Diplomacy & International Relations

A Changed Region Two Years After the October 7 Attack (The Soufan Center)

Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, numerous seemingly sacrosanct red lines in the region have been crossed, including extensive warfare between Iran and...

Armed Conflict? Trump’s Venezuela Boat Strikes Test U.S. Law (Matthew C. Waxman – Council on Foreign Relations)

The U.S. military has struck at least four vessels that originated from Venezuela since the start of September, killing more than twenty people. President...

Africa needs conflict prevention as the continent faces unprecedented threats (UN News)

Conflicts in Africa cannot be solved through military solutions and peace and security on the continent “demands a proactive preventative” approach, according to the...

Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns (UN News)

Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due to a resurgence in fighting across Cabo Delgado,...

Guterres condemns detention of 10 more UN staff in Yemen (UN News)

Houthi rebels have detained 10 more UN personnel in Yemen, bringing the total number to 54 since 2021. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns this arbitrary...

Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies (UN News)

As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led terror attacks on Israel, the UN is appealing for the release of all...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin continues its reflective control campaign aimed at preventing the US from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Leaked Russian estimates of Russian killed in...

Iran Update, October 7, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Sanctions Mitigations: Iran is pursuing alternative mechanisms, which may include barter systems, to mitigate the impact of snapback sanctions. Iran’s moves to mitigate...

The Long Global Shadow of October 7 (Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı, Ian Lesser, Dalia Ghanem, Gabriel Mitchell, Kristina Kausch, Hermine Sam – German Marshall Fund of...

Hamas’ attack on Israel two years ago and the events unfolding in its wake have reverberated beyond the Middle East. The war in Gaza;...

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