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Angela Smith The prospect of renewed negotiations between Russia and Ukraine presents an important diplomatic opportunity, but it also exposes the fundamental difficulty of ending a war in which the parties continue to disagree over territory, sovereignty and the future European security architecture. The planned United States-mediated trilateral …

Ukraine’s war is now 4½ years old, and the diplomacy around it has been a stop-start affair. Technical-level talks are planned for the first half of November in Abu Dhabi, following a rift between Washington and Kyiv and moves by Trump seen as favouring Russia. Europe should read …

The November elections will test more than the domestic standing of the American president. They will reveal how far the United States can reconcile its international responsibilities with a changing political environment and an increasingly multipolar world. The international system is undergoing a period of strategic transformation in …

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Features Russia launched 134 drones overnight, including jet-powered ones, and hit energy facilities in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions; emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv. Ukraine’s Air Force says it downed 105 of the drones, but strikes landed at 20 locations, …

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Features The State Department approved the possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptors to Ukraine for $2.1 billion, funded by allies rather than the US. Russia says it agreed to resume US-mediated talks but insists battlefield conditions will decide when; at the …

New commitments at the Yerevan biodiversity summit have not resolved the central problem: the resources needed to implement global nature-protection targets remain far below ambition.

A deadly strike on a crowded Dnipro rail platform highlights the continuing vulnerability of civilian transport and the limits of diplomatic openings during war.

Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key Points The international system is moving towards greater fragmentation rather than a clearly established multipolar order. US–China competition, Russia’s confrontation with the West and regional conflicts are reshaping diplomatic priorities. Middle powers are seeking greater strategic autonomy. Economic security, technology, energy and military …

By Geostrategic Media Desk Team Key points Natural gas is reshaping economic relationships and strategic calculations across the Middle East. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE possess different but complementary energy assets. Türkiye, Egypt and Jordan occupy important positions in regional transit, processing and consumption networks. Infrastructure cooperation …