the US cannot afford to lose dollar dominance (Martin Mühleisen and Valbona Zeneli – Atlantic Council)

Over the past eight decades, the status of the United States as an economic and geopolitical superpower and the role of the US dollar...

Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners (Léonie Allard and Jean-Loup Samaan – Atlantic Council)

New details are emerging about the White House’s “Golden Dome” initiative, a missile-defense system intended to intercept long-range and hypersonic missiles fired at the...
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