As a #statevisit looms … can King Charles tame Trump? #GI7037 #GI5052 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe markets

Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict #GI5051 #GI7037 #GI4059

“The application of tact and intelligence” this is not #GI5051 #GI5052 #GI7037

How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks Negotiators had reached agreement on key issues despite Trump team’s idiosyncratic approach. Two days later, war began

How ignorance, misunderstanding and obfuscation ended Iran nuclear talks
#GI5051 #GI5052 #GI7037 #negotiation

Accommodation and procedural issues at the #multilateral negotiations leading to the Treaty of Westphalia
#GI5051 #GI5052 #GI7037

‘Sixty seconds, that’s all it took’: the clinical Israeli-US operation to kill Ali Khamenei Mission that took just 60 seconds to carry out was decades in making, but experts say it could be major strategic error

The clinical Israeli-US operation to kill Ali Khamenei
#intelligence #GI5051 #GI7037

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
#GI4055 #GI5051 #GI7037

Feminising diplomatic work: Driving devaluation? Bahar Rumelili and Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm discuss the key points from their new RIS article.

Bahar Rumelili and Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm discuss their new article, 'Feminising diplomatic work: Driving devaluation?' courtesy of @mybisa.bsky.social
#GI5051 #GI5052 #GI7037

‘You don’t want to live inside his head’: diplomats’ dilemma in the age of Trump The president’s onslaught of boasts, broadsides and conspiracy theories leave envoys sifting for the signal within the Trumpian noise

‘You don’t want to live inside his head’: diplomats’ dilemma in the age of Trump #GI5051 #GI7037

I love the footage of the attempt by Turkmenistan President Niyazov to gift his prized horse Maksat to Britain's prime minister John Major, in Adam Curtis’s Russia, 1985-1999: Trauma-Zone (episode 5)
#gifts #GI5051 #GI7100 #GI7037

The impact of freedom of information on #diplomaticreporting and policy making #GI5051 #GI7037

“If you go native, you’re finished, but if you don’t understand the natives, you’re useless.” Good point by Sir Andrew Green, although I’m not sure I agree with much of his telegram (pp. 135–41 of Parris and Bryson, Parting Shots) #GI5051 #GI7037 #diplomaticreporting

Trump’s approach to foreign policy follows the pattern of domestic abuse: Gillian Tett’s cutting and biting analysis of a turbulent week in American “diplomacy”
#GI5051 #GI4055 #GI5076 #GI7037

Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, in letter to Norway's PM The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.

"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace": not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize has really stuck in Trump's loose turkey-neck-like craw
#GI5051 #GI5052 #GI7037 #GI7100

Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facility

‘[M]odern technology and the nature of the Chinese threat means that, in the words of one former British intelligence officer, “embassies are less and less relevant”.’
#GI5051 #GI7037 #GI7100 #china #espionage #transnationalrepression

Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’ Husam Zomlot says inauguration of mission in London marks change of direction for Palestinian state

Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails #embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’ #GI5051 #GI7037

‘Like Maga disciples’: meet the Trump envoys raising eyebrows in Europe US president has been blatant in his appointment of relatives, close friends and big donors – almost none of whom have diplomatic experience

‘Like Maga disciples’: meet the Trump envoys raising eyebrows in Europe
#GI5051 #GI7037 #ambassador

Will Russia’s diplomatic recognition of the Afghan Taliban government have a domino effect? Russia’s recent formal recognition of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is a landmark moment and raises questions over who will be next to do so amidst increasing global engagement with the state.

Will Russia’s diplomatic recognition of the Afghan Taliban government have a domino effect?
#GI5051 #GI7037

Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed – podcast After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates eventually reached a deal this weekend at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil. To unpick what was achieved and w...

Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile #Cop30 deal was agreed – podcast #GI5052 #GI7037 #environment

BBC Inside Science - What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations? - BBC Sounds As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator.

Inside COP climate change negotiations: a good interview with Camilla Born, former advisor to the COP26 president, starting just after four minutes in #GI5052 #GI7037 #environmentaldiplomacy

G20: Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment? The host nation's goal of advocating for developing nations may be overshadowed by the absence of the US president.

G20: Will Trump’s no-show eclipse South Africa’s moment? #summit #GI5052 #GI7037

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #Cop30 delegations except Brazil #GI5052 #GI7037 #environment

How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action

How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
#GI5052 #GI7037 #environment

Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum Peru's government has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chávez

Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum #GI5051 #GI7037

The government has set out new guidance for politically appointed ambassadors intended to avoid a repeat of the Mandelson scandal. The updated guidelines state that candidates directly appointed by ministers outside the civil service system should undergo a pre-appointment interview with a senior official and an informal “fireside chat” with the minister in charge.

Yeah, I’m sure that will fix it #GI5051 #GI7037 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

55 Days at Peking (dir. Nicholas Ray, 1963). The opening scene is great, depicting the legations all crammed into a small compound next to the Forbidden City. The simultaneous playing of various national anthems is like Ives’ 4th symphony #GI5051 #GI7037

BBC Sounds - Parting Shots - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Parting Shots on BBC Sounds.

Parting Shots, Matthew Parris’s series on the Foreign Office tradition of valedictory telegrams, written by ambassadors at the end of posts or careers, is currently available on BBC Sounds. Required listening for #GI5051 and #GI7037 #diplomaticreporting

Well, that's one way of making sure your #cable gets read #GI5051 #GI7037 #diplomaticreporting #CorridorsOfPower

The Climate Diplomat by Peter Betts review – the most important person you’ve never heard of A British civil servant’s revelatory account of negotiations to avert climate catastrophe

The Climate Diplomat by Peter Betts review – the most important person you’ve never heard of
#GI5052 #environment #GI7037

A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail The plan attempts to thread the needle between creating the conditions for a ceasefire and negotiating a lasting end to the war but hard questions remain

A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail
#GI5051 #GI7037