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Beijing’s global vision takes shape in Africa (Samir Bhattacharya – East Asia Forum)

China is increasingly using soft power and strategic investments to influence Africa, aiming to reshape the global order in its favour. Through the Belt...

Uncertainty clouds Timor-Leste’s admission to ASEAN (Nuno Canas Mendes – East Asia Forum)

Timor-Leste's admission into ASEAN remains undecided due to concerns about its economic, social and geopolitical conditions, despite potential benefits of eased market access, security,...

Can Ukraine Hold Elections This Year? (Valerii Kravets – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Ukraine’s president and parliament were voted into office in 2019, and their terms of office were due to expire in May and August 2024,...

Coalition of the Willing (German Marshall Fund of the United States)

The new buzzword in European defense is the “coalition of the willing”. Proposed by France and the United Kingdom in February 2025, the initiative...

US Army Cuts Signal Emphasis on Readiness (Jack Watling – RUSI)

The US Army announced a series of organisational and capability decisions on 2 May, with Chief of Staff General Randy George promising more to...

Securing the space-based assets of NATO members from cyberattacks (Julia Cournoyer – Chatham House)

The increased dependence on space-based assets for both military and civilian functions has turned these critical systems into a potential target for cyberattacks. NATO’s...

Trump’s Gulf tour exposes Netanyahu’s increasingly isolated position on Gaza (Ksenia Svetlova – Chatham House)

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself in an increasingly precarious position as US President Donald Trump’s tour of the Gulf States unfolded in...

The UK government should prioritize linking carbon markets at the UK–EU summit (Chris Aylett – Chatham House)

As British manufacturers grapple with tightening margins and sluggish export growth, an apparently esoteric but consequential decision is looming. At the UK–EU summit in...

FTC’s Ferguson tells lawmakers agency won’t regulate AI until after problems occur (Suzanne Smalley – The Record)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson on Thursday told members of the House Appropriations Committee he believes it is important for the agency...

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