Diplomatic Note: Mexico’s Foreign Policy Beyond Washington Olga Nesterova September 25, 2026 – 1 min read Share this post Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The room Xi Jinping just walked into State dinners are ceremony. Guest lists are policy. The White House guest list for tonight’s dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping is unusually revealing. By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Howard Buffett, Off Script By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Observations from the Room By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Photo: Chinese Embassy in US Daily Brief The Daily: UNGA81, Day 4 of 5 Good evening, Welcome to Day 4 of 5 of ONEST’s public UNGA81 Daily Briefs. Today took me through three very different parts of High-Level Week. I began at the Ukraine Prosperity Forum, hosted by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Devex, continued at Asia Society, and finished the By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The room Xi Jinping just walked into State dinners are ceremony. Guest lists are policy. The White House guest list for tonight’s dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping is unusually revealing. By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read Photo: ONEST ONEST Insight Howard Buffett’s Next Chapter and Why Ukraine Is Already Part of It Howard G. Buffett has visited Ukraine 25 times since Russia’s full-scale invasion. His foundation has committed more than $1 billion to the country. This morning in New York, he explained why he does not see that support as charity or even as a choice. By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Howard Buffett, Off Script By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Crimea Forum | Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine Daily Brief The Daily: UNGA81, Day 3 of 5 Good evening, Welcome to Day 3 of 5 of ONEST’s public UNGA81 Daily Briefs. Today, the week widened. Ukraine used the General Assembly to argue that the consequences of Russia’s war are spreading well beyond Ukraine itself. The United States and Argentina launched a new economic corridor tying By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read Crimea Platform | Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine Explained Crimea Is Ukraine. What Does It Take to Make That Matter? From the Crimea Platform and a gathering of first spouses at UNGA, two different answers to the same question: how do people endure a war, and what must other countries do to help end it? By Olga Nesterova • 2 min read
Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The room Xi Jinping just walked into State dinners are ceremony. Guest lists are policy. The White House guest list for tonight’s dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping is unusually revealing. By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Photo: Chinese Embassy in US Daily Brief The Daily: UNGA81, Day 4 of 5 Good evening, Welcome to Day 4 of 5 of ONEST’s public UNGA81 Daily Briefs. Today took me through three very different parts of High-Level Week. I began at the Ukraine Prosperity Forum, hosted by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Devex, continued at Asia Society, and finished the By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read
Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The room Xi Jinping just walked into State dinners are ceremony. Guest lists are policy. The White House guest list for tonight’s dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping is unusually revealing. By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Photo: ONEST ONEST Insight Howard Buffett’s Next Chapter and Why Ukraine Is Already Part of It Howard G. Buffett has visited Ukraine 25 times since Russia’s full-scale invasion. His foundation has committed more than $1 billion to the country. This morning in New York, he explained why he does not see that support as charity or even as a choice. By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read
Crimea Forum | Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine Daily Brief The Daily: UNGA81, Day 3 of 5 Good evening, Welcome to Day 3 of 5 of ONEST’s public UNGA81 Daily Briefs. Today, the week widened. Ukraine used the General Assembly to argue that the consequences of Russia’s war are spreading well beyond Ukraine itself. The United States and Argentina launched a new economic corridor tying By Olga Nesterova • 7 min read
Crimea Platform | Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine Explained Crimea Is Ukraine. What Does It Take to Make That Matter? From the Crimea Platform and a gathering of first spouses at UNGA, two different answers to the same question: how do people endure a war, and what must other countries do to help end it? By Olga Nesterova • 2 min read
