Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
Quick, focused insights into global power shifts, military affairs, and unfolding international events.
Cuba’s top diplomat said on Monday there are no talks underway with the United States, nor were there any plans for future negotiations, amid a “genocidal” blockade that Cuba says…
Kosovo has signed a formal agreement to join a UN-mandated International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, the US-backed “Board of Peace” announced. – “At a ceremony in Pristina today, representatives…
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has scrapped plans to establish a high-level defence advisory group after strong opposition from member states, Euronews reported on Sunday. – Kallas unveiled the…
Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have “serious consequences.” –…
A planned U.S.-Saudi atomic deal does not include Riyadh signing the Additional Protocol that gives the U.N. nuclear watchdog sweeping inspection powers, but something close to it on some points…
Iran says the visit by officials from Qatar was positive after they held discussions with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday. – “The Qatari delegation was also in Iran yesterday…
A top official in the US-backed “Board of Peace” says the failure to move forward in war-battered Gaza paired with rising violence in the occupied West Bank are making a…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has appealed to Iran and the US to return to negotiations immediately, saying he is “alarmed by the resumption of attacks”. –…
The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to…
The United Arab Emirates is building alternative routes for its energy exports and trade to ensure they are not “held hostage” by the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran,…