Diplomacy & International Relations

Fortress Europe? EU leaders (once again) head to a castle for high-stakes talks

(Gerardo Fortuna - Politico) When the going gets tough, EU leaders pull up the drawbridge and lock themselves away behind fortified walls. From Russia’s...

NATO deploys to Greenland to keep Trump onside

(Victor Jack - Politico) NATO is beefing up its Arctic presence in a move designed less to deter Russia than it is to deter...

Personal data is the new battleground for democracy

(Frank H. McCourt Jr. - Politico) At the height of the Cold War, a man named Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin convened the West’s leading security...

5 reasons Keir Starmer is clinging to power … for now

(Andrew McDonald and Noah Keate - Politico) Keir Starmer has lost two of his top team, faced a public call for his resignation from...

Ireland pushing to free citizen held by ICE in Texas

(Shawn Pogatchnik - Politico) Ireland will do “everything we can” to free an Irish citizen who has been confined for nearly five months in...

Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis

(Lucas Guttenberg, Nils Redeker and Sander Tordoir - Politico) Europe’s economy needs more growth — and fast. Without it, the continent risks eroding its...

Welcome to 2036

(Mary Kate Aylward, Peter Engelke, Uri Friedman, and Paul Kielstra - Atlantic Council) China eclipses the United States economically. A diminished Russia’s war in...

Maximalist Demands Stall Path to Peace for Russia and Ukraine

(The Soufan Center) Last week, Russia and Ukraine held peace talks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, the meeting produced little beyond a...

UN News (10 February 2026)

(South Sudan) Escalating violence, political stalemate and humanitarian constraints are pushing South Sudan’s civilians to the brink once again, while funding cuts weaken the...

Latest articles