Diplomacy & International Relations

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 17, 2025 (Olivia Gibson, Grace Mappes, Jennie Olmsted, Christina Harward, Anna Harvey, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter...

US officials acknowledged that Putin has yet to demonstrate a willingness to offer the concessions necessary to reach a peace agreement. Russia will be unable...

Opportunities and Challenges of Introducing Income Tax in Oman (Emirates Policy Center)

(Emirates Policy Center) The Sultanate of Oman is set to become the first Gulf country to introduce a personal income tax law, effective in...

Israel’s Options to Deal with Iran’s Nuclear Program after the 12-Day War (Emirates Policy Center)

Although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the recent war resulted in the destruction of Iran’s nuclear program, most Israeli assessments suggest that...

RUSI Experts Comment on the Trump-Putin Summit (Matthew Savill, Tom Keatinge and Neil Melvin – RUSI)

Read reactions from Director of Military Sciences Matthew Savill, Director of the Centre for Finance and Security Tom Keatinge and Director of International Security...

The Pentagon’s Rare Earth Gamble: Smart Strategy or State-Crafted Monopoly? (Henry Sanderson – RUSI)

The Pentagon’s direct investment in rare earth miner MP Materials marks a decisive shift in US industrial and defence policy – one that shatters...

Old Borders, New Battles: Thailand, Cambodia and an Unfinished War (William Hurst – RUSI)

The recent ceasefire and ongoing talks between Thailand and Cambodia are fragile bandages over a long-festering wound. It was brokered by Malaysia – and...

Why Did Iraq’s Militias Sit Out the Iran–Israel War and Why it Matters (Burcu Ozcelik and Tamer Badawi – RUSI)

Defying expectations, Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups refrained from carrying out attacks on US military facilities inside Iraq after Israel’s 13 June strikes on Iran....

Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska: Early analysis from Chatham House experts (Orysia Lutsevych, Keir Giles – Chatham House)

US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at a summit in Alaska, the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in...

The geo-economics of Russia’s bad harvest (Peter Frankopan – IISS)

Russia’s ability to export grain and fertiliser has remained one of its few sources of economic strength and international leverage since its invasion of...

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