Diplomacy
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Did Joe Biden Get Played By Erdogan On Afghanistan?
While diplomats and some analysts in Washington self-flagellate and blame the United States for the sustained break in relations, the reality is…
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UN calls for member states to halt flow of arms into Myanmar, months after coup
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged…
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The latest ‘spasm’ of violence in Gaza is unlikely to be the last
However, hostilities have since been contained, for the time being. Tony Walker The Conversation Provocative demonstrations this week in Arab…
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A New UN Envoy is an Opportunity for a New Approach in Yemen
More important than who gets the job is how UN member states and the mediator perceive its purpose, interpretations of…
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Taliban taking back territory as Australian and US forces prepare to leave Afghanistan by September
Afghanistan has been a patchwork of various control centres since US-led forces ousted the Taliban from power in 2001 —…
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Ethiopia Votes, But Balloting Will Not Ease the Country’s Deep Crisis
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison outlines what to expect. What’s at stake in Ethiopia’s elections? Ethiopia is due…
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Five things we learned from the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva
1) The weird and unpredictable Trump era is over. Luke Harding The Guardian In 2018 Donald Trump held a disastrous…
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Biden-Putin Summit: The View from Moscow
President Joe Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin will hold their first-ever summit on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dimitri Alexander Simes The…
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Turning Engagement Into a Regional Dialogue Mechanism in the Middle East
Iranian and American negotiators are in Vienna to find a way to restore the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald…
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Does NATO Have an Arms-Control Brain?
As the alliance’s leaders gather this week, they must recognize that reviving the arms-control agenda is the key to members’…
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More than 30,000 children at risk of death in Ethiopia’s famine-hit Tigray region, UN warns
Tens of thousands of malnourished children risk dying in hard-to-reach areas of Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked Tigray region, now hit by famine,…
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After Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, uneasy calm prevails at new border
What is the situation on the ground? Do people feel safe? A DW report from the frontier. Ashot Gazazyan Deutsche…
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Boris Johnson gets an EU earful on Northern Ireland
FALMOUTH, England — Having secured a relatively Brexit-free zone in his audience with U.S. President Joe Biden, Boris Johnson must…
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Stemming the Insurrection in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado
To tame the insurrection, Maputo needs to use force, with bespoke assistance from outside partners, and to carefully address underlying grievances.…
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Europe Should Embrace Biden’s Democracy Agenda
But Europe should focus on the bigger picture. Erik Brattberg Carnegie Endowment for International Peace U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip…
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UN envoy warns ‘mass deaths from starvation, disease and exposure’ possible in Myanmar’s Kayah State
Myanmar’s military has been battling on multiple fronts to impose order since its February 1 coup against Aung San Suu…
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