Diplomacy & International Relations

Volt Typhoon hackers were in Massachusetts utility’s systems for 10 months (Jonathan Greig, The Record)

Chinese hackers connected to the Volt Typhoon campaign spent nearly one year inside the systems of a major utility company in Littleton, Massachusetts. In...

Europe urged to seize ‘opportunity’ by replacing US funding for Ukraine cyber defense (Alexander Martin, The Record)

Europe should take advantage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid, which has left a number of cybersecurity projects in Ukraine...

The P-75I Saga and India’s Submarine-Building Journey (R. Vignesh, Abhay Singh – Manohar Parrikar Institute)

After decades of delay, the P-75I programme is finally set to be initiated after the contract negotiations between MoD and MDL conclude. The Brief...

Japan’s Territorial Disputes and their Management (Arnab Dasgupta, Manohar Parrikar Institute)

Japan’s management of its territorial disputes has been pragmatic, with Tokyo opting for diplomatic posturing rather than militarisation as its response. This indicates that...

Hamas-Pakistan Terror Nexus in PoJK: A Wake-Up Call for Bharat? (Anurag Sharma, Vivekananda International Foundation)

On 5th February 2025, Pakistan-supported terrorist groups—Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)—organised a gathering to observe the ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day & Al-Aqsa Flood’ conference at...

US President Donald Trump’s First 50 Days (Karin von Hippel, RUSI)

In theory, a cursory review of Trump’s first 100 days in his first administration, in early 2017, should offer a preview for Trump 2.0....

France should join NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangements to strengthen European deterrence (Marion Messmer, Julia Cournoyer – Chatham House)

The Trump administration’s hostile rhetoric towards Europe, including remarks about potentially withdrawing or relocating US troops stationed there, has reignited debates about Europe’s nuclear...

The Chinese foreign minister’s press conference showed Beijing is still reticent about its role as a global leader (Yu Jie, Chatham House)

During China’s National People’s Congress session last week, the press conference by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attracted considerable attention. Wang, a member of...

US resumes sending aid, intel to Ukraine; seeks ‘yes’ from Russia on ceasefire (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Kyiv and Washington have agreed to pitch a 30-day ceasefire to Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday, adding that the United...

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