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The American Conservative: The Iran War and the Future of American Empire

9:53 14.06.2026

The American Conservative: The Iran War and the Future of American Empire

No matter how the war ends, the costs of the latest U.S. military adventure in the Middle East will be steep and the geopolitical consequences irreversible. The next generation of U.S. leaders will face a stark reality. The United States, which for decades has made decisions based on what policymakers …

View from Washington: UK defense – a hole in the bucket

9:52 14.06.2026

View from Washington: UK defense – a hole in the bucket

While the UK pretends to be a great power, it has a broken-down army, a fleet with submarines that can’t submarine and frigates that can’t frigate. Yet, despite these massive deficits, the UK promotes the war in Ukraine vociferously, thinking (one supposes) that as long as the Ukrainians are fighting …

Axios: Trump's pending Iran deal is bitter pill for Netanyahu

9:51 14.06.2026

Axios: Trump's pending Iran deal is bitter pill for Netanyahu

On Thursday evening, President Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with news he did not want to hear: He expected to sign a deal with Iran within days. "This is the deal. It's a great deal, and it's time to end this war," Trump told Netanyahu, according to a …

Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says NATO’s top US commander

9:49 14.06.2026

Russia ‘not looking for conflict’, says NATO’s top US commander

The US general who commands NATO has said Russia is “not looking for a conflict”, despite concern among European allies about the potential security gaps left by Washington’s plans to withdraw key military assets. Asked about the possibility of a Russian attack on the Baltic states, General Alexus G. Grynkewich …

Responsible Statecraft: Trump is losing control of the Iran war

11:30 13.06.2026

Responsible Statecraft: Trump is losing control of the Iran war

Amid a rapid escalation between Israel and Iran, Yemen’s Houthis have rejoined the Iran war, launching a volley of missiles at Israel and pledging to implement a “complete and total ban” of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea. It’s safe to say that the tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East …

Erdogan says Israel's attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten Turkey too

11:28 13.06.2026

Erdogan says Israel's attacks on Syria, Lebanon threaten Turkey too

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel's attacks on Syria and Lebanon had reached a point where they also threaten Turkey, adding Israel's "aggression" posed a threat to the whole world and must be stopped, Reuters wrires. NATO member Turkey has been one of the fiercest critics of Israel's assaults …

FT: Chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas and her EEAS are in capitals’ crosshairs over leadership and co-ordination issues

11:27 13.06.2026

FT: Chief EU diplomat Kaja Kallas and her EEAS are in capitals’ crosshairs over leadership and co-ordination issues

France and Germany are discussing proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU’s 15-year-old diplomatic service in an attempt to improve the bloc’s response to geopolitical crises. Paris, Berlin and other capitals are weighing options that include stripping powers from the bloc’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas and her €1bn-a-year External …

Healey quits as UK defence secretary in row with Starmer over military spending

11:26 13.06.2026

Healey quits as UK defence secretary in row with Starmer over military spending

The UK defence secretary, John Healey, has resigned over the government’s military spending plans, accusing Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves of putting the country’s security at risk at a time of growing international threats. In a blistering resignation letter that further undermines the prime minister’s already fragile authority, Healey said …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Commissioner of the African Union for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye

19:15 12.06.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Commissioner of the African Union for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Commissioner of the African Union for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye. On June 11, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received Commissioner of the African Union for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye. The two sides discussed prospects for expanding …

Bloomberg: Russia ships most oil since 2022 as drones strike refineries

9:37 12.06.2026

Bloomberg: Russia ships most oil since 2022 as drones strike refineries

Russia is exporting the most crude since 2022 as Kyiv's record attacks on its neighbor's oil refineries force more barrels into the global market, Bloomberg writes. Moscow’s year-to-date shipments are running at 3.46 million barrels a day, about 120,000 barrels a day higher than 2025, and exceed the annual averages …

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