by Griffin Crafa | Dec 19, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, two gunmen with alleged ties to ISIS killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Chile elected conservative José Antonio Kast as its next president, President Trump ordered a blockade of...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Dec 12, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the 2025 Aspen Security Forum: DC Edition brought together top national security voices, experts, business leaders, and innovators from across the political spectrum and around the globe in Washington, DC. We were proud to host over 250 in-person attendees,...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Dec 5, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy, President Macron and President Xi met in Beijing, Israeli and Lebanese diplomats held direct talks for the first time since 1993, and leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Nov 21, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. proposed a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced Saudi Arabia will increase its investment commitments in the U.S. to almost $1 trillion following his visit to the White House; and the G20 summit is set to...
by Elizabeth Oakes | Nov 14, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, the U.S. government reopened after a 43-day shutdown, President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa met with President Trump at the White House, a coalition led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won Iraq’s parliamentary election, and COP30 opened in Brazil....
by Elizabeth Oakes | Nov 7, 2025 | The Weekly Leaf
This week, leaders from five Central Asian countries met with President Trump and announced deepening cooperation with the U.S., President Trump met with Prime Minister Orbán at the White House, the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire...
