Diplomacy & International Relations

What’s Next for the Houthis in Yemen? (Crisis Group)

This week on Hold Your Fire!, Richard speaks with Crisis Group Yemen expert Ahmed Nagi about what the ceasefire in Gaza means for the...

Beware the Slide Toward Regime Change in Venezuela (Crisis Group)

The Trump administration is dispatching military assets to the Caribbean and sinking boats it claims ferry drugs. While it appears the deployment is part...

High Stakes Promises: The Challenge of Security Guarantees for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Ukraine is asking its partners for security guarantees – ideally now, but certainly before it makes any deal with Russia. In this Q&A, Crisis...

U.S. Carrier to the Caribbean: A Step Closer to War (Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

The Trump administration announced that the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group (CSG) will deploy to the Caribbean to help “dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations...

Much Ado About Maduro (Much Ado About Maduro, Will Freeman – Council on Foreign Relations)

For President Donald Trump, Venezuela has become ground zero for his 21st-century corollary of the Monroe Doctrine—an experiment in power projection ostensibly motivated by...

Milei’s economic plan meets its midterm test (Ignacio Albe – Atlantic Council)

Argentina heads into its midterm legislative elections this Sunday with President Javier Milei’s economic program facing one of its most complex political and market...

War Without End: How Drone Warfare and Failed Diplomacy Are Fragmenting Sudan (The Soufan Center)

Tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to rise amid the over two-year civil war as the...

UN News (24 October 2025)

World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update -  World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods,...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 24, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces continue to advance in central and western Pokrovsk, although the exact contour of the front line in and around the town remains...

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