Diplomacy & International Relations

Hypersonics, autonomous systems top DepSecDef nom’s emerging-tech priorities (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

More funding is needed to develop and quickly manufacture hypersonic missiles, autonomous systems, and AI tools to counter China and other threats, President Trump’s...

Poland, Slovakia team up for ammunition, weapon purchases (Jaroslaw Adamowski, Defense News)

Poland and Slovakia have signed a letter of intent to jointly produce ammunition and cooperate on the procurement of armored vehicles, tank, and air...

Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US (Rudy Ruitenberg, Defense News)

Europe can build up most of the critical defense enablers needed to deter or defeat Russia without U.S. support within five years, provided the...

China begins building nuclear reactor with 52 billion kWh annual output (Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering)

China has officially begun construction on its first nuclear reactor unit of the year with the pouring of first concrete at the Lufeng Nuclear...

Export Controls on Open-Source Models Will Not Win the AI Race (Claudia Wilson and Emmie Hine, Just Security)

Even prior to the release of DeepSeek-R1, a contentious policy debate was taking shape: should open-source AI be regulated? In the United States, this...

Ukraine: Post-war reconstruction set to cost $524 billion (UN News)

The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is estimated at $524 billion (€506 billion) over the next decade, according to a new...

UN rights chief decries substantial rise in death penalty executions (UN News)

International efforts to eradicate the death penalty came into sharp focus at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, where UN human rights chief Volker...

ASEAN adapts and advances as global politics shift ( Anthony Milner, East Asia Forum)

ASEAN, now under Malaysian leadership, is well-equipped to manage international challenges in 2025 due to its vibrant economy, strategic political toolkit and extensive foreign...

Stalemate Persists in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Process (Vasif Huseynov, The Jamestown Foundation)

Armenia and Azerbaijan remain at an impasse in their ongoing peace process, facing the conditions of withdrawing international lawsuits and agreeing on a ban...

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