Global Affairs Digest

Are strikes and diplomacy pulling negotiations closer or further apart?

• Ukrainian outreach: Sybiha thanked Germany for support after Russian...

On Tuesday, 26 May, the Security Council will hold a high-level open debate on “Upholding the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and Strengthening ...” This upcoming session offers a focal point for discussions on multilateral commitments.

Taiwan confronts CCP infiltration through dispersed networks that operate below criminal thresholds, creating systemic risks before indictable conduct...

The reported US fleet withdrawal and asset release signal easing tensions, lifting odds of a new agreement to 86%.

Yet this comes as the Iran...

Multiple foreign ministers issued a joint statement condemning Somaliland's opening of a purported embassy in occupied Jerusalem as a flagrant...

Survey data highlights a tense risk landscape underpinning global conflicts:

• War tops concerns for ~60% of Europe and Asia-Pacific respondents
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A new UN exhibit, When Silence Breaks, spotlights decades of legal progress against conflict-related sexual violence, from early ICTY rulings to...

China is advancing its global influence by strengthening ties with small island states like Seychelles, leveraging the 50th anniversary of diplomatic...

US voices pushed hard for escalation, with senators urging Trump to “finish the job” and deliver a “final blow” to Iran. Yet assessments reveal a...

Nations are forging alternative trade routes and deals that reduce reliance on American markets and diplomacy.

• China's pivot: Brazil and Vietnam...

European economic signals are diverging sharply.

• Bond turmoil dominated G-7 talks as 30-year German yields hit 15-year highs amid inflation fears...

• May 2024 attack: Rohingya civilians shot while fleeing, village burned, leaving mass graves and scattered bodies.
• Death toll: At least 170 killed...

Colombia's Q1 2026 GDP rose 2.2%, with manufacturing expanding 2.9% and motor vehicle production surging 27.8%, pointing to a recovery in value-added industry and skilled employment rather than consumption alone.

Sudan’s disintegration has transformed from a domestic war into a trans-regional security crisis, serving as the physical link welding the Sahel, Horn...

The US-China dynamic is pushing a multipolar world as Beijing promotes alternatives to the liberal order while both sides weaponize economic...

New U.S. restrictions divert non-citizens from Ebola-hit nations (DRC, Uganda, South Sudan) to Dulles for screening instead of Miami International.
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Hezbollah has entered a new war of attrition phase against the IDF in southern Lebanon, moving beyond sporadic attacks to coordinated strikes.

• Uses...

Climate progress, gaps, and duties are unfolding on separate tracks.

• Scenarios shift: RCP8.5 retires as implausible; clean-energy cost drops and...

ASEAN and Canada are pushing to conclude their free trade agreement negotiations this year, with both sides highlighting shared priorities in sustainable trade, digital economy, and resilient supply chains.

The International Court of Justice ruled that the 1948 Freedom of Association Convention protects workers' right to strike, even though the word never...