Diplomacy & International Relations

Sovereignty can’t be vibecoded: Why Europe must physically build to ensure resilience

(Elin Hammarberg and Carina Zaring - Breaking Defense) Across European Union policy circles, a decisive shift is underway. The language of globalization — efficiency,...

Marco Rubio Goes to India in Repair Mode

(Sadanand Dhume - Council on Foreign Relations) What a difference a year can make. In April 2025, U.S.-India relations appeared as solid as they...

China’s influence in Africa is no longer just economic

(Isel van Zyl - Lowy The Interpreter) When Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te finally arrived in Eswatini earlier this month, the visit resembled a covert...

“Stuck in the middle with you”: Should Australia join the D7?

(Lisa Martin - Lowy The Interpreter) Against the backdrop of an alphabet soup of leader summits producing hotly debated, but quickly forgotten, communiqués littered...

Indonesia, Hercules maintenance, and the neutrality question

(Pornomo Rovan Astri Yoga - Lowy the Interpreter) Indonesia is reportedly exploring opportunities to become a regional maintenance hub for C-130 Hercules aircraft. On...

Rubio looks increasingly plausible for the 2028 presidential election

(Lester Munson - ASPI The Strategist) Amid the upheavals of Donald Trump’s second term, Marco Antonio Rubio is getting a fresh look as a...

Every country should understand space as a warfighting domain

(Philip Citowicki - ASPI The Strategist) Touring Normandy beaches shortly after D-Day in 1944, General Dwight D Eisenhower reportedly said, ‘If I didn’t have...

Geopolitical crises are accelerating collaboration between Europe and the Gulf

(Jonathan Panikoff, Jörn Fleck, and John Cookson - Atlantic Council) The Europe Gulf Forum brought together government leaders from Europe and Gulf states, as...

How the Iran conflict is reshaping sanctioned crude oil flows

(Atlantic Council) The continued use of shadow fleet and transshipment networks allow sanctioned countries to bypass energy sanctions, underscoring the need for stronger and...

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