British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken his first overseas trip to Kyiv, pledging continued UK support for Ukraine as tensions with Russia...
By Barry JamesAugust 24, 2026Jerrier (Jerry) Ismail has taken up his position as the new US Consul General in Thessaloniki, succeeding Elizabeth K. Lee and beginning a...
By Barry JamesAugust 19, 2026Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is preparing a wide-ranging autumn programme that will bring global leaders, foreign policy scholars, policymakers and...
By Barry JamesAugust 18, 2026Iran has threatened to expand disruption of regional oil shipments as the crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz intensifies, raising fresh concerns for...
By Barry JamesAugust 17, 2026Bangladesh is reassessing its relationship with India under a new government that has placed the “Bangladesh First” policy at the centre of its...
By Barry JamesAugust 15, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza, insisting that Israel will not withdraw its forces until...
By Barry JamesAugust 12, 2026Middle powers may lack the computing infrastructure and frontier laboratories of the United States and China, but they still have significant tools to...
By Barry JamesAugust 11, 2026Colombia has recognised Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, becoming only the second country after the United States to take that position. The...
By Barry JamesAugust 10, 2026A new debate in Foreign Affairs has revived calls for the United States to withdraw its military forces from the Middle East, arguing...
By Barry JamesAugust 8, 2026Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called on members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to respect Armenia’s efforts to broaden its international...
By Barry JamesAugust 7, 2026