Diplomatic Note: Who could become the next UNSG? Part 2 Olga Nesterova April 26, 2026 – 1 min read Share this post Diplomatic Notes A Deal or a Pause? Inside the U.S.-Iran Agreement Ahead of the G7 By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Carney in New York, BlackRock in Japan, and the Quiet Race for Capital By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Diplomatic Notes NPT: Meetings Cancelled, Diplomacy Moves Behind Closed Doors By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Daily Brief ONEST Brief: NATO Tensions, Iran’s Regional Outreach, and Europe’s New East-West Corridor Trump’s dispute with Italy expands ahead of a tense NATO meeting, Iran promotes a new regional security architecture, the EU invests in routes bypassing Russia, and Ukraine presses allies for firm air defense delivery dates. Meloni Tries to Close the Dispute as NATO Defends Europe’s Role Italian Prime By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read News Treasury Chief Unveils New U.S. Economic Doctrine as Private Companies Quietly Become National Infrastructure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a keynote address at the Economic Club of New York's America 250 Gala Dinner on Tuesday to outline what he called a new doctrine of American economic statecraft, arguing that economic policy, technology, finance and supply chains should be treated as instruments of By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Iran Talks Move Markets, Starmer Steps Down, and Europe Opens the Door to the Taliban The United States and Iran left Switzerland without a final agreement, but Washington is already presenting the talks as a diplomatic victory. Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade. And Europe’s new focus on deportations has brought Taliban officials to Brussels for the first EU- By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read Image: White House livestream | Screenshot by ONEST Daily Brief The Switzerland Talks Descend Into Threats, Snubs and Contradictions The United States and Iran arrived in Switzerland for talks intended to move their memorandum of understanding toward implementation. Instead, the Lake Lucerne Summit exposed how little the parties appear to agree on — including whether negotiations are still functioning, whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, what the agreement requires By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read The European Parliament during a plenary voting session | Photo: European Parliament Deep Dive Europe Just Rewrote Its Deportation System The EU approves offshore "return hubs", longer entry bans and bloc-wide deportation enforcement — marking one of the biggest shifts in European migration policy in decades. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Canada Rewrites the Law, China Consolidates Power, and the Middle East Truce Falters June 19, 2026 Canada enacted major criminal justice and election-security reforms, China consolidated political control while preparing its economy for prolonged geopolitical pressure, and renewed fighting in Lebanon disrupted the first steps toward implementing the U.S.–Iran memorandum. Ukraine, meanwhile, pressed Europe to turn political support into EU By Olga Nesterova • 13 min read
Diplomatic Notes A Deal or a Pause? Inside the U.S.-Iran Agreement Ahead of the G7 By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Carney in New York, BlackRock in Japan, and the Quiet Race for Capital By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Diplomatic Notes NPT: Meetings Cancelled, Diplomacy Moves Behind Closed Doors By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: NATO Tensions, Iran’s Regional Outreach, and Europe’s New East-West Corridor Trump’s dispute with Italy expands ahead of a tense NATO meeting, Iran promotes a new regional security architecture, the EU invests in routes bypassing Russia, and Ukraine presses allies for firm air defense delivery dates. Meloni Tries to Close the Dispute as NATO Defends Europe’s Role Italian Prime By Olga Nesterova • 9 min read
News Treasury Chief Unveils New U.S. Economic Doctrine as Private Companies Quietly Become National Infrastructure Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a keynote address at the Economic Club of New York's America 250 Gala Dinner on Tuesday to outline what he called a new doctrine of American economic statecraft, arguing that economic policy, technology, finance and supply chains should be treated as instruments of By Olga Nesterova • 3 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Iran Talks Move Markets, Starmer Steps Down, and Europe Opens the Door to the Taliban The United States and Iran left Switzerland without a final agreement, but Washington is already presenting the talks as a diplomatic victory. Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in a decade. And Europe’s new focus on deportations has brought Taliban officials to Brussels for the first EU- By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read
Image: White House livestream | Screenshot by ONEST Daily Brief The Switzerland Talks Descend Into Threats, Snubs and Contradictions The United States and Iran arrived in Switzerland for talks intended to move their memorandum of understanding toward implementation. Instead, the Lake Lucerne Summit exposed how little the parties appear to agree on — including whether negotiations are still functioning, whether the Strait of Hormuz is open, what the agreement requires By Olga Nesterova • 8 min read
The European Parliament during a plenary voting session | Photo: European Parliament Deep Dive Europe Just Rewrote Its Deportation System The EU approves offshore "return hubs", longer entry bans and bloc-wide deportation enforcement — marking one of the biggest shifts in European migration policy in decades. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Brief: Canada Rewrites the Law, China Consolidates Power, and the Middle East Truce Falters June 19, 2026 Canada enacted major criminal justice and election-security reforms, China consolidated political control while preparing its economy for prolonged geopolitical pressure, and renewed fighting in Lebanon disrupted the first steps toward implementing the U.S.–Iran memorandum. Ukraine, meanwhile, pressed Europe to turn political support into EU By Olga Nesterova • 13 min read
