22+ hour, 43+ min ago   (206+ words) Score the 2025-26 sanctions rounds on Russia, Iran and Sudan against actual behaviour change, and the pattern is unmistakable: the workarounds are winning, and the compliance bill is landing on Western banks instead. Score the record on the only metric that…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (471+ words) Iceland summoned U.S. Ambassador Billy Long after President Donald Trump shared a social media map depicting Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean under the American flag and labelled as part of the “United States of America.” Iceland’s Foreign…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (554+ words) After almost five years of attritional warfare, the war in Ukraine is entering a more dangerous phase. Russia has strong incentives to escalate. Ukraine faces no equivalent constraint. With growing Western assistance, it has progressively extended operations deeper into Russian…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (471+ words) The Kremlin said Monday that it does not rule out restarting trilateral peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, although it stressed that there is currently no agreement on when or where negotiations could resume. The comments followed…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (882+ words) Why Serbia’s River Threat to Kosovo Is Really About Ukraine moderndiplomacy.eu Why Serbia’s River Threat to Kosovo Is Really About Ukraine Vučić's threat to divert the Ibar River away from Kosovo isn't about water. It's leverage aimed at Brussels,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (997+ words) The Hidden Bill Behind Europe’s Defense Spending Boom Modern Diplomacy The Hidden Bill Behind Europe’s Defense Spending Boom NATO's 5% target gets covered as a strategic win. The real story is who's paying for it — Germany in cut pensions and a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (553+ words) Modern Diplomacy How Two EU Vetoes Are Quietly Handing Russia a Win in the Sanctions War EU sanctions decisions require unanimity among all 27 members, and unanimity means any single government has leverage. $4,334 (gold, per ounce, near record) · $200bn (Russian reserves frozen…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (560+ words) Spain has found no evidence that Moroccan authorities planned or orchestrated the massive migrant surge into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in July, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told parliament. His comments come amid conflicting accounts over whether the unprecedented border…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (601+ words) What Is Greece’s $3.5bn Israeli Arms Deal Actually About? Modern Diplomacy What Is Greece’s $3.5bn Israeli Arms Deal Actually About? Athens spent $3.5 billion on Israeli missiles this week in the largest defence deal the two countries have ever signed. That this happened…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (369+ words) Expo isn't usually seen as a platform for international diplomacy. Conceived as a world's fair to showcase the achievements of nations, it has traditionally been treated as an economic or cultural forum. Forums like the UN General Assembly are indispensable,…...