Diplomacy & International Relations

Haiti Struggles with Criminal Insurgency as U.S. Designates Gangs as Terror Groups (Soufan Center)

The Trump administration designated two Haitian gangs as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) earlier this month, specifically Viv Ansanm...

Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer (Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun – CSIS)

On May 21, North Korea held a launching ceremony of a “newly-built 5000-tonnage destroyer,” assessed to be the second Choe Hyon-class guided missile destroyer...

Trump’s Confrontation of South Africa’s President Derails Effort to Cool Tensions (Mariel Ferragamo – Council of Foreign Relations)

The conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office Wednesday was meant to smooth over tensions...

The Pandemic Agreement may weaken, rather than strengthen multilateralism (Clare Wenham – Chatham House)

After three years of negotiations, the Pandemic Agreement has been adopted by the World Health Assembly – a step on the road to ratification...

Armenia’s Political Climate Heats Up as Elections Draw Closer (Onnik James Krikorian – The Jamestown Foundation)

Armenia’s political climate is heating up ahead of the 2026 elections, with a gradually more emboldened opposition poised to exploit frustrations with attempts to...

Uzbekistan Seeks Stronger Cooperation with Afghanistan (Syed Fazl-e-Haider – The Jamestown Foundation)

Tashkent is positioning itself as a mediator between Taliban-led Afghanistan and the international community, advocating for integration rather than isolation since the fall of...

Stabilization and ‘Struggle’: Strategic Signals from April’s Politburo and Trade Meetings (Matthew Johnson – The Jamestown Foundation)

April’s Politburo meetings and subsequent policy deployments indicate that Xi Jinping and his fellow Politburo members are scrambling to adapt to a harsher external...

The Tensions Behind the Trump-Ramaphosa White House Meeting (Michelle Gavin – Council On Foreign Relations)

The backdrop for the May 21 meeting between President Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa could hardly be bleaker. In a matter...

Trump’s Putin Call Indicates Ukraine’s Future Is Up to Europe (Max Boot – Council on Foreign Relations)

When it comes to safeguarding Ukraine, it could now be up to Europe. That is the message from Monday’s phone call between President Donald...

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