Diplomacy & International Relations

Iran Update, September 17, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Snapback Sanctions: The E3 (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) stated that Iran has not taken any concrete steps required to delay the snapback mechanism....

Russia’s Cyber Firms Are Getting Rich During War (Justin Sherman – Lawfare)

Ahead of his Alaska meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump threatened “severe consequences” for Russia if it did not stop its violence...

Russia and Belarus Decrease Parameters of Zapad-2025 Joint Military Exercise (Alexander Taranov – The Jamestown Foundation)

Belarusian officials insist that the joint strategic exercise Zapad-2025 of the Regional Troops Grouping (RTG) of Belarus and Russia poses no threat to neighboring...

Russian ‘Code’ and Stalin’s Rehabilitation Highlight Kremlin’s Ideological Turn (Hlib Parfonov – The Jamestown Foundation)

Sergey Karaganov, one of the founders of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, has created the “Code of the Russian” to codify...

Moscow Downplays Drone Incursion on Poland (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s September 9–10 drone attack, when at least 19 decoy Gerbera drones entered Polish airspace, caused little physical damage but triggered a swift response,...

New Thai Prime Minister and the Fall of the Shinawatras (Japhet Quitzon and Gregory B. Poling – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Thailand’s parliament on September 7 elected Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, as prime minister after months of political turmoil. As the third...

The Abraham Accords at five (Allison Minor, Daniel B. Shapiro, Amir Hayek, Loay Alshareef, Ahmed Khuzaie, Sarah Zaaimi – Atlantic Council)

Five years ago, the announcements that the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain would normalize relations with Israel caught the world by surprise. Subsequent announcements...

What is South-South cooperation, and can it be the gateway to a fairer world? (UN News)

Although developing countries often look to do deals with wealthy nations in order to help boost their economies, working closely with States facing similar...

Gaza City: Daily bombardment, more displacement amid escalating military offensive (UN News)

As the Israeli offensive intensifies in Gaza City, nearly one million people estimated to be living there face daily bombardment and further displacement, the...

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