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President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, South Korea, 29 October 2025. Photo: The White House (Flickr 54890669668), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Photo With Putin and Xi Is Not Arms Control

USS Bataan (LHD 5) transits the Strait of Hormuz at sunset, 29 October 2011, U.S. Navy public-domain photo, edited for Washington Eye cover

A Good Deal, Not a Perfect One: Why Qatar’s Mediation Between Washington and Tehran Stalled

China Diplomacy

Ping-Pong Diplomacy

Diplomacy Politics

King Charles Acknowledges Historical Suffering as Caribbean Tour Tests Royal Diplomacy

Diplomacy International Relations

Sultan of Oman Begins Britain State Visit as Hormuz Diplomacy Takes Center Stage

Crime Digital

Crime in the Digital Age: Why the UN Crime Congress Matters

Diplomacy International Law

A Screen Instead of a Seat: Mahmoud Abbas’s UN Address and the Politics of Diplomatic Access

Diplomacy International Relations

Canada’s Proposed EU Associate Status Signals a New Model for Strategic Partnership

Diplomacy International Law

Europe Pushes Back as Russia Reappears at the G20

Diplomacy Security

CIA Director’s Reported Moscow Visit Tests the Limits of Quiet Diplomacy

Diplomacy Economy

Pakistan’s Tehran Mission Tests Whether Diplomacy Can Outrun Economic Escalation

Defence Defense

Trump’s North Korea Opening Tests Confidence in U.S. Security Commitments Across Asia

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