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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—a new Pentagon plan presented to President Trump could put American troops on the ground inside Iran to seize its uranium stockpile, in what could become one of the most complex and risky military operations ever attempted. ...  Show more

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: After 11,000 strikes in just 30 days, the war with Iran may be entering its “completion phase”—but the hardest part could still be ahead as the fight shifts toward economic pressure and long-term endurance. China and Pakistan roll o ...  Show more

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace. U.S. President Donald Trump says weapons are already being shipped to Ukraine as NATO countries in Europe work out the details of a scheme to supply Kyiv. The deta ...  Show more

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is charged with sharing classified information. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to the White House as Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin make plans to meet in Hungary. The admiral who le ...  Show more

In this episode of One Decision In Brief, hosts Christina Ruffini and Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of Britain's MI6, unpack how the latest strike on Ukraine indicates Vladimir Putin's resistance to President Donald Trump's peace negotiations. They also examine how the Shangh ...  Show more

This week, Mark Leonard joins forces with Jeremy Shapiro, ECFR’s director of research and US programme director, to unpick two momentous geopolitical disruptions. First, a stunning scandal emerged from a Signal group chat, where senior US officials—including the vice president ...