Diplomacy & International Relations

Future-proofing NATO’s industrial capacity: how decisions at the NATO Summit in The Hague will strengthen the Allied defence industry (NATO)

NATO Heads of State and Government have agreed new and ambitious Capability Targets and a new defence investment pledge of 5% of Gross Domestic...

Malhama and Albanian Tactical Groups Train New Syrian Army and Special Forces (Daniele Garofalo – The Jamestown Foundation)

Foreign-led jihadist groups Malhama Tactical and Albanian Tactical are now training Syria’s newly formed army and special forces under the post-Assad government. These groups,...

Rising Islamist and Anti-Hindu Sentiment in Bangladesh in Wake of Pahalgam Attack (Animesh Roul – The Jamestown Foundation)

Following the ousting of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Islamist factions have filled the power vacuum in Bangladesh, leading to a surge in anti-Hindu...

Militant Monks Fuel Government Terror in Myanmar (Khandakar Tahmid Rejwan – The Jamestown Foundation)

An ultranationalist subset of Myanmar’s community of Buddhist monks have become active supporters of the military junta, offering the regime legitimacy and support in...

Questions Remain about Iran’s Nuclear Program (Soufan Center)

A preliminary U.S. defense intelligence assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites raised questions about the Trump policy to prevent Iran from...

A Tactical Triangle: The Evolving Geopolitical Alignment of Russia, China, and Iran (Soufan Center)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday — a meeting that underscored the trilateral relationship between...

Three essential questions to ask in the aftermath of America’s attack on Iran (Brian Katulis – Middle East Institute)

As US President Donald Trump set out on a quick trip to the Netherlands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) annual summit this...

US-Iran: What is next? (David Hale – Middle East Institute)

While most international media are focused on what will happen today or this week between America and Iran, the real story is much bigger—the...

Pezeshkian’s overtures: Cosmetic change or real shift in power? (Alex Vatanka – Middle East Africa)

Where is Ali Khamenei? That is the question on the minds of many Iranians and foreign observers in the aftermath of the 12-day war...

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