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Iran War Tests European Union Resolve as von der Leyen Warns Rules-Based Order is Failing

The Iran war is forcing Europe to confront the limits of the global rules-based order, as Ursula von der Leyen urges a more realistic EU foreign policy amid threats to energy routes and regional stability.

International Business Times UK

Costa and von der Leyen strike diverging tones as Europe struggles to find voice in chaotic world

Council President Costa calls to double down on respect for international rules even if others don't, as von der Leyen urges a pragmatic, interest-driven foreign policy rooted in seeing the world as it is, not how it should be.

Euronews

Trump Donors Reportedly Back Rubio Over Vance in Early 2028 Talk: 'It's 80-20 Marco'

Trump has increasingly praised Rubio in recent weeks as the administration's foreign policy agenda has taken center stage with tensions in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba

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JD Vance Viral August 2024 Speech Condemning Sending Americans To Fight Wars Resurfaces As Draft Talk Swirls Around Trump Administration

JD Vance's August 2024 speech condemning sending Americans to fight wars resurfaces online as debate grows over potential military drafts and US foreign policy under Trump.

International Business Times UK

From Signalgate to Iran: Half of Republican aides in Congress say Hegseth is hurting Trump’s foreign agenda

Hegseth has presided over a major Signal security breach, faced scrutiny over missile strikes against alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean and is now overseeing Trump’s war in Iran

The Independent UK

Von der Leyen calls for EU foreign policy to be ‘more realistic and interest-driven’

European Commission head says rules-based system can no longer be relied upon to protect the continent’s interests

The Guardian - UK

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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The US is not winning this war – Iran’s new supreme leader shows it is little more than Team America: World Police

COMMENT: The election of a new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is a sign that the ayatollahs have survived the first wave of attacks by Trump’s squad and may endure even longer. World affairs editor Sam Kiley looks at whether US foreign policy is now a satire of itself

The Independent UK

Von der Leyen and Kallas call on Europe to adapt to chaotic, coercive world order

"Europe can no longer be a custodian for the old world order, for a world that has gone and will not return," Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

Euronews

US-Israel War with Iran: Where is JD Vance? The curious case of the 'missing' vice president

That tension became particularly visible during the early days of the Iran war, when Washington’s attention shifted to a curious question that began circulating across political circles and newsrooms alike: where exactly was JD Vance?

The Times of India

Yvette Cooper says UK will not ‘outsource’ foreign policy amid row with Trump

Sir Keir Starmer’s decision not to grant permission for the first wave of military action prompted a raft of criticism from the US president.

Evening Standard

‘Xi’s world order died with Khamenei’: The good, the bad, and ugly of US-Iran war for China

China's strategy of balancing interests in the Middle East is challenged by US actions against Iran. This conflict reveals Beijing's inability to protect its partners and reinforces President Xi Jinping's focus on military strength. The situation impacts China's energy security and global standing. Upcoming talks with President Trump will occur…

The Times of India

Pedro Sánchez’s lone stance against Trump may look risky, but it is cannily pragmatic

The Spanish PM’s defiant foreign policy line may seem outspoken. The truth is that he is a sound strategist at home and abroad, says journalist Eoghan Gilmartin

The Guardian - UK

Eight countries, eight red caps: TIME drops controversial and MAGA-misunderstood cover

The cover of TIME magazine's 23rd March issue has been unveiled, and it is not only dividing the internet but showing that even some of Trump's MAGA base aren't happy with his interventionist foreign policy.

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International Business Times UK

US Marine Veteran Dragged by Senator Tim Sheehy Shouted 'No One Wants to Fight for Israel' Before Police intervened

A Marine veteran's protest during a Senate hearing on the Iran conflict led to a physical altercation, sparking debate on free speech and US foreign policy.

The Guardian - US

The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn’t need to slide into antisemitism

Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

The Conversation

Australia can no longer be complacent about Trump’s America. It’s time to chart a new course

Australia faces a more complex and dangerous world than at any time since the threat of Japanese invasion during the second world war.

The Conversation

Starmer’s Iran approach may anger Trump, but it fits with his foreign policy philosophy

Foreign policy doctrines are often forgotten as soon as they are written. Take the November 2025 US National Security Strategy, which told us that “the days in which the Middle East dominated American foreign policy … are thankfully over”.

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Iran is putting pressure on the US-UK ‘special relationship’ – but it has survived worse over the years

The so-called “special relationship” between the UK and the US appears to be at its lowest ebb for decades. As he sat alongside the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at a White House press call on March 3, Donald Trump bitterly criticised Keir Starmer for his refusal to let the US…

Euronews

Newsletter: Sánchez to Trump: “No War"

Also in this newsletter: European Investment Bank (EIB) President Nadia Calviño tells us the war in the Middle East "makes it more urgent" for Europe to "reinforce its strategic autonomy" in the field of energy as well as security and defence.

The Conversation

The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner

The National-led coalition government missed a clear opportunity to defend the international rules-based order in its response to the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Euronews

Iran war puts Von der Leyen’s expanding foreign policy role under scrutiny

Analysts say the European Commission president has increasingly stepped into foreign-policy areas reserved for others under EU treaties, from the US-Israel attack on Iran to Ukraine, Gaza, and US tariffs on the EU.

The Conversation

Too close to Trump: How Indonesian President Prabowo gambles sovereignty, humanity for US’ approval

The Indonesian public has grown increasingly uneasy with President Prabowo Subianto’s foreign policy pivot toward the United States. From Indonesia’s decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) initiated by Donald Trump to the signing of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) on February 19, 2026, the trajectory is clear:…

The Times of India

Candace Owens sparks backlash with theory tying Charlie Kirk’s death to Middle East tensions

Candace Owens has sparked controversy by claiming Charlie Kirk was removed because he opposed U.S. involvement in a potential war with Iran. She alleged his death was part of a sophisticated plan meant to shift public support toward Israel and invoked Donald Trump’s foreign policy stance. Her theory remains unproven…

The Guardian - UK

Merzsplaining: the chancellor’s overconfidence is unpopular in Germany. But could it be what Europe needs?

Unlike his predecessors, Friedrich Merz projects certainty, even when he’s wrong. Now he must turn words into a deliverable plan, says Foreign Policy Research Institute fellow Joseph de Weck

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