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New Atlanticist

Oct 29, 2025

Trump in Southeast Asia: Cease-fire, ceremonies, and the limits of regional diplomacy

By Amy Searight

The US president recently attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Kuala Lumpur as one stop on his trip through the Indo-Pacific.

East Asia Economy & Business

MENASource

Oct 28, 2025

US energy firms are returning to Iraq—but politics could undo their fortunes

By Raad Alkadiri

Al-Sudani's rush to sign deals with US firms over the past few months is fundamentally about political survival, both his own and Iraq’s.

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2025

Dispatch from Uzbekistan: Regional peace progress and economic growth reveal opportunities for US engagement

By Andrew D’Anieri

The advances toward peace in the Fergana Valley and Uzbekistan’s economic growth should encourage deeper US engagement in the region.

Central Asia Crisis Management

TURKEYSource

Oct 28, 2025

Working within a ‘Central Asia Quartet’ can strengthen US ties in the region. The foundations for it have already been laid.

By Kiran Baez

To strengthen their ties to Central Asia, the United States, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea should work together on their engagement with the region.

Central Asia Geopolitics & Energy Security

UkraineAlert

Oct 28, 2025

UN report: Russia targets civilians in systematic bid to depopulate Ukraine

By Peter Dickinson

Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian civilians in a deadly drone strike campaign that aims to depopulate large parts of the country and constitutes a crime against humanity, according to a new United Nations report, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Defense Technologies

New Atlanticist

Oct 27, 2025

Peru at a breaking point: How ten years of political chaos opened the door to organized crime

By Martin Cassinelli

Unless the next government restores both security and institutional credibility, Peru’s democracy risks becoming not merely ungovernable, but unrecognizable.

Civil Society Corruption

MENASource

Oct 24, 2025

‘Snapback’ sanctions are deepening the Iran-Russia alignment

By Giorgio Cafiero

United by a desire to counter US influence, Iran and Russia are poised to deepen their bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Iran

New Atlanticist

Oct 24, 2025

The winners and losers from China’s next five-year plan

By Jeremy Mark

In Beijing, the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee met this week to move forward the country’s fifteenth five-year plan.

China Economy & Business

EnergySource

Oct 23, 2025

How the new US sanctions on Russian oil will impact energy markets

By Andrea Clabough, David L. Goldwyn, Ellen Wald, Andrei Covatariu

US sanctions on Russian oil and gas producers could have major implications for energy markets, but their impact depends on multiple factors.

Energy & Environment Geopolitics & Energy Security

UkraineAlert

Oct 23, 2025

Russia’s ‘human safari’ in southern Ukraine is a warning to the world

By Oleksandr Tolokonnikov

Russia's escalating campaign of drone attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine's Kherson region highlights the destructive power of modern drone technologies, writes Oleksandr Tolokonnikov.

Conflict Defense Industry
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