From the European Policy Center, "Unlocking Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession path" https://www.epc.eu/publication/unlocking-bosnia-and-herzegovinas-eu-accession-path/

From ICG, "EU and NATO Members Grapple with War in Iran" https://www.crisisgroup.org/pod/europe/eu-and-nato-members-grapple-war-iran

From The Economist, "449 days into Donald Trump's term: The president's net approval rating is -19, down 0.3 points since last week. 37% approve, 56% disapprove, 7% not sure https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

From the AP, "Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake"

From the Guardian - "US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/us-fighter-jet-confirmed-shot-down-over-iran

From CSIS, "Assessing the Air Campaign After Three Weeks: Iran War By the Numbers" https://www.csis.org/analysis/assessing-air-campaign-after-three-weeks-iran-war-numbers

From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "The Board of Peace and Funding for Gaza Reconstruction: On Whose Account?" https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/03/the-board-of-peace-and-funding-for-gaza-reconstruction-on-whose-account

From the European Policy Centre, "Women in War: Voices from the Many Front Lines". https://www.epc.eu/publication/women-in-war-voices-from-the-many-front-lines/

From DW, "Iran war overlaps with Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict" https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-overlaps-with-afghanistan-pakistan-conflict/a-76393025

From the Council on Foreign Relations, "The Iran War’s Hidden Front: Food, Water, and Fertilizer" https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-iran-wars-hidden-front-food-water-and-fertilizer

From SIPRI, "Global arms flows jump nearly 10 per cent as European demand soars" https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2026/global-arms-flows-jump-nearly-10-cent-european-demand-soars

From The Economist, the man with no plan - "How the Iran war is weakening Donald Trump" https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/18/how-the-iran-war-is-weakening-donald-trump?giftId=ZDI5Njc4NWItNGMzYS00MjcwLWE3MDYtY2I5ZGRiZDUyMzZm&utm_campaign=gifted_article

TOMORROW: @mideast.csis.org director @myacoubian.bsky.social is joined by Dr. Paul Salem, The Honorable David Schenker, and Dr. Randa Slim for a discussion on what's at stake in Israel's escalating war with Lebanon. Watch: https://www.csis.org/events/israels-escalating-war-lebanon-whats-stake

From Centre for Arab Unity Studies, "Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution as Part of the Worldwide Struggle against US Imperialism" https://caus.org.lb/en/interview-with-chris-gilbert-venezuelas-bolivarian-revolution-as-part-of-the-worldwide-struggle-against-us-imperialism/

From Centre for Arab Unity Studies, "Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution as Part of the Worldwide Struggle against US Imperialism" https://caus.org.lb/en/interview-with-chris-gilbert-venezuelas-bolivarian-revolution-as-part-of-the-worldwide-struggle-against-us-imperialism/

From Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, tracking Trump's personal financial gains during his presidency. https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/trump-foreign-development-tracker/

From CEPS, "Why Turkey’s women’s rights debate should matter to Europe". https://www.ceps.eu/why-turkeys-womens-rights-debate-should-matter-to-europe/

From International Crisis Group, "Conflict and Consequences: The Global Impact of the New Middle East War". https://www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/middle-east-north-africa/iran-israelpalestine-united-states-global/conflict-and-consequences-global-impact-new-middle-east-war

TOMORROW | Join CSIS's Australia Chair for a conversation with Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd. The conversation will cover the U.S.-Australia alliance, highlight areas of progress, identify where greater effort is needed, and more. Watch here: https://bit.ly/4lt9F0t

From the AP, "Orbán and challenger Magyar summon rival rallies in show of strength before Hungary’s April election" https://apnews.com/article/hungary-orban-magyar-rival-rallies-election-d9802379bae4d314463d9b80dacea950

From the Guardian, "The US and Israel are waging war on an Iran they think they know. The reality is very different". https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-war-iran-islamic-republic-theocracy-dictatorship

From Politico, "Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/deportations-have-a-different-look-after-minneapolis-white-house-changes-rhetoric-on-immigration-00828758

Hungarian Prime Viktor Orbán’s political dominance is in question for the first time in 16 years. And in his ruling party’s rural stronghold, younger voters are complaining their elderly relatives are still spellbound by him.

🌍 Global reactions to the SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s tariffs @csis.org @geopolitics.csis.org unpack what it means across Africa, the Americas, China, EU, India, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, Southeast Asia & Australia. Read⬇️

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described European allies' attitude over the Druzhba oil pipeline as "blackmail."

From The Economist, "Vladimir Putin enjoys a huge windfall from the Iran war". https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/03/13/vladimir-putin-enjoys-a-huge-windfall-from-the-iran-war

From the AP, "Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement since being appointed".

From the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - On Turkey's interests in Iran. https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2026/03/turkey-interests-iran-conflict-united-states-israel

From the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bit on Iran's missile capabilities. https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/

From the New York Times, "Pro-American Kurdish Forces are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/politics/kurds-trump-iran-war.html

From the New York Times, "An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities to Remake Region" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/israel-iran-hezbollah.html

"In order to be free, we must be feared" - French President Emmanuel Macron. https://apnews.com/article/france-nuclear-weapons-macron-deterrence-ccbcfb03ef4a1e3efe287fb744adb148

From the New York Times, Some Updates on US Strikes on Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump

Good round up by DW on Iran. https://www.dw.com/en/iran-faces-countdown-toward-agreement-or-escalation/a-76120548

By the AP, Fact Checking Trump ahead of the State of the Union Address. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-state-of-union-87b184f7a38e65fa97d27c05ba2497fa

Huckabee on land in the Middle East, "It would be fine if they [Israel] took it all." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/21/us-ambassador-causes-uproar-by-claiming-israel-has-a-right-to-much-of-the-middle-east-00792218

From the New York Time, "Syria Crosses a Threshold". https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/middleeast/syria-army-kurds-war.html

Keynote Speech by Kaja Kallas - Europeans Assemble! https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/keynote-speech-hrvp-kaja-kallas-msc-europeans-assemble-reclaiming-agency-rougher-world_en

From the International Crisis Group - "Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026" https://ow.ly/nyx350YgK6H

From the NY Times, "Iran Turns to Digital Surveillance Tools to Track Down Protesters" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/iran-protests-surveillance-facial-recognition.html?searchResultPosition=1

From the AP, "Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term" https://apnews.com/article/rubio-orban-hungary-budapest-552c03d93e7517f954388f130f1f7901

US "tone shift" at Munich Security Conference. https://ow.ly/2M5s50YfWfM

According to NORC (University of Chicago) poll, Twenty-four percent of adults approve of Trump’s handling of Greenland; 72% disapprove. https://ow.ly/Myym50Yf3FZ

Ukraine EU membership notes from Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/5-steps-ukraine-eu-membership-2027/

From the New York Time, Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/world/middleeast/israel-settlements-west-bank.html

GCPA is curious as to similar lobbying efforts by US diplomats happening elsewhere. Leave comments and links. https://www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/us-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-polish-sejm-speaker-wlodzimierz-czarzasty

Iran update. https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-nuclear-talks-protests-araghchi-389531836ccaa4c126b5ee06c1d5b1f8

Maldives update https://mvrepublic.com/news/maldives-takes-control-of-northern-chagos-waters-rejects-itlos-ruling/

Brief note on China-Iran relationship. https://www.dw.com/en/how-far-will-china-go-to-back-iran-if-the-us-strikes/a-75741327

Fantastic article from Professor Walt - Predatory Hegemon. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/predatory-hegemon-walt