Diplomacy & International Relations

UN News (27 January 2026)

(Human Rights) The Holocaust is a warning, that hatred “can consume everything” – a message that feels more urgent than ever, the UN chief...

Trump Is Demolishing the Global Order. Here’s What Might Come Next

(Politico) Greenland is safe, for now. But it’s no overstatement to say the rest of the world has come to see the United States...

Making Libya investable again

(Jonathan M. Winer - Middle East Institute) When ExxonMobil recently advised President Donald Trump that Venezuela remains “uninvestable,” the company was not making a...

Inside Keir Starmer’s China reset

(Dan Bloom - Politico) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney left Beijing and promptly declared the U.S.-led “world order” broken. Don’t expect his British counterpart...

France snaps back at NATO chief Rutte in feud over Europe’s defense muscle

(Laura Kayali - Politico) The French government responded curtly to Mark Rutte after the NATO secretary-general said Europe could not defend itself without the...

India and EU announce landmark trade deal

(Abhishek Dey - BBC) The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both...

Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. “armada” arrives

(Barak Ravid - Axios) President Trump told Axios in an interview on Monday that the situation with Iran is "in flux" because he sent...

Iran’s Tryst With Its Future

(Kabir Taneja - Observer Research Foundation) The June 2025 strikes conducted by the United States and Israel against Iran were a pivotal moment in...

Chabahar: A Difficult Port Of Call For India

(Harsh V. Pant, Vivek Mishra - Observer Research Foundation) Ever since the second Trump administration assumed office, India has faced renewed tension in balancing...

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