Diplomacy & International Relations

Reset Pax Americana: the West needs a grand accord (Michael Pezzullo, The Strategist)

The world is trying to make sense of the Trump tariffs. Is there a grand design and strategy, or is it all instinct and...

Indonesia’s cyber soldiers: armed without a compass (Gatra Priyandita, Christian Guntur Lebang – The Strategist)

The Indonesian military has a new role in cybersecurity but, worryingly, no clear doctrine on what to do with it nor safeguards against human...

EU Introduces ‘AI Continent Action Plan’ to Bolster Competitiveness and Simplify Regulations (AI Insider)

The European Commission has announced a sweeping new initiative to accelerate the bloc’s AI industry, aiming to better compete with the U.S. and China...

US ownership of TikTok won’t protect democracies from digital threats (Isabella Wilkinson, Rowan Wilkinson – Chatham House)

Last weekend, US President Donald Trump extended the 5 April deadline for TikTok to sell its assets to a US owner or face a...

The UAE and KSA’s AI Hedge in a Divided Global Order (The Soufan Center)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia leverage AI investments as a dual instrument of economic diversification and geopolitical influence. Against...

A Spatial Vision for Palestine. A Long-Term Plan That Can Begin Now (Shelly Culbertson, C. Ross Anthony, Kobi Ruthenberg, Robert Lane, Shireen Shelleh –...

The world urgently needs a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In parallel with progress toward a long-term political settlement, other indispensable steps for peace...

The US has backed out of the Just Energy Transition Partnerships. Southeast Asia should double down (Melinda Stuart, The Interpreter)

The decision by the United States to withdraw from Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) agreements with Indonesia, Vietnam, and South Africa is a setback...

Sudan war: UHCHR chief stresses need to help refugee hosts in Chad (UN News)

Chad hosts 1.3 million forcibly displaced people, according to the UN agency, UNHCR despite it being one of the world’s poorest countries. More than...

A tariffying shift for the ASEAN market (Niaz Asadullah, Doris Liew – The Interpreter)

For decades, the tiger economies of the ASEAN region have flourished under an export-led growth model, anchored by strong trade relationships with major economies,...

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