Diplomacy & International Relations

Supply-chain resilience: the foundation of economic security (Maria Shagina – IISS)

The principle that economic security is national security is now widely accepted among Western policymakers. What is only just beginning to sink in, however,...

The US pivot on regulating AI diffusion (IISS)

On 8 December 2025, United States President Donald Trump announced a one-year waiver of export restrictions on Nvidia’s H200 chips, which are used in...

Iran Update, December 19, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

US Airstrikes in Syria: The United States struck dozens of ISIS-affiliated targets in Syria on December 19 in direct response to the ISIS-affiliated killing...

China & Taiwan Update, December 19, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PLA modernization: Russia is helping the PLA improve its airborne capabilities, which the PLA could use to establish and defend an airhead in an...

UN News (19 December 2025)

(Peace and Security-Gaza) Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical...

Europe’s Minilateral Moment (Neil Melvin – RUSI)

Europe is experiencing a ‘minilateral’ revolution as its leaders huddle up with trusted neighbours and partners across the continent to build defence and security...

Escaping the cycle of conflict in Libya (Tim Eaton – Chatham House)

Policies to address Libya’s interminable political and security crises have too often relied on a flawed system of elite bargains in which power- and...

Iran Update, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Military Appointments: The Iranian regime announced new Artesh appointments as part of a broader reshuffling of senior Iranian military leadership following the Israel-Iran...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly and explicitly outlined his continued commitment to his maximalist war aims in Ukraine – the same aims for which...

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