Diplomacy & International Relations

New START Expiry: Implications for Europe

(Darya Dolzikova​ and Sidharth Kaushal - RUSI) On 5 February 2026, the last US-Russian arms control agreement – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty...

Uganda: Idi Amin 2.0 Loading

(Ray Hartley and Greg Mills - RUSI) Three weeks after Uganda’s highly compromised election allowed Yoweri Museveni to retain power, the leader of the...

Trump’s critical minerals commitment problem

(Christopher Vandome - Chatham House) The US Critical Minerals Ministerial Summit on 4 February was the Trump administration’s most significant move to date to...

US Negotiating Team Visits Strike-Force Carrier Off Iranian Waters (RFE/RL)

(RFE/RL) Washington appeared to ramp up pressure on Tehran as its leading negotiators visited the US aircraft carrier that heads a powerful strike force...

Ukraine’s Parliament Speaker Makes Sanctions Case On Capitol Hill, Warns Against Prolonged Talks

(Alex Raufoglu - RFE/RL) Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker visited Capitol Hill making the case to US lawmakers that tougher sanctions enforcement remains central to Kyiv’s...

Pakistani Authorities Make First Arrests After Deadly Mosque Attack

(RFE/RL) Pakistani authorities said four people have been arrested in connection with the suicide bomb attack that killed at least 32 people at a...

Kyrgyzstan May Be First State Targeted Under EU Anti‑Circumvention Rules

(Zamira Eshanova - RFE/RL) Under a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which are expected to be introduced by the end of February,...

What Nouri al-Maliki’s prime minister bid tells us about Iraq

(Renad Mansour - Chatham House) On 27 January, US President Donald Trump surprised many with a blunt warning on social media: if Iraq reinstated...

Haiti’s vicious circle: Funding is needed to end the violence. But the violence means the funding doesn’t come

(Christopher Sabatini - Chatham House) Politics in Haiti is a blood sport. The last elected President, Jovenel Moïse, was gunned down by mercenaries in...

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