The Diplomatic Insight December 2025 is Here! Closing a landmark year for global diplomacy with Global Ambassador Awards & International Young Diplomat School Hello Reader Let us all close this year with a moment of reflection and renewed purpose. This was a year of heightened diplomatic activity throughout the globe: Countries attempting to offset US tariffs through bilateral deals Conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, DR Congo, South Asia, Southeast Asia - and their attempted resolutions Dealing with...
13 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader Anyone working around diplomacy knows it's a myth that things begin to slow down around this time of the month. Politics goes on. Trade and cross-border flows even increase around Christmas as people meet family and send gifts. So there's a constant need to keep watch, to manage relations. This weeks newsletter goes into some of these developments we've seen in the past 7 days. Here’s your weekly roundup of the week’s most important stories, news, and articles from The Diplomatic...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader Too early for a year wrap but conflict resolution and third-party mediated settlements have been on an interesting trajectory this year. You could call these as giving a semblance of peace but diplomatic breakthroughs? Not quite so. Take Thailand-Cambodia and Pakistan-Afghanistan for example. Confrontation erupts, a third country rushes to urge restraint, word "ceasefire" floats around, and well, some peace and some ease. But fighting erupts again. Now take bigger conflicts and...
27 days ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader You could move about freely had it not been for borders and immigration regimes. That's why much of diplomacy focuses on making country-to-country travel easier and secure. Agreements for visa-free travel, e-visa regimes, or sometimes just a quicker visa process are touted as diplomatic achievements, and rightly so. Borders - the curious construct - carry people, ideas, wealth, and cultures in a managed way. But when instability ensues, it can carry spillover consequences as...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
The Diplomatic Insight November 2025 is Here! Growing Pakistan-Africa cooperation, FAO's role in enhancing food security, and exclusive diplomatic stories inside November edition. Hello Reader November... as we slowly approach the year's end, the multinational businesses and diplomatic community is assessing their year-long efforts. Yet, it is equally important to look forward and strategize ahead. From Pakistan's growing partnership with Africa to transformative regional dialogues and food...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader Diplomatic activity in Islamabad reaches new highs as we approach the year's end. From Global Ambassador Awards to 16 days of activism, there's much to unpack. But when so much's happening within just one capital, imagine what's going on in major capitals around the world. Diplomats from the US, China, Ukraine, Europe, Central Asia, and the Gulf seem to be working overtime to produce meet policy goals by the end of this year. Here’s your weekly roundup of the week’s most...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader External control over a country's internal politics is nowhere more prominent than at the time of a leader's fall. They rule for decades and when the time comes, fly to another country which unapologetically welcomes them with open arms. Bangladesh's fallen leader has been served political justice this past week. But what happens next? For a country where election cycles have been repeated with "bans" and exclusions, what difference the next election might bring? Here’s your...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader The Abraham Accords have tilted toward Central Asia until Trump figures out a way through the complex Gulf & Middle Eastern region. Every attempt at brokering normalization between Israel and the region's Muslim-majority countries circles back to the textbook history lessons - the two-state solution, the disputed Golan Heights, the maps and lines which were arbitrarily drawn. Syrian President's White House appearance was no final word on the fate of the disputed land between...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The Diplomatic Insight Special Edition is Here! All about Turkmenistan! Our special edition covers Turkmenistan's journey of neutrality, peace, and regional partnership. Hello Reader The Diplomatic Insight presents a special edition dedicated to Turkmenistan, a nation that has made neutrality the cornerstone of its foreign policy for three decades. In 2025, Turkmenistan celebrates two historic milestones: the 30th anniversary of its permanent neutrality and the UN-declared International Year...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read