Luke Coffey

1 week ago | arabnews.com | Luke Coffey

NATO leaders to meet amid growing geopolitical instability Short Urlhttps://arab.news/v2jf4 The 32 leaders of NATO’s member states will gather in The Hague from Tuesday for a major summit. This will be the alliance’s first summit since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House and it comes at a time of growing geopolitical instability. From war in Ukraine to tensions in the Middle East and the increasing assertiveness of China, there is no shortage of serious challenges.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Luke Coffey

It is a bad time for thousands of Afghans who risked their lives helping the U.S. over the past two decades. On June 2, it was announced that the office that helps with relocation of Afghans who helped America will close on July 1. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security formally ended Temporary Protected Status for roughly 10,000 Afghans who fled their country after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021.

1 week ago | arabnews.com | Luke Coffey

Has the Russia-Ukraine conflict taken a back seat? Short Urlhttps://arab.news/9t3wp Nearly 150 days after returning to the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump is no closer to brokering a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia than he was on Day 1. This was a signature issue of his campaign. He regularly criticized President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict and claimed that had he been in office, the war would never have started.

1 week ago | arabnews.pk | Luke Coffey

Has the Russia-Ukraine conflict taken a back seat? Luke Coffey June 14, 2025 21:27 A Russian military helicopter flies in the sky, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk Region. (Reuters) Short Urlhttps://arab.news/2gfcn Nearly 150 days after returning to the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump is no closer to brokering a lasting peace between Ukraine and Russia than he was on Day 1. This was a signature issue of his campaign.

3 weeks ago | arabnews.pk | Luke Coffey

Britain still has work to do on defense Luke Coffey June 06, 2025 21:57 Short Urlhttps://arab.news/cs37d The British government last week published its long-awaited Strategic Defence Review. Led by former Defence Secretary and NATO secretary general Lord Robertson, the review outlines the major geopolitical challenges facing Britain and offers 62 recommendations to make the UK and its allies more secure. The government accepted all of them.