Russia
Ukraine War
Peacekeepers Line Up: Britain First in Line with Ukraine
Paris summit debates EU peacekeepers in Ukraine: UK backs deployment, NATO tensions rise, whilst Moscow warns of escalation.
BUSINESS
Direct Flights from Russia to Eilat: Red Sea VacationsÂ
Israel plans direct Russia-Eilat flights by 2025, making Red Sea vacations easier and cheaper as Israel's economy reels from the war in Gaza.
Trade
With Love From Russia: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend
Facing sanctions, Russian investors turn to diamonds for asset protection, using re-exports and domestic cutting strategies.
EXCLUSIVE
Four Years and Counting: This is Not Trump’s World
Trump's 2025 return reshapes global trade, foreign policy, and alliances, but world leaders resist his disruptive agenda.
PODCASTS
Talking Diplomacy at a Time of War
As the war in Ukraine drags on with the third anniversary looming this month, H.E. Dmytro Senik and I discuss Ukraine's relationship with the UAE, the GCC, and the Russia-Iran axis.
Popular
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
La Befana: Italy’s Winter Gift Giver
As Rome's Piazza Navona packed with families yesterday for the 2026 Befana celebrations, one tradition proves that Italy's Christmas season runs on its own clock.
Slovakia Targets Hungarian History Over Land Titles
By criminalising dissent over post-war property seizures, Slovakia is forcing a choice between the preservation of family history and the risk of a jail cell.Â
Double Bind: Struggle in Syria Between Foreign Peace and Domestic Clashes
As diplomats in Paris weigh the price of peace with Israel, the shelling in Aleppo serves as a lethal reminder of the domestic fractures haunting the new Syria.
