Diplomacy & International Relations

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...

Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks

(Sophia Saifi - CNN) Pakistan said Sunday it carried out airstrikes on militant camps across the border in Afghanistan, in a serious test of...

Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel

(Tim Lister - CNN) The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said it would be “fine” if Israel took control of a vast...

Supreme Court gives Trump — and the rest of the GOP — a gift in disguise

(Aaron Blake - CNN) The Supreme Court on Friday dealt President Donald Trump perhaps the most significant rebuke of his second term. The justices,...

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