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Jonathan Eyal

Global Affairs Correspondent

Jonathan is The Straits Times’ Global Affairs Correspondent. He was born in Romania. Educated at Oxford and London universities, his initial training was in international law and relations. After completing his doctorate at Oxford, he worked at the Royal United Services Institute in London, the world’s oldest defence think-tank. He has published a number of books on European military relations. Before working for The Straits Times, he was a regular commentator on East European affairs for The Guardian and The Times dailies, and acted as an adviser to the European Union.

Latest articles

The transatlantic Epstein crisis: Washington shrugs, Westminster melts

(From left) The late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, British politician Peter Mandelson and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose decision to appoint Mr Mandelson as ambassador to Washington is proving politically disastrous.

A global nuclear arms race looms with collapse of Russia-US New START treaty

The end of New START removes the last restraint on Russia developing its nuclear arsenal, on display here during its Victory Day military parade last year.

Europe seeks new alliances in Asia, but fast relief is unlikely

(From left) European Council president Antonio Costa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi on Jan 27.

Football charm offensive: British PM Starmer seeks ties reset with Chinese President Xi

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Jan 29.

Trump’s Middle East armada aims to exert maximum pressure on Iran’s regime

A US naval strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said on Jan 26, 2026, as Washington pressures Iran. PHOTO: AFP

Three key provisions in Trump’s Greenland deal with NATO. Will they be enough?

Few details have filtered out about the diplomatic compromise that apparently satisfied Mr Trump enough for him to withdraw his initial Greenland tariff threat.

Trump, Putin and the revival of an old imperialist dream

A protest to denounce President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland on Jan 17, in Nuuk, the capital of the Danish territory.

Trump’s Greenland tariff threats: What options do European countries have?

A march protesting President Donald TrumpÕs threats regarding Greenland in the territoryÕs city of Nuuk, Jan. 17, 2026. European Union ambassadors held an emergency meeting on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, regarding TrumpÕs threat of punishing tariffs if he does not get his way over acquiring Greenland, and leaders from across the 27-nation bloc will meet in Brussels later this week. (Juliette Pavy/The New York Times)

US-Danish working group on Greenland set up, but Trump not budging from wanting to own the island

(L/R) US Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio depart the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus after a meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, DC, on Jan 14, 2026.

Will Iran’s regime fall? How the crisis unfolds will transform the Middle East

Mourners at a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians believed to have been killed in protests on Jan 11.