Diplomacy & International Relations

The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws (Kenneth Propp – Lawfare)

Just before Christmas, the Trump administration raised the stakes in its campaign against laws in Europe that require social media platforms to exercise vigilance...

Iran Update, January 14, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Threat Perception: The Iranian regime views the protests as a proto-revolution that it must crush completely and immediately. Some Iranians are resisting the...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian advances slowed in late December 2025 and early January 2026, likely due to less advantageous winter weather conditions and the end of efforts...

UN News (14 January 2026)

(Peace and Security) A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions...

US personnel evacuated from Qatar base amid Iran tensions (Politico)

The U.S. has ordered the evacuation of some personnel from its largest base in the Middle East as President Donald Trump weighs strikes against...

Brussels unveils plan to fill up Ukraine’s war chest with billions to spend on weapons (Politico)

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a €90 billion loan to Ukraine aimed at saving it from financial collapse as it continues to battle...

Kyiv and EU allies want Trump to firm up his Ukraine commitments in Davos (Politico)

Kyiv and its European allies are eyeing the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos next week as a key venue for...

Inside Trump’s $11 billion health plan to replace “neo-colonial” USAID (Axios)

The Trump administration is launching an unprecedented, $11 billion soft-power effort to remake foreign health assistance after its controversial decision to gut USAID. Why...

How Americans are grading Trump on Venezuela and Greenland (Axios)

Americans are divided on the merits of President Trump's recent foreign incursions and threats and remain especially skeptical of acquiring Greenland, new polling has...

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