Armed Conflict
Trump Delays Russia Sanctions as Energy Crisis Exposes Limits of Economic Coercion
Donald Trump has postponed the implementation of major sanctions against Russia, reopening a difficult debate about whether economic pressure can remain credible when the country imposing it becomes increasingly vulnerable to the consequences. On 16…
India and China Resume Border Talks as Relations Continue Cautious Thaw
India and China are continuing their cautious attempt to repair relations after six years in which the Line of Actual Control (LAC) transformed from a manageable disagreement into one of Asia’s most dangerous military frontiers.
Trump and Putin Meet in Budapest as Ukraine Peace Deal Faces First Major Test
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met in Budapest only weeks after the July framework that halted most large-scale fighting in Ukraine, with the negotiations now shifting from stopping the war towards deciding what the…
Taiwan Holds Major Military Drills as China Pressure Intensifies
Taiwan has completed another major round of military exercises as pressure from China around the island continues to shape one of the most dangerous security dilemmas in the Indo-Pacific. Taipei’s exercises have increasingly focused on…
Trump Signs Russia-Ukraine Peace Framework as Territorial Dispute Is Frozen
After more than four years of full-scale war, the United States, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a framework intended to bring sustained large-scale fighting to an end. The settlement does not resolve the conflict…
Thailand and Cambodia Agree New Border Ceasefire After Renewed Fighting
Thailand and Cambodia have again agreed to a ceasefire after renewed fighting along their disputed border, almost exactly a year after the crisis that killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands in 2025.
NATO Pledges €70 Billion for Ukraine as Europe Takes Larger Security Role
The NATO summit in Ankara has ended with one of the alliance’s largest commitments to Ukraine since the war began. NATO members pledged €70 billion in military equipment, assistance and training for Ukraine during 2026,…
Trump Pushes for Ukraine Peace as Russia’s War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase
Donald Trump has held separate calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, again presenting the United States as the central mediator capable of bringing the Ukraine war towards…
NATO Summit Shifts More of Europe’s Defence Burden Away From Washington
This week’s NATO summit has made something increasingly clear about the transatlantic alliance: Europe is no longer debating whether it needs to assume substantially greater responsibility for its own defence, but how quickly it can…
Trump Announces US-Iran Peace Deal After Months of War
After more than three months of war, failed ceasefires, blockades and negotiations, the United States and Iran have finally agreed on the text of a deal intended to end the conflict. Donald Trump says the…
Pashinyan Wins Armenia Election Despite Russian Pressure
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party has won today’s parliamentary election, preserving his government at one of the most consequential moments in Armenia’s post-Soviet history. The campaign was shaped by much more than…
India-Pakistan Water Dispute Deepens as Indus Treaty Becomes Strategic Leverage
The latest India-Pakistan crisis is moving beyond terrorism and military retaliation into something potentially more structural: water. India continues to hold the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack,…
