PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 11th, 2026: U.S....

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: New reporting says the United Arab Emirates has joined the fight against Iran, launching direct strikes on Iranian territory as the Gulf conflict quietly widened behind the scenes. Later in the show — reports suggest Pakistan may hav ...  Show more

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Iran’s months-long internet blackout is exposing growing cracks inside the regime itself, as politically connected elites reportedly receive privileged online access through controversial “white SIM cards” while millions of ordinary ...  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 ...