Diplomacy & International Relations

US Delegation Heads to India AI Summit Intent on ‘Domination’

(Merve Hickok, Marc Rotenberg - Tech Policy Press) This week, world leaders, civil society organizations, academic experts, and business executives will gather in New...

Trump’s damage is done. Democrats – and Europe – are struggling to define what’s next

(Kasie Hunt - CNN) Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if...

‘Golden age’: Rubio praises Orbán ahead of Hungary election

(Milena Wälde - Politico) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest Monday and declared a “golden age”...

EU to send commissioner for Mediterranean to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting

(Gerardo Fortuna - Politico) The EU is sending Dubravka Šuica, the European commissioner for the Mediterranean, to Washington for the first formal meeting of...

Berlin urges Paris to boost defense spending by cutting other costs

(Nette Nöstlinger - Politico) Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said France needs to spend more on defense even if it means cutting other kinds...

Starmer: UK needs to go faster on defense spending

(Esther Webber - Politico) Keir Starmer said Monday he will seek to accelerate defense spending as he tries to resolve a deadlock over budgets...

Greening Half the World: Leveraging the New Development Bank for Green Finance

(Mannat Jaspal, Anil Kishora - Observer Research Foundation) In an era of rising minilateralism and newly forged alliances amidst a disruptive global world order,...

Relocating India in the ‘America First’ Grand Strategy

(Gautam Chikermane - Observer Research Foundation) The United States’ November 2025 articulation of the country’s national security strategy locates New Delhi in its ambitions....

Trump tactics put G20 cohesion to the test

(Alan S Alexandroff - East Asia Forum) South Africa’s 2025 G20 presidency sought to advance Global South priorities on development, inequality and climate, but...

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