Diplomacy
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…
BRICS Summit in New Delhi Shows Both the Promise and Limits of a Multipolar World
The BRICS summit in New Delhi has produced exactly the kind of image India wanted: Narendra Modi hosting Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian and leaders from across the Global South, with Xi visiting India…
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…
Israel Approves Major West Bank Settlement Expansion as Two-State Solution Shrinks Further
Israel has approved another major expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, intensifying an argument that has become increasingly difficult to avoid: governments can continue declaring support for a two-state solution while simultaneously allowing…
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…
Colombia Elects Iván Cepeda as Petro’s Left-Wing Project Survives
Colombia has elected Iván Cepeda president, keeping the political left in power after Gustavo Petro and challenging the assumption that Colombia’s 2022 turn to the left was simply a temporary reaction against the traditional establishment.
