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The Tensions Behind the Trump-Ramaphosa White House Meeting (Michelle Gavin – Council On Foreign Relations)

The backdrop for the May 21 meeting between President Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa could hardly be bleaker. In a matter...

Trump’s Putin Call Indicates Ukraine’s Future Is Up to Europe (Max Boot – Council on Foreign Relations)

When it comes to safeguarding Ukraine, it could now be up to Europe. That is the message from Monday’s phone call between President Donald...

Europe is striking back at Russia’s shadow fleet. Here’s what to know about the latest EU and UK sanctions (Atlantic Council)

Brussels and London are ratcheting up pressure on Moscow—without Washington. On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom approved scores of new...

Why the US cannot afford to lose dollar dominance (Martin Mühleisen and Valbona Zeneli – Atlantic Council)

Over the past eight decades, the status of the United States as an economic and geopolitical superpower and the role of the US dollar...

Golden Dome creates a new missile defense bargain with US partners (Léonie Allard and Jean-Loup Samaan – Atlantic Council)

New details are emerging about the White House’s “Golden Dome” initiative, a missile-defense system intended to intercept long-range and hypersonic missiles fired at the...

Japan and the Gulf: Competing with China the Soft Way? (Alice Dell’Era – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

As China expands its geo-economic footprint in the Persian Gulf through the Belt and Road Initiative, Japan has recalibrated its approach to the Middle...

Silent Complicity: The Global Network Behind the Sit-tat’s Airstrikes (Showmik Sarker Prottoy – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

Air strikes are nothing new for Myanmar’s civilians, but since the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, they’ve become frequent,...

Trump Movie Tariffs and the Global Competition for Soft Power (Benjamin Opiyo – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of 100 percent tariffs on movies not made on American soil elicited criticism from filmmakers and film experts....

What to make of the restart in Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations (Michael MacArthur Bosack – The Interpreter)

Last week, Russian and Ukrainian ceasefire negotiators met face-to-face for the first time since March 2022. The location for the talks was the same...
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