Diplomacy & International Relations

Moscow and Tehran Working to Block U.S. Involvement in Zangezur Corridor (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

Azerbaijan and Armenia are considering an agreement featuring U.S. management of transit through Armenia via the Zangezur Corridor to link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan...

Inside the Israeli government’s starvation of Gaza, from an aid group trying to deliver food (Arwa Damon – Atlantic Council)

“I’m hungry,” a message comes through from a staffer working for my charity, the International Network for Aid, Relief, and Assistance (INARA). “I swear to...

Forget Berlin and Paris — Athens Is Leading Europe’s Digital Shift (Konstantinos Komaitis – Tech Policy Press)

As Brussels accelerates work on Europe’s new digital identity wallet, a flagship of the European Union’s Digital Decade development plan, the success of the...

Understanding Russia’s Black Sea strategy. How to strengthen Europe and NATO’s approach to the region (Natalie Sabanadze, Galip Dalay – Chatham House)

For the best part of two decades, Europe and NATO have underestimated Russia and its motivation to dominate the Black Sea region. Understanding the...

The UK should recognize a Palestinian state now. The time is right to make this symbolically important move, says Bronwen Maddox, but that should...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will gather his cabinet this week to discuss whether the UK should recognize a Palestinian state. For all his...

Romania Attempts to Modernize Naval Forces (George Vișan – The Jamestown Foundation)

Romania’s new government, sworn in on June 23, appears committed to modernizing the Romanian Naval Forces, but its naval forces remain severely underfunded and...

Belarus Looking to Normalize Relations with the United States (Yauheni Preiherman – The Jamestown Foundation)

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka welcomed U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, to Minsk on June 21 in the highest-level meeting between U.S....

Putin Tries to Build Himself a Position of Strength (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

The July 23 Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul yielded no diplomatic progress, as both sides remain entrenched in incompatible positions. Both sides, however, found it...

India’s Data Protection Act: A Shield for Privacy or a Tool for State Surveillance? (Medha Garg – Tech Policy Press)

India, hailed as the "world's largest democracy," is now witnessing a steady erosion of its democratic values. Colonial-era laws such as sedition and the...

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