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📺 [#InTheNews] Speaking to BBC News, Non-Resident Senior Fellow Cait Dallaire discusses how youth-led protest movements are increasingly interconnected across borders, and why governments should establish meaningful channels for young people to participate in decisions shaping their futures.
🎥 Watch her analysis below.
🌎 Weekly Forecast Monitor | Oct. 17–23
🇸🇦 U.S. and Israel are reportedly planning to resume attacks on Iran as the Houthi campaign to capture the city of Taiz continues.
🇨🇳 U.S. and Japan conducted joint military drills while Taiwan reported cyberattacks suspected to be from China.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russia and Ukraine expressed support for resuming trilateral negotiations with the U.S. after sanctions were waived.
🇺🇸 U.S. and Mexico reported closeness to a trade deal while regional tensions continued with Cuba and Brazil.
⚡️ Energy and climate security risks persist from Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.
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Today’s podcast guest is Dr. Dania Arayssi, Senior Research Fellow @NewlinesInst. We discuss fragmentation of the order & power that used to exist in the Middle East, efforts of Iran to spread its influence, possibility of NATO-like Middle East alliance. soundcloud.com/alon-ben-meir…
Sexual and gender-based violence in Afghanistan is not separate from the Taliban’s system of gender apartheid. It is enabled by the structures of control, repression, and impunity that sustain it.
Read the new analysis by Dr. Farkhondeh Akbari and Dr. Jacqui True: newlinesinstitute.org/gender…
🌎 Weekly Forecast Monitor | Oct. 10–16
🇸🇦 Houthi attacks hit Saudi infrastructure; two vessels sank in the Strait of Hormuz.
🇨🇳 EU-China trade deal reached as North Korea tested submarine-launched cruise missiles.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Energy strikes continued as U.S.-Ukraine tensions grew.
🇺🇸 U.S. expanded military exercises in Panama amid regional tensions.
⚡️ Energy security risks persist from Russia to Cuba and Saudi Arabia.
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U.S. deportation agreements with El Salvador raise serious questions about human rights accountability and international law.
New Lines analyst Tristan Miller examines the legal risks of outsourcing immigration enforcement and what it means for U.S. credibility.
Read more: newlinesinstitute.org/intl-l…
🇸🇾 Assad’s regime fell, but the Captagon trade survived.
@CarolineRose8 explains how trafficking networks are adapting, with smaller shipments, new smuggling tactics, and growing regional spillover.
What does the captagon trade look like after the collapse of the Assad regime?
A new report from New Lines’ Captagon Trade Project examines how the trade has evolved following the disruption of state-sponsored production in Syria, and what continued trafficking through Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria looks like.
Read more: newlinesinstitute.org/24/lev…
🌎 Navigate global uncertainty with the Geopolitical Forecasting Platform
Built by Mantis Analytics and New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, the Geopolitical Forecasting Platform brings together verified intelligence, forward-looking analysis, and practical tools to help users make sense of global developments.
Explore our latest platform features, including the Geopolitical Stability Index (GSI), designed to track changes in geopolitical stability across countries and regions over time.
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🗞️ [#InTheNews] Tanya L. Domi joins TVP WORLD to discuss President Trump's relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin and how Russia builds political influence in the European Union.
Watch: youtu.be/mZUCV8B3pkw?si=1LvZ…
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🗞️ Why did Saudi Arabia stop issuing public warnings before deadly airport attacks?
@sultaan_1 tells @Reuters' @timourazhari that Riyadh is seeking to balance military action with reassuring the public and international stakeholders.
Read more here:
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How can the Third Geneva Convention translate into practice?
A new report by Emily Prey and Hoar Habrelian examines lessons from Ukraine’s treatment of prisoners of war and offers recommendations for Ukraine and European states.
Read more: newlinesinstitute.org/24/gen…
Can Washington turn its military advantage over Iran into lasting regional stability?
Senior Director @KamranBokhari explores the limits of military power and the diplomatic path toward a new Middle East security order in his latest Forbes analysis.
Read more here ⤵️
🗞️ [#InTheNews] Seven months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, can military gains lead to lasting stability?
In @Forbes, @KamranBokhari examines why diplomacy is critical to reshaping Middle East security.
Read more here ⤵️
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🌎 Weekly Forecast Monitor | October 3–9, 2026
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia launched a Yemen counteroffensive as the U.S. prepared for possible renewed strikes against Iran.
🇺🇸🇨🇳Nuclear site visit discussions offered a potential opening for arms control talks amid regional tensions.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russian attacks killed at least 30 as the EU expanded sanctions against more than 1,600 people and entities linked to Russia.
🇧🇷 Brazil heads to a presidential runoff as the U.S. intercepts a major biodiesel shipment bound for Cuba.
⚡️ Record-low European diesel imports and hurricane-related oil production cuts are tightening global energy markets.
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Emily Prey, submitting evidence to the Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes, advocated for a gendered and intersectional analysis to anticipate international crimes & called on the UK to reprioritise the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Her submission: atrocitystandinggroup.org/ca…
📰 [#InTheNews] @DaniaArayssi spoke with @TheAstanaTimes at the @CAMCAForum in Baku about the future of regional integration in Central Asia.
She highlighted how ambitions in AI, technology, energy, trade, and infrastructure increasingly depend on stronger regional coordination, a core focus of New Lines Institute’s S7+ Initiative.
Learn more about it here: newlinesinstitute.org/workst…
What does the captagon trade look like after the collapse of the Assad regime?
A new report from New Lines’ Captagon Trade Project examines how the trade has evolved following the disruption of state-sponsored production in Syria, and what continued trafficking through Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria looks like.
Read more: newlinesinstitute.org/24/lev…
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🎥 Three years after October 7, how has U.S. policy toward the Middle East changed?
In this special MEPC InSight, @NicholasAHeras, @MuqtedarKhan and @HenryRoger34691, each share a brief perspective on the shifts that have shaped U.S. policy toward the region since October 2023.
What did the U.S., Israel, and Iran get wrong?
In the latest episode of Global Hotspots, the New Lines geopolitical forecasting team breaks down the miscalculations on both sides of the Iran war, including what Iran underestimated about President Trump’s willingness to absorb political and economic costs.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: newlinesinstitute.org/foreca…
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How is America’s global strategy changing—and what does it mean for Pakistan?
In this episode of Geopolitical GupShup, we sit down with Dr. Kamran Bokhari (@KamranBokhari), geopolitical analyst, Senior Resident Fellow at the Middle East Policy Council (@MidEastPolicy) and Senior Director at the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy (@NewlinesInst) in Washington, D.C.
The conversation explores shifting U.S. priorities, the evolving strategic landscape in West Asia, and Pakistan’s choices in an increasingly contested world. From regional rivalries to great-power competition, we examine how Pakistan can navigate uncertainty, strengthen its diplomatic position, and respond to emerging risks and opportunities.
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🗞️ [#InTheNews] New @ArabBarometer findings featured in @ForeignAffairs show a notable shift in Palestinian public opinion: support for a two-state solution is higher today than it was around October 2023.
Read the analysis by Michael Robbins, @AmaneyJamal and Mark Tessler here ⤵️ foreignaffairs.com/palestini…
