Diplomacy & International Relations

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...

Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance Demands Broader Data Protections (Justin Sherman – Lawfare)

On June 26, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a partially redacted report detailing the FBI’s efforts to mitigate...

China-Colombia Relations and the Future of New Alliances: Recent Milestones and Perspectives (Tatiana Gélvez-Rubio – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

As Colombia celebrates 45 years of diplomatic ties with the US, it is simultaneously redefining its foreign policy by forging deeper strategic and economic...

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