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Why the US is going back to the Moon

If everything goes to plan (pretty big ‘if’ these days), NASA’s Artemis II mission will take off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre aboard a 98m (322ft) rocket during a two-hour window later today (Wednesday), from 18:24 ET. Destination? The Moon. It’s a fly-by rather than landing, but still significant for a couple of reasons: Stay […]

Geopolitics 1 April, 2026
Spy chiefs take the hot seat

DC’s intelligence chiefs have stepped out of the shadows and into the congressional spotlight for their annual grilling this week. Sure, it’s all tied to the unclassified Annual Threat Assessment, and spooks love to defer spicy answers to the off-camera closed-door briefings, but it’s still pretty revealing. So here are the week’s top five spymaster […]

Geopolitics 19 March, 2026
Iran grabs headlines, but China’s tech push marchs on

This is the first time we’ve ever focused nine consecutive briefings on the same topic (Iran) and, while that war keeps shaping history, the rest of the world ain’t slowing down. So let’s catch you up on three other stories worth your attention this week. Spoiler upfront — they all involve China: China’s annual political-legislative […]

East Asia & The Pacific 16 March, 2026
Three big escalations for Iran

Welcome to day seven of the Third Gulf War which (per a line via Holly Dagres) is now more of a Gulf War than the first two Gulf Wars. Right now, the three big questions revolve around succession, secession, and suppression (always applaud outstanding alliteration). So let’s start with… Any list of folks denied their […]

Middle East & North Africa 6 March, 2026
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Top Briefings
Why the US is going back to the Moon

If everything goes to plan (pretty big ‘if’ these days), NASA’s Artemis II mission will take off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre aboard a 98m (322ft) rocket during a two-hour window later today (Wednesday), from 18:24 ET. Destination? The Moon. It’s a fly-by rather than landing, but still significant for a couple of reasons: Stay […]

Geopolitics 1 April, 2026
Spy chiefs take the hot seat

DC’s intelligence chiefs have stepped out of the shadows and into the congressional spotlight for their annual grilling this week. Sure, it’s all tied to the unclassified Annual Threat Assessment, and spooks love to defer spicy answers to the off-camera closed-door briefings, but it’s still pretty revealing. So here are the week’s top five spymaster […]

Geopolitics 19 March, 2026
Iran grabs headlines, but China’s tech push marchs on

This is the first time we’ve ever focused nine consecutive briefings on the same topic (Iran) and, while that war keeps shaping history, the rest of the world ain’t slowing down. So let’s catch you up on three other stories worth your attention this week. Spoiler upfront — they all involve China: China’s annual political-legislative […]

East Asia & The Pacific 16 March, 2026
Three big escalations for Iran

Welcome to day seven of the Third Gulf War which (per a line via Holly Dagres) is now more of a Gulf War than the first two Gulf Wars. Right now, the three big questions revolve around succession, secession, and suppression (always applaud outstanding alliteration). So let’s start with… Any list of folks denied their […]

Middle East & North Africa 6 March, 2026

Diplomat salary report – 2024

Nobody gets into diplomacy for the money. At least, they shouldn’t. Or at least, we didn’t.

Most pursue a career in diplomacy because they want to serve their country, see the world, and do meaningful work. And you can’t put a price on that, right? Wrong. We’ve just compiled the first-ever comparison of diplomat salaries across the G20.

Why? Mostly for the LoLs. But also, the world is getting a little crazy, so it’s worth asking the question: are our diplomatic services still attracting and retaining the best talent, to help us avert disaster? Let’s dig right in. The report is free to read here!

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