Intersections

Davos sneak peek: Trump, Bessent bring American bravado to world stage (Mike Allen – Axios)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during this week's World Economic Forum, as part of a dominant administration...

What the Grok bans in Southeast Asia tell us about AI governance (Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano – Lowy The Interpreter)

While much attention has focused on the row between the United States and the United Kingdom over banning Grok (Elon Musk’s AI-powered chatbot on...

Cricket: Has India’s soft power tool become a strategic liability? (Arkoprabho Hazra – Lowy The Interpreter)

In South Asia, cricket isn’t just a sport. It’s a primary diplomatic channel. For decades, the game has served as a reliable barometer for...

The decline of sanctions (Imran Khalid – Lowy The Interpreter)

Sanctions have become one of the most heavily used tools in Western foreign policy, yet their effectiveness is being tested as never before. They...

South Korea held data domestically—and lost it in a fire (Jason Van der Schyff – ASPI The Strategist)

South Korea is digitally sophisticated, technically capable and deeply invested in modern digital government systems. In September 2025, when a fire tore through a...

Hybrid risks rise as US withdraws from international organisations (Fitriani, Justin Bassi and Bart Hogeveen – ASPI The Strategist)

The United States’ 6 January decision to withdraw from many international organisations risks allowing Beijing and Moscow to further advance their undermining of global...

How Davos went MAGA (Politico)

When U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the snowy Alpine village of Davos this week, it will mark both the culmination of a yearlong...

Fears grow over Europe’s soaring dependence on US gas imports (Politico)

The European Union is on track to get nearly half its gas from the United States by the end of the decade, creating a...

US pressure revives call for powerful EU tech regulator (Politico)

It reads like Washington’s worst nightmare: a European tech regulator independent of the Brussels institutions and armed to crack down on the violations of...

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