US & Global Affairs Brief

Iran warns that fresh US or Israeli strikes would trigger new weapons and targets, altering the "geography of weapons and war" while claiming to have...

Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. sees his nation as a geopolitical "bullseye" and rejects Chinese attempts to force a switch from Taiwan...

UNGA 2026 arrives amid wars in the Middle East and Europe, a global energy crisis, and rising AI fears.

Trump's anticipated meeting with Xi offers a...

Nuclear weapons governance offers the strongest model for containing AI's existential threats.

• Bifurcated oversight separated military and civilian...

After 22 years and $4 billion, India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reached first criticality in April, making it the second nation after Russia to...

National frustration with Trump and Republican governance is eroding the party's traditional advantages.

• Economy trust flips: Democrats now edge...

Progressive movements are moving beyond opposing specific wars toward demanding a full foreign policy doctrine rooted in internationalism and...

Robert Kaplan warns that President Trump's rhetorical volatility on Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific is endangering the 1972 Shanghai Communiqué for the...

MIKTA's vision statement positions middle-power cooperation as a direct effort to strengthen global governance and sustain an open, inclusive international order by jointly tackling shared challenges.

Washington's refusal to regulate frontier AI leaves a void that global leaders and even US states are scrambling to fill independently.

Trump's...

Election misinformation has moved from fringe to mainstream: over half of voters in England's May elections saw false claims, with one in ten...

Harassment of U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s family escalated to the point that the Jets requested extra security and police involvement, showing how...

A UNGA side event hosted by Latvia, the EU and partners will spotlight Belarus as both an enabler of Russia’s war on Ukraine and a source of hybrid...

• Americans rate the UN poorly on peace and security (73%), human rights (70%), and international law (70%), though humanitarian aid draws the least...

Joe Kent argues military escalation across the Middle East risks uncontrollable fallout, urging pragmatic deals instead.

• In Yemen, Washington should...

The disappearance of a China-linked filing from Canada’s new foreign influence registry—showing $823 paid to The Canada Files by CGTN Français—exposes...

Trump is repurposing national security rhetoric to shield his Triumphal Arch project from lawsuits, claiming it will store drones and sniper ammunition at the military's request. Critics label the idea absurd and unsafe near DCA airport.

The commentary highlights gaps between bold US claims and modest outcomes in two foreign policy areas.

• Greenland deal: Seven months yielded only an...

A federal appeals court blocked the Trump policy of swift deportations to unrelated nations, requiring migrants a chance to raise persecution fears...

A narrow scoping of the 2027 Global Digital Compact review could exclude Global South voices from shaping AI and digital standards, leaving them...