Diplomacy & International Relations

Israel Reacts to U.S.-Iran Talks with Escalation

(The Soufan Center) Israel has escalated pressure on Hamas and Hezbollah by moving deeper into both Gaza and Lebanon and killing two successive leaders...

‘Fundamentally Different Ideas’ Cloud US-Iran Talks, Former Senior US Diplomat Says

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) As US President Donald Trump concluded a high-stakes Situation Room meeting on a possible Iran agreement, major questions remained open:...

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Armenia - Eurasian Economic Union - European Union (RFE/RL) Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan have issued an ultimatum to Armenia, threatening to suspend its membership...

Chinese Hackers Exploit Iran War to Target Maritime and Energy Companies

(Danny Palmer - Infosecurity Magazine) Hacking groups linked to China have exploited the war in the Middle East in attempts to compromise maritime and...

Iraq Forms New Government amid Regional Turmoil

(Lahib Higel - Crisis Group) On 14 May, six months after general elections were held in November 2025, Iraq’s parliament approved a still-incomplete government...

Right and Left Vie for Victory in Colombia under U.S. Shadow

(Crisis Group) Colombians will vote for a new president on 31 May at the end of a polarised campaign marked by sharply contrasting views...

As US Scales Back Forces Earmarked for NATO, Opportunity Opens for Europe

(Oana Lungescu - RUSI) From Greenland to Iran, President Trump’s hostility and unpredictability have brought transatlantic trust to a new low. In May, Trump...

Turkey’s Iraq Gambit Amid the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

(Tamer Badawi and Burcu Ozcelik - RUSI) Iraq has once again become a critical pressure point in the widening US-Iran confrontation. Direct exposure to...

Ethiopia needs more than an election to calm internal and regional conflict

(Chatham House) Ethiopia’s election on 1 June is likely to be among the least competitive of the seven national elections held since multiparty democracy...

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