International Relations News 22 June 2025

Turkey’s Gas Revolution: Erdogan’s LNG Pivot Threatens Russia & Iran’s Energy Grip

Turkey’s Gas Pivot: LNG Deals and Domestic Production Turkey is undertaking a strategic overhaul of its gas supply. Once overwhelmingly dependent on pipeline gas from Russia and Iran, Ankara is now doubling down on alternative sources. State energy company BOTAŞ

8 October 2025

UK Satellites Under Siege: Top Space General Warns of Russia’s “Weekly” Attacks

Russia’s New Frontier: Satellite Warfare Senior UK officials say the war in Ukraine has spilled into space. In interviews with the BBC, Space Command chief Paul Tedman detailed how Russia regularly monitors and jams British military satellites. These jamming attacks are

3 October 2025

International Relations · Military News · Satellite Technology · Space · Space Security · UK Defense

Rate Cut Fever, Crypto Records & Tariff Turmoil: August 2025’s Global Business Bombshells

Europe’s First DC Power Bridge to Africa + Fresh €55m for Tunisian SMEs: What Italy–Tunisia’s ELMED Cable and New Credit Line Mean for Growth, Jobs and Energy Prices

Key facts (what’s new & why it matters) The in‑depth report 1) What just happened? Prysmian’s award signals ELMED has moved from paperwork to execution. The regulated disclosure shows Prysmian and the TSOs finalized the tender, with a conditional contract that

26 September 2025

Economic Development · Energy · Green Technology · Infrastructure · International Relations · NYSE:PRY

Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 100% Drug Tax and New Import Levies Rock Global Trade

Trump’s New Tariff Salvo: Drugs, Trucks and Cabinets Under Fire In a dramatic escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a new wave of tariffs targeting pharmaceuticals, trucks, and home furnishings. In a Truth Social post

26 September 2025

Economics · International Relations · NASDAQ:PCAR · Politics · Trade · US Policy

AI Superpower Showdown: U.S. vs. China vs. Europe – Who’s Winning the Global AI Race?

AI Research & Academic Output: Publications, Patents and Breakthroughs China has emerged as the global research powerhouse in AI by volume. A 2025 analysis shows China’s AI publication output in 2024 matched the combined output of the US, UK, and

22 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Technology · Innovation Trends · International Relations · NASDAQ:BIDU · NYSE:BABA · Tech Competition

Brazen Baltic Sky Showdown: Estonia Accuses Russia of Reckless Airspace Violation, Triggers NATO Alarm

Estonia Confronts a “Brazen” Airspace Violation Estonia is accusing Russia of a deliberate and unprecedented breach of its sovereign airspace in a flare-up that has heightened tensions in the Baltics. On September 19, Estonian radars detected three Russian MiG-31 Foxhound

20 September 2025

Estonia · International Relations · NATO · NYSE:LMT · Russia · Security · Space

Inside the Ukraine–Russia Drone War: $500 FPVs vs. Multi‑Million Dollar UAVs

Russian Drones Breach Polish Airspace, NATO Scrambles Jets Amid Article 5 Jitters

Key Facts Russian Drone Incursion: What Happened and How NATO Responded Polish security forces inspect debris of a downed Russian drone in eastern Poland’s Lublin province after multiple UAVs violated Polish airspace on September 10, 2025. Overnight Drone Swarm: On the night

19 September 2025

Drones · International Relations · Military · NATO · Security · Space

Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Testing NATO’s Eastern Flank Air Defense Shield

Russian Drones Breach Poland’s Sky – A NATO Showdown in the Making?

Background: Drones Over Polish Territory In the pre-dawn hours of September 10, residents of eastern Poland awoke to an unprecedented security alarm. Over the course of seven hours, wave after wave of small unmanned aerial vehicles – later identified as

19 September 2025

Eastern Europe · International Relations · Military Technology · NATO · Security

Tariff Tsunami, Tech Tumble & Peace Talk Buzz – Global Business Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)

Nvidia shares plunged on August 19, 2025, as part of a tech-led market selloff that dragged the Nasdaq about 1.5% lower. Futures priced in at least two 25-basis-point Fed rate cuts by year-end, while the U.S. 10-year yield eased to

20 August 2025

Economics · Global Business · International Relations · NASDAQ:GOOG · NASDAQ:INTC · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:NXST · NASDAQ:TSLA · NYSE:LLY · NYSE:NVO · NYSE:TGNA · Technology · Trade

Putin–Trump Anchorage Summit: Secret Tech Deals, Cyber Power Plays, and the Arctic Icebreaker Gamble

The Anchorage talks occurred in mid-August 2025 in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, aimed primarily at ending the war in Ukraine. No public cyber accords were announced at the summit, signaling tacit accommodation on cyber issues. In March

15 August 2025

Arctic · Cybersecurity · Geopolitics · International Relations · Technology

China’s 2025 Drone Export Crackdown: DJI Grounded in the West While Russia Still Flies

In 2025 Beijing imposed sweeping new limits on drone exports, halting or sharply reducing sales to Ukraine, the United States, and Europe while shipments to Russia appear to continue. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “Chinese Mavic is open for

24 July 2025

China · Drones · Export Policy · International Relations · Technology

Explosive Satellite Images Reveal Fordow’s Secret Moves Before U.S. Strike—Inside the High‑Stakes Showdown Over Iran’s Nuclear Future

Fordow lies beneath roughly 90 metres of limestone outside Qom and houses Iran’s most advanced uranium-enrichment cascades, with enrichment reaching 60% by June 2025 per the IAEA. Fordow was exposed by Western intelligence in 2009, had activity frozen under the

22 June 2025

Crisis · International Relations · Iran Nuclear · NYSE:MAXR · NYSE:PL · Satellite Imagery · U.S. Strikes

International Relations News 22 June 2025 - 8 October 2025