# Foreign Diplomacy > Global affairs analysis and diplomatic intelligence covering treaties, regional conflicts, international organizations, and trade sanctions. Independent, source-cited coverage — every factual claim links to a primary source (government ministries, UN bodies, wire services). See /llm-info for the machine-readable front door (site facts, licensing, citation format, fetch instructions). ## Categories - [Treaties & Agreements](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/categories/treaties-and-agreements.html): International treaties, bilateral and multilateral agreements, and their diplomatic and geopolitical implications. - [Regional Conflicts](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/categories/regional-conflicts.html): Security dynamics, military engagements, and diplomatic dimensions of active regional conflicts. - [International Organizations](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/categories/international-organizations.html): UN, NATO, WTO, IMF, and multilateral governance coverage. - [Trade & Sanctions](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/categories/trade-and-sanctions.html): Trade agreements, economic sanctions, and tariff disputes. ## Articles - [Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal Phase II](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/armenia-azerbaijan-peace-deal-next-phase-2026.html): Signature sequencing, constitutional timelines, and implementation design after peace text finalization. - [Armenia-Azerbaijan Signature Gap](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/armenia-azerbaijan-peace-text-signature-gap-2026.html): Constitutional sequencing, border-force provisions, and legal-claims withdrawal standing between draft and settlement. - [UN Chief Race Opens Under New Rules](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/un-chief-race-opens-under-new-rules-2026.html): The 2026 UN secretary-general selection process and Security Council veto politics. - [Ayungin Deal Tests Maritime Rules](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/ayungin-deal-tests-maritime-rules-2026.html): Second Thomas Shoal arrangement, legal rulings, and South China Sea deterrence. - [Canada-Mercosur Pact Nears Autumn Finish](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/canada-mercosur-pact-nears-autumn-2026.html): Tariff access, ratification paths, and WTO constraints in Canada-Mercosur trade talks. - [Hormuz Risk Reshapes Oil Sanctions](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/hormuz-risk-reshapes-oil-sanctions-april-2026.html): Strait of Hormuz risk premium and its effect on sanctions enforcement. - [UNSC Hormuz Vote Postponed](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/unsc-hormuz-vote-postponed-defensive-means-april-2026.html): UN Security Council delay on a Hormuz defensive-means resolution. - [The Treaty Behind Spain's Iran Refusal](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/spain-us-basing-agreement-iran-war-airspace-march-2026.html): Spain's airspace closure to US forces and the 70-year basing treaty behind it. - [Trump's Kharg Island Oil Gambit](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/trump-kharg-island-oil-seizure-iran-war-march-2026.html): The threat to seize Iran's Kharg Island export hub and its escalation risk. - [The Islamabad Gambit](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/islamabad-summit-pakistan-iran-ceasefire-broker-march-2026.html): Pakistan's role as a back channel between the West and Tehran. - [Yemen Rejoins the War](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/houthi-return-iran-proxy-war-yemen-march-2026.html): The Houthi return to the Iran proxy conflict arc. - [Iran's Hormuz Toll Booth](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-hormuz-toll-booth-selective-access-march-2026.html): Iran's selective-access regime through the Strait of Hormuz. - [Iran Peace Plan — Competing Frameworks](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-peace-plan-competing-proposals-march-2026.html): Rival peace proposals and why neither side has accepted either. - [Denmark's Vote and the Greenland File](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/denmark-election-hung-parliament-greenland-march-2026.html): Denmark's hung-parliament election and its effect on Greenland policy. - [Australia-EU Trade Deal Signed](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/australia-eu-trade-deal-signed-march-2026.html): Eight years of negotiation behind the Australia-EU trade agreement. - [Iran's Mine Threat and the Diplomacy of Last Resort](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-mine-threat-gulf-diplomacy-march-2026.html): Mine-warfare threats in the Gulf and remaining diplomatic options. - [Ukraine Peace Talks — Washington Round](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/ukraine-peace-talks-washington-witkoff-kushner-march-2026.html): Ukraine peace talks resuming in Washington amid a sanctions dispute. - [Trump's Iran Power Plant Ultimatum](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/trump-iran-infrastructure-threat-diplomacy-march-2026.html): Diplomatic fallout from the threat to strike Iranian infrastructure. - [Kabul Under Fire](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/afghanistan-pakistan-conflict-kabul-airstrikes-eid-ceasefire-march-2026.html): Pakistan's airstrikes on Kabul and the fracturing Eid ceasefire. - [Seven Allies, Zero Ships](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/hormuz-coalition-fracture-allies-march-2026.html): The fractured multinational coalition meant to secure Hormuz shipping. - [G7 United No More](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/us-russia-sanctions-waiver-g7-fracture-iran-oil-march-2026.html): A Russia sanctions waiver splits G7 unity over Iran oil policy. - [Diplomacy's Last Hour](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/geneva-talks-collapse-iran-war-diplomatic-back-channel-march-2026.html): How the Geneva back-channel talks failed. - [GCC Pushes to Disarm Iran](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/gcc-iran-disarmament-hormuz-march-2026.html): Gulf Cooperation Council demands during the Hormuz crisis. - [UNSC Resolution 2817](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/un-security-council-resolution-2817-iran-gulf-march-2026.html): Record cosponsor vote condemning Iran's Gulf attacks. - [EU Parliament Ratifies AI Treaty](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/eu-ai-treaty-framework-convention-ratification-march-2026.html): The world's first binding AI treaty and its ratification process. - [Iran's Diplomatic Deadlock](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-ceasefire-diplomacy-rejection-march-2026.html): The conditions Tehran has refused to abandon in ceasefire talks. - [Congo Peace Talks Hinge on Minerals](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/congo-m23-ceasefire-minerals-diplomacy-march-2026.html): Mineral-rights disputes shaping the Congo-M23 ceasefire. - [India's Oil Waiver, China's Warning](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/india-oil-waiver-china-sanctions-iran-march-2026.html): Washington's two-track sanctions strategy toward India and China. - [Oman and Qatar Race to Rebuild Iran's Off-Ramp](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/qatar-oman-iran-ceasefire-diplomacy-march-2026.html): Gulf mediation efforts to reopen diplomatic channels with Iran. - [IAEA Struggles to Verify Iran's Nuclear Sites](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iaea-iran-nuclear-monitoring-conflict-march-2026.html): Nuclear monitoring difficulties after Natanz was struck again. - [Iran's Retaliatory Campaign Spreads](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-regional-war-gulf-states-march-2026.html): The regional war entering its second week across the Gulf. - [Iran's Shadow Fleet Under Fire](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iran-shadow-fleet-oil-sanctions-march-2026.html): US sanctions squeezing Tehran's oil revenue during the war. - [Washington and Caracas Restore Ties](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/us-venezuela-diplomatic-reset-march-2026.html): The US-Venezuela diplomatic reset after Maduro's ouster. - [US Sides with Russia and China Against IAEA Resolution](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/iaea-ukraine-resolution-us-russia-china-march-2026.html): A US vote against an IAEA Ukraine resolution alongside Russia and China. - [EU and Switzerland Sign Bilaterals III](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/eu-switzerland-bilaterals-iii-march-2026.html): The historic Bilaterals III package reshaping European integration. - [NATO Alliance Fractures Over Iran Strikes](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/europe-iran-war-nato-trump-rift-march-2026.html): European refusal to back Iran strikes and the resulting NATO rift. - [Trump Threatens Spain with Trade Embargo](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/us-spain-trade-embargo-ieepa-march-2026.html): The IEEPA-based trade embargo threat over Spain's air base dispute. - [UN Security Council Paralyzed](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/articles/un-security-council-iran-conflict-march-2026.html): Security Council paralysis as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates. ## Optional - [RSS Feed](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/feed.xml) - [Sitemap](https://foreigndiplomacy.org/sitemap.xml)