The post claimed that a proposal presented that day by Pakistan’s army chief to senior Iranian officials had received US approval and preliminary agreement from Iran, citing Israel’s Channel 12 News via FinancialJuice. https://t.co/73GdSJlzu2 #Diplomacy #InternationalRelations #MilitaryNews #USA #IR #PK #IL
Branko Milan said there was no intention to attack Russia, which he described as an irrational course of action. Citing history, he argued that avoiding war required being prepared for one, and said Finland’s military resources were entirely defensive and welcome. #Finland #Defense #InternationalRelations #RU #FI
The author asked whether anyone could rule out the entire EU political system being undone if Ukraine were abandoned by the US and European support proved insufficient. #Ukraine #EUPolitics #InternationalRelations #EU #US #UA
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The author wrote that any deal struck would be viewed as illegitimate by the Ukrainian government, the Ukrainian people, EU leaders and G7 leaders other than those from the United States. They said the deal could confirm Russia’s red line and bring the US position closer to it, which they argued would help continue the war rather than end it. #UkrainianConflict #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #UKR #EU #G7 #RUS #US
The author wrote that the APEC summit, scheduled for Nov. 18–19, was too close to the US midterms to influence votes, although Donald Trump would try to portray any “winning” rhetoric as a success. They said any agreement reached would be undermined by the EU and Ukraine, and argued that China could not act as a broker or neutral party. #APEC #USPolitics #InternationalRelations #US #EU #UK #CN #UA
The author argued that Europe could no longer base its policy on assumptions of goodwill from the United States, which they described as sufficiently misaligned with Europe. #USPolitics #EuropeanPolicy #InternationalRelations #US #EU
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The author argued that the Western alliance’s most powerful member was aligned with its chief enemy and said the alliance was vulnerable to shifts in US politics. The post asked what the United States’ former allies should do. https://t.co/uJP3vb03OJ #Geopolitics #USPolitics #InternationalRelations #US
Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed his commitment to support Ukraine while criticizing certain "ambiguities" in the current situation. #Ukraine #EmmanuelMacron #InternationalRelations (translated)
The author said they were delighted to meet Irish President Catherine Connolly for the first time and wrote that their countries shared friendly relations and a firm commitment to international law, human rights and multilateralism. They also referred to today’s global crises and the role of advocates for peace and dialogue. https://t.co/HzSTlKgJT7 #IrishPolitics #InternationalRelations #HumanRights #IE
The author claimed that the Russian shadow-fleet tanker MYRA was sailing in the Baltic under a false flag and was linked to the son of an Iranian IRGC Navy commander and a UAE front company that moved Iranian and Russian oil to China. They called for the ship to be stopped and seized immediately. https://t.co/D4lhjPQnwF #OilTankers #MaritimeSecurity #InternationalRelations #RU #IR #AE #CN
The author described Andrew Michta’s article as essential and said it captured how an alliance’s rationale could unravel if one country’s existential threat became another’s commercial opportunity. They added that the issue could prove to be the final straw.
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The author accused General Michael Flynn of lending international prestige to Milorad Dodik and helping normalise a separatist political project that, the author said, threatened Bosnia and Herzegovina’s stability. The author also said Flynn’s association with Dodik and the Gold Institute was not harmless networking. https://t.co/kibObR4WJW #Bosnia #PoliticalIntegrity #InternationalRelations #BA
The author wrote that they hoped, despite little optimism, that Ambassador Dan Fried’s important question would not be treated as rhetorical.
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Donald Trump says he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his efforts to resolve international conflicts. #NobelPeacePrize #DonaldTrump #InternationalRelations
The author said the European Union could become a global centre of gravity for liberal democracies. Speaking in the European Parliament plenary, they said closer ties with Canada, which they described as a NATO founding member, a G7 nation and a key trading partner, would show that democracies stood together. https://t.co/zWpaYlW9s2 #EU #LiberalDemocracy #InternationalRelations #EU #CA
The author questioned Gideon Rachman’s argument that Putin’s nuclear threats no longer worked, noting that Rachman had also acknowledged that the taboo against using nuclear weapons was not absolute. The author asked whether the resulting uncertainty was dangerous or nonexistent. https://t.co/F2DVEzjp31 #NuclearThreats #Putin #InternationalRelations #RU
The author wrote that the US had committed not to attack Ukraine but had made no commitment to help defend it or take any action if a third country, including a signatory, attacked it. They said Rees Mogg was careless with facts and described the US commitment as seeming “rather empty.” #UkrainianCrisis #InternationalRelations #Geopolitics #US #UA
The author called the US a “rogue state” and said it was unfit to host the UN General Assembly. They argued that the UN needed to move its meetings to Geneva or Nairobi to retain credibility. #USPolicy #UNAssembly #InternationalRelations #US #CH #KE
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The author highlighted a point from Jonathan Cook’s article for Consortium News, saying that a country which allowed another nation to use its territory to launch bombers was a legitimate target for retaliation. The author also credited Mary Kostakidis.
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