Diplomacy & International Relations

Deep Down in the Stack: China’s Entrenchment in Serbia’s Technology Landscape (Sharinee Jagtiani – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Serbia, a land-locked nation with a population of under seven million, has emerged as a key player in the PRC’s Digital Silk Road (DSR)...

Russia and China in Central Asia’s Technology Stack (Dylan Welch – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Central Asia’s role as a geopolitical battleground among Russia, China, Europe, and the United States has grown in recent years as Western countries seek...

Europe’s Moment of Truth: A Democracy Shield for Today and Tomorrow (Vassilis Ntousas, Etienne Soula – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Democracy in Europe is under growing pressure. Authoritarian regimes like Russia and the People’s Republic of China are conducting increasingly sophisticated foreign interference campaigns...

Europe on Gaza: Words Are Not Enough (Crisis Group)

A rising chorus of European states have condemned Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip after months of siege and bombardment. While much depends...

Venezuela: Last Rites for an Electoral Route out of Conflict? (Phil Gunson – Crisis Group)

President Nicolás Maduro’s Unified Socialist Party swept the board in Venezuela’s 25 May regional and parliamentary elections, thanks to its manipulation of the process...

US-Iran Nuclear Talks Echo Familiar Tunes (John Limbert – Stimson Center)

Two old songs in some ways describe recent meetings between American and Iranian negotiators seeking a new agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program in...

Nuclear Talks and Iran’s Missile Program: Addressing the Overlooked Arsenal (Farzin Nadimi – Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

During negotiations for the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States and other countries made numerous efforts to incorporate limits on Iran’s...

The downside oil market risks of a new Iran deal (Colby Connelly – Middle East Institute)

After five rounds of negotiations to date, the United States and Iran have yet to reach a new agreement on the Iranian nuclear program,...

Watching China in Europe—June 2025 (German Marshall Fund of the United States)

In Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises”, the Scottish war veteran Mike Campbell is asked how he slid into bankruptcy. “Gradually, then...

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