Diplomacy & International Relations

Hungary: 5 key questions about the EU’s most important election of 2026 (Ketrin Jochecová and Max Griera – Politico)

Get set for this year’s most consequential election in the EU. Hungary’s campaign stepped up a gear this week, with populist nationalist Prime Minister...

Serbia let Putin’s spies zap dogs with ‘sound cannons’ (Una Hajdari – Politico)

Serbian intelligence officers tested sound cannons on dogs in collaboration with Russia’s notorious security service, according to government documents seen by POLITICO. The Serbian...

Rift at top of the Taliban: BBC reveals clash of wills behind internet shutdown (BBC)

It was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban's leader most. Not an external danger, but one...

Denmark warns of ‘fundamental disagreement’ after White House talks on Greenland (BBC)

Denmark's foreign minister has said there is a "fundamental disagreement" with the US over Greenland after talks at the White House. Lars Lokke Rasmussen...

Priorities for U.S. Participation in International AI Capacity-Building (Chinasa T. Okolo – Lawfare)

While the United States debates engagement in international fora and focuses inward, China is quietly building the infrastructure of global artificial intelligence (AI) influence....

The Trump Administration Targets Europe’s Content Moderation Laws (Kenneth Propp – Lawfare)

Just before Christmas, the Trump administration raised the stakes in its campaign against laws in Europe that require social media platforms to exercise vigilance...

Iran Update, January 14, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iranian Threat Perception: The Iranian regime views the protests as a proto-revolution that it must crush completely and immediately. Some Iranians are resisting the...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian advances slowed in late December 2025 and early January 2026, likely due to less advantageous winter weather conditions and the end of efforts...

UN News (14 January 2026)

(Peace and Security) A fragile political calm in Yemen is fraying, with renewed instability and aid restrictions deepening hunger, illness and displacement for millions...

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