Diplomacy & International Relations

EU moves to blacklist Iran’s enforcer army

(Gabriel Gavin, Zoya Sheftalovich and Tim Ross - Politico) The EU is closing in on adding Iran’s feared paramilitary forces to its list of...

A peace deal between Russia and Ukraine looks close, except on everything that matters

(Eva Hartog - Politico) As negotiators gear up for another round of U.S.-brokered talks to end the war in Ukraine, Moscow and Kyiv remain...

The Netherlands rethinks its US tech addiction

(Pieter Haeck - Politico) An identity tool that underpins the digital lives of Dutch people and has partly fallen into American hands is prompting...

UK-China reset vital for world peace, Xi tells Starmer

(Dan Bloom - Politico) Dialogue between the U.K. and China is essential for “world peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told Keir Starmer Thursday, heaping...

Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance

(Avery Lotz - Axios) President Trump's immigration crackdown and aggressive foreign policy has put him on a collision course with one of the oldest...

Starmer says UK seeking ‘more sophisticated relationship’ with China in talks with Xi

(BBC) Sir Keir Starmer says the UK is seeking a "more sophisticated relationship" with China as he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing....

EU will seek to cut US energy reliance after Trump’s Greenland threats

(Elena Giordano - Politico) The European Union will step up efforts to diversify away from American liquefied natural gas following U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Europe should be ‘realistic’ about tech sovereignty, says top chips exec

(Pieter Haeck - Politico) Europe needs to be “realistic” about its reliance on the rest of the world for technology, the chief executive of...

Greenland PM sets out ‘red lines’ for talks with Washington

(Clea Caulcutt - Politico) Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen warned that democratic values and territorial integrity will guide his country’s talks with the United...

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