Diplomacy & International Relations

A New Deal for the Mekong (Anoulak Kittikhoun – FULCRUM)

Imagine the Mighty Mekong Basin not as a source of friction among riparian countries but as a platform of joint management and development across...

ASEAN’S Evolving Climate Governance Framework (Sharon Seah, Melinda Martinus, Qiu Jiahui – FULCRUM)

ASEAN’s climate governance architecture has evolved to match the urgency to align regional ambition with Paris Agreement goals, with growing recognition that regional coordination...

Xiangshan Forum shows the muscle behind China’s diplomacy (Sophie Wushuang Yi – East Asia Forum)

China’s efforts to build an alternative security platform around the Beijing Xiangshan Forum have gained momentum as its military modernisation accelerates. Demonstrated advances have...

UNSC Resolution on Peace in the Gaza Strip: Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Implementation of Trump’s Plan (Emirates Policy Center)

The UN Security Council has adopted Resolution No. 2803 based on US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip....

Australia all at sea on submarine cable risks (Jocelinn Kang – Lowy The Interpreter)

Google is laying new submarine cables along Australia’s northern and western approaches. The routes will link to a planned Google AI data centre on...

What does Trump’s new National Security Strategy mean for the Middle East? (Middle East Institute)

In this episode, MEI Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow Ambassador David Hale joins host Alistair Taylor to unpack the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS)....

Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of US Central Command, Addresses MEI (Middle East Institute)

Admiral Brad Cooper, USN, Commander of US Central Command, gave opening remarks at MEI's conference titled "Assessing US Policy on Post-Assad Syria & Its...

China’s AI use for cyber espionage shifts cyber focus from detection to trust (Gil Baram – ASPI The Strategist)

The question facing security and technology leaders is no longer whether adversaries will deploy AI agents against their environment. Now, those leaders must ask...

UN News (8 December 2025)

(Peace and Security - Sudan) As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone...

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