Diplomacy & International Relations

Rethinking multilateralism for a new era (Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly and Zia Qureshi – Brookings)

From trade wars to the climate crisis, many of today’s challenges require international cooperation. Yet current multilateral arrangements are struggling. It is time to...

Is China circumventing US tariffs via Mexico and Canada? (Joshua P. Meltzer and Maricarmen Barron Esper – Brookings)

The United States’ high tariffs on Chinese imports have incentivized China to find alternate entries to the American market via Canada and Mexico. This...

How to write a US National Security Strategy (Matthew Kronig – Atlantic Council)

The Trump administration is reportedly nearing completion of its national security strategy (NSS). Since the 1980s, the US Congress has required every presidential administration...

Sanctioned Russian actor linked to new media outlet targeting Moldova (Jakub Kubś and Eto Buziashvili – Atlantic Council)

REST, a newly launched online outlet targeting Moldovan audiences ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections is linked to Rybar, a pro-Russian “military blogger” and...

Experts react: What’s next for US-Turkey ties after Erdoğan’s White House visit? (Atlantic Council)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the Turkish leader’s first White House visit in six years....

Israel’s attack on Qatar shows why it’s time for a Gulf defence union (Bilal Y. Saab – Chatham House)

Israel’s 9 September attack on Qatar shows why its neighbour, Saudi Arabia, has been pushing for a formal defence pact with the US in...

Trump’s UK visit sealed deals, but at what cost? (Bronwen Maddox, Laurel Rapp – Chatham House)

President Donald Trump brought AI and tech CEOs on his second state visit for a deal pledging £31 billion in investment for the UK. Independent...

Trump, Xi, and the Making of a Presidential Phone Call (Michael Froman – Council on Foreign Relations)

President Donald Trump called Chinese President Xi Jinping directly for the second time this year. To break down what goes into a presidential call,...

Jets Over Estonia Are Putin’s Latest Check of U.S. and NATO Resolve (Max Boot – Council on Foreign Relations)

Western experts were still debating whether the incursion of at least nineteen Russian drones into Polish airspace last week was accidental or deliberate when...

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