Diplomacy & International Relations

UN chief hails ‘remarkable example’ of Papua New Guinea as he concludes historic trip (UN News)

Speaking to journalists in the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Friday, UN chief António Guterres rounded off the first ever visit to...

‘A war of atrocities’ – UN human rights investigators warn Sudanese civilians are paying the highest price (UN News)

As the nearly 30-month-long conflict in Sudan between rival militaries grinds on, looting, burning, and shelling continues to destroy livelihoods and hope. ‘A war of...

DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence (UN News)

Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance for survivors has had to be halted as...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 5, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and said that it is impossible to conclude a peace agreement with...

Iran Update, September 5, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Snapback Sanctions: Iran continued meeting with European officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after the E3 (the United Kingdom, France, and Germany)...

Russia Continues Efforts to Regain Influence over Moldova (Christina Harward – Institute for the Study of War)

The Kremlin is trying to influence the upcoming Moldovan parliamentary elections on September 28, 2025, as it tried with Moldova’s presidential election and referendum...

Sánchez’s new Trump card (Nic Lawley – Chatham House)

‘Sánchez clings on’ has become an evergreen headline for the English language press watching Spanish politics. Spain’s tall, photogenic and (a national first) English-speaking...

The ‘Fortress Russia’ economy has adapted well to pressure. But stagflation presents an opportunity for the West (Timothy Ash – Chatham House)

The Russian economy has proven much more durable through three and half years of full-scale war in Ukraine, and a decade of Western sanctions,...

Tightening the oil-price cap to increase the pressure on Russia (Volodymyr Dubrovskiy, James Nixey – Chatham House)

Russia is the world’s most sanctioned country, but the current regime of sanctions has largely failed to achieve its aim of constraining Russia’s ability...

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