Diplomacy & International Relations

Trump’s Secondary Sanctions on Russian Oil Are a Lose-Lose Proposition (Sergey Vakulenko, Carnegie Russia Eurasia)

Just as certain classes of medication are sometimes in vogue and prescribed to help with all kinds of ailments, it seems that U.S. President...

Central Asian States Have Put Aside Their Territorial Disputes. Why Now? (Temur Umarov, Alibek Mukambayev – Carnegie Russia Eurasia)

The Ferghana Valley, divided on the political map between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, has resembled a battlefield ever since the collapse of the Soviet...

Securing Europe’s Future: Partnership Through Strength (Giovanni Grevi, Carnegie Europe)

Just like with tango, it takes two sides to sustain the transatlantic partnership: Europe and the United States. Since the reelection of U.S. President...

South Sudan’s shaky peace is at risk of collapse. Can it be saved? (Dame Rosalind Marsden, Chatham House)

South Sudan’s civil war ended in 2018 through a peace agreement between President Salva Kiir’s South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Government (SPLM-IG) and...

Trump’s tariffs will push Southeast Asia uncomfortably close to China (Ben Bland, Chatham House)

Southeast Asian leaders have long argued that they should not have to choose sides between the US and China. Indeed, trading nations such as...

The Danger of Letting Iraq’s PMF Authority Law Pass (Michael Knights, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

For years now, Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces have been recognized as a danger to both American national security interests and Iraqi civilians, with U.S.-designated...

Seabed sensors and mapping: what China’s survey ship could be up to (Euan Graham, Ray Powell – The Strategist)

Civilian exploration may be the official mission of a Chinese deep-sea research ship that sailed clockwise around Australia over the past week and is...

South Korea must move beyond partisan division to tackle security threats (Kunwoo Kim, The Strategist)

South Korea’s internal political instability leaves it vulnerable to rising security threats including North Korea’s military alliance with Russia, China’s growing regional influence and...

Amid U.S. Threats, Iran Moves Toward Negotiations with Trump (The Soufan Center)

Iran and the U.S. are moving toward nuclear negotiations, even as Trump builds up forces that could be used for military action against Iranian...

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