Diplomacy & International Relations

Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary, Slovakia as energy standoff escalates

(Jones Hayden and Ben Munster - Politico) Ukraine condemned “ultimatums ⁠and blackmail” by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after Budapest and...

China’s consumption problem

(Erik Green, Olivia Parker - IISS) As China’s rate of economic growth slows, the country’s leaders have become increasingly concerned that the economy remains...

Ceasefire in Syria: a challenging outlook

(Ellen Clarke, Emile Hokayem - IISS) In just over a month, the military and political balance of power in Syria has shifted decisively in...

Expert Q&A: Are U.S. Threats or Use of Force Against Iran Lawful?

(Michael Schmitt, Tess Bridgeman, Ryan Goodman - Just Security) For the past two months, President Donald Trump and other administration officials have been threatening...

Global South at the heart of India AI plan

(DigWatch) India has unveiled the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments, a new initiative aimed at promoting inclusive and responsible AI, particularly across the...

US freedom.gov and the EU’s DSA in a transatlantic fight over online speech

(DigWatch) The transatlantic debate over ‘digital sovereignty’ is also, in a discrete measure, about whose rules govern online speech. In the EU, digital sovereignty...

From Venezuela to immigration crackdown, Project 2025 provided Trump’s roadmap

(Mike Wendling - BBC) When Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, he is expected to tout his policies...

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown

(Siavash Mehdi-Ardalan, Jaroslav Lukiv - BBC) Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale...

Deadly explosions in western Ukraine investigated as ‘terrorist attack’

(Rhea Mogul - CNN) At least one person was killed and dozens more injured in explosions that hit the western Ukrainian city of Lviv...

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