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International Relations Insights & Analysis (IRIA) is a research institute focusing on critical issues that threaten international peace & security. IRIA investigates and offers research and analysis on security, energy, terrorism, foreign affairs as well as global political agendas. We formulate concise and meaningful research presented in an interesting and interactive manner. IRIA special reports include experts’ opinion, special features, cost & benefit analysis, examine risk & opportunities, as well as evaluate threats and suggest countermeasures. The key findings of reports and analysis highlight pragmatic policy options and revise strategies. IRIA also offers client-based specialized reports, backgrounders and analysis on foreign affairs, political issues, global agendas to officials, policy-makers and academics. To get IRIA exclusive reports, featuring critical analysis, experts’ opinion and policy recommendations, contact at [email protected]

Russia’s Lavrov visits Tehran for talks on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz and regional securityRussian Foreign Minister Serg...
20/10/2026

Russia’s Lavrov visits Tehran for talks on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz and regional security

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Tehran on October 19, 2026, for talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, regional security and efforts to prevent a renewed escalation....

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Tehran on October 19, 2026, for talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the U.S.-Israeli war against Ira…

Protests spread across Europe as anger over living costs and public services growsProtests over rising living costs, una...
20/10/2026

Protests spread across Europe as anger over living costs and public services grows

Protests over rising living costs, unaffordable housing, underfunded public services and economic insecurity have intensified across parts of Europe, with demonstrations and, in some locations, violent clashes reported in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Albania....

Protests over rising living costs, unaffordable housing, underfunded public services and economic insecurity have intensified across parts of Europe, with demonstrations and, in some locations, vio…

US Secretary of State Rubio seeks to advance trade and security ties during his Central Asia and India visits
19/10/2026

US Secretary of State Rubio seeks to advance trade and security ties during his Central Asia and India visits

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met foreign ministers from five Central Asian countries in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He is scheduled to travel to India afterward for talks on trade, energy, and se…

GCC foreign ministers condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, called for US-Iran dialogue to ease regional tensions, a...
19/10/2026

GCC foreign ministers condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, called for US-Iran dialogue to ease regional tensions, and urged Russia to use its UN Security Council role to press Tehran to halt attacks and engage in serious dialogue with GCC states

Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Bahrain on October 18, 2026, for the 168th ministerial summit. The ministers reaffirmed solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attac…

North Korea tests new AI-guided high-speed torpedo system
18/10/2026

North Korea tests new AI-guided high-speed torpedo system

North Korea says it has successfully tested a new high-speed, precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) for target detection and guidance, as leader Kim Jong Un seeks t…

CSTO concludes two military exercises in Belarus involving more than 1,500 personnel
18/10/2026

CSTO concludes two military exercises in Belarus involving more than 1,500 personnel

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) concluded its joint exercises, Indestructible Brotherhood 2026 and Barrier 2026, in Belarus, focusing on peacekeeping operations, biological secur…

France will develop its next-generation fighter jet domestically after a joint project with Germany and Spain to develop...
16/10/2026

France will develop its next-generation fighter jet domestically after a joint project with Germany and Spain to develop a future combat air system collapsed.

France has announced that it would develop the next-generation fighter jet domestically after years of efforts to build a joint aircraft with Germany and Spain ended with the collapse of the Future…

US and UK discuss closer defense cooperation as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets his British counterpart Wes Stre...
16/10/2026

US and UK discuss closer defense cooperation as US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets his British counterpart Wes Streeting in Washington 🇺🇸🇬🇧

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting met at the Pentagon on October 15, 2026, to discuss NATO burden-sharing, defense industrial cooperation, military mode…

EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss energy prices, Ukraine, China trade and European security
16/10/2026

EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss energy prices, Ukraine, China trade and European security

European Union leaders began a two-day summit in Brussels on October 15, 2026. The summit saw discussions over the bloc’s next long-term budget, rising energy prices, economic competitiveness, and …

Leonardo DRS introduces multi-purpose missile launcher for ground combat platforms, including Bradley and Stryker vehicl...
15/10/2026

Leonardo DRS introduces multi-purpose missile launcher for ground combat platforms, including Bradley and Stryker vehicles

U.S. defense company Leonardo DRS has introduced a Multi-Purpose Missile Launcher (MPML) designed to enable combat vehicles equipped with existing Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW…

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