Diplomacy & International Relations

Khamenei postures and blinks at the same time (Alex Vatanka – Middle East Institute)

As the war between Iran and Israel continued, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech on June 17, framing the conflict as an...

The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead (Paul Salem – Middle East Institute)

Barely a week into Israel’s large-scale military campaign against Iran, the prospects for a diplomatic resolution are rapidly vanishing — if they have not...

Now show the US, and Australians, how AUKUS addresses China threat (Emanuel Cohen – The Strategist)

The Pentagon’s review of the AUKUS defence partnership has surely generated anxiety in Canberra. But the Trump administration’s goal of verifying the program’s alignment...

Restraint Towards Iran Serves US Interests (Evan Cooper, Christopher Preble, Alessandro Perri – Stimson Center)

The United States faces a decision of utmost consequence: Does it join Israel in attacking Iran or instead continue to pursue talks to curb...

Georgian Dream Moves Away From North Atlantic Treaty Organization Aspirations (Beka Chedia – The Jamestown Foundation)

The Georgian Dream government announced that it will abolish the “Information Center on NATO and EU” on July 1, signaling its growing hostility toward...

Russia Continues Conservative Pivot in Arctic (Part One) (Sergey Sukhankin – The Jamestown Foundation)

In response to what Moscow labels the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s militarization of the Arctic, Russia has significantly restructured its Arctic policies. Russia has...

Does Trump Have the Authority to Strike Iran? (John B. Bellinger III – Council on Foreign Relations)

As Trump weighs whether to join Israel's bombing campaign of Iran, some have questioned if the president has the authority to involve the U.S....

Israel Considering Regime Change in Iran as U.S. Weighs Its Options (Soufan Center)

The situation between Israel and Iran has developed into a rapidly escalating conflict, with both sides aggressively attacking the other and each side sustaining...

Crime, Terror and Insecurity in Nigeria (Michael Jones and Genevieve Kotarska – RUSI)

Nigeria faces numerous security threats: from high rates of violent crime and enduring kidnap-for-ransom issues to long-running insurgencies in the northeast and a metastasising...

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