Diplomacy & International Relations

India and Qatar at 50: A Strategic Partnership for a New Era (Logan Cochrane, Mudassar Ali Baig – Observer Research Foundation)

Qatar and India established diplomatic relations in the early 1970s. They celebrated 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2023, marking an important milestone in...

India-EU Free Trade Agreement: Obstacles, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead (Nayana Sharma – Observer Research Foundation)

Since EU President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to India on 27–28 February, accompanied by 22 of the 27 European Commissioners, momentum toward concluding...

Nigeria–South Africa Mineral Partnership: A Strategic Chapter in Africa’s Resource Development (Samir Bhattacharya – Observer Research Foundation)

In a landmark move poised to reshape the African mining landscape, Nigeria and South Africa have entered a mining cooperation agreement. The agreement, signed...

IOS SAGAR: An Experiment in Maritime Cooperation (Sayantan Haldar – Observer Research Foundation)

On 8 May, the Indian Navy concluded the inaugural edition of its new initiative, IOS SAGAR. It involved a month-long deployment of the INS...

Trump’s Executive Orders: A Stocktaking (Vivek Mishra – Observer Research Foundation)

Since the time the Trump administration has taken office, American political scientists and scholars have encountered the phrase ‘constitutional crisis’ more than ever before....

US should rethink current views of Russia’s cyber might, new report says (David DiMolfetta – NextGov)

U.S. policymakers should reassess their assumptions about Russia’s cyber capabilities to include its murky cybercrime ecosystem that doesn’t always have clear ties to Kremlin...

NATO aims to bolster investments in space, intelligence sharing (Theresa Hitchens – Breaking Defense)

NATO is working to up its game when it comes to intelligence gathering and sharing, in particular increasing investment in space capabilities, a senior...

US and UAE ink agreement formalizing Major Defense Partnership (Agnes Helou – Breaking Defense)

During President Donald Trump’s visit to the Gulf, the US and United Arab Emirates signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) formalizing the establishment of...

The EU’s AI Power Play: Between Deregulation and Innovation (Raluca Csernatoni – Carnegie Europe)

From the outset, the European Union (EU) has positioned itself as a trailblazer in AI governance with the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for...

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