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Turning Diplomatic Commitments into Mineral Investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Gracelin Baskaran – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Earlier this year, as hostilities escalated between Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi proposed granting the...

Will the Fragile Peace Deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda Hold? (Soufan Center)

The U.S. brokered a peace deal last week between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a deal shaped by Washington’s access to...

The balance of power in Yemen after the US-Houthi cease-fire (Eleonora Ardemagni – Middle East Institute)

The May 6 cease-fire between the United States and the Tehran-supported Houthi militia in Yemen has had a consolidating effect on the balance of...

The Gulf’s water crisis: Why cooperation is crucial — and complicated (Naser Alsayed, John Calabrese – Middle East Institute)

On June 19, false reports of an Israeli strike on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant sparked alarm across the Gulf. Though denied by Israeli officials,...

How US Policy Is Taking Shape – From Libya To Iran (Middle East Institute)

Stephanie Williams, former US diplomat and deputy head of the UN mission in Libya, sits down with Brian Katulis for a wide-ranging conversation about...

Stateless Fighters, Stated Goals: Syria’s Precarious Balancing Act (The Soufan Center)

The fall of the Assad regime in December 2024 has not ended Syria’s security challenges, as episodes of sectarian violence and Islamic State resurgence...

What to expect as Trump’s tariff deadline looms (Atlantic Council)

First came “Liberation Day.” Now, after Independence Day, comes a day of reckoning for Donald Trump’s tariff regime. On July 9, a ninety-day pause...

Russian bulletproof hosting service Aeza Group sanctioned by US for ransomware work (Adam Janofsky – The Record)

A Russia-based company providing technical tools to ransomware gangs and digital drug dealers was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday. Aeza Group...

Cyberattack on Russian independent media had links to US-sanctioned institute, researchers find (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

A Russian hosting provider allegedly involved in a recent cyberattack against independent media organizations in the country is reportedly connected to a state-affiliated research...

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