Intersections

Von der Leyen vows stronger single market, less red tape ahead of EU summit

(Gabriel Gavin - Politico) The EU must launch a massive push to join up the bloc's economies in the face of fierce global competition,...

European industry revolts over EU plan to weaken carbon border tax

(Zia Weise - Politico) For once, Europe’s heavy industry is lobbying to save a climate law. Manufacturers are worried the European Commission is undermining...

New START Expiry: Implications for Europe

(Darya Dolzikova​ and Sidharth Kaushal - RUSI) On 5 February 2026, the last US-Russian arms control agreement – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty...

Trump’s critical minerals commitment problem

(Christopher Vandome - Chatham House) The US Critical Minerals Ministerial Summit on 4 February was the Trump administration’s most significant move to date to...

EU’s Digital Sovereignty Depends On Investment In Open-Source And Talent

(Amandine Le Pape, Nicholas Gates, Johan Linåker, Peter Neuhäusler, Denilton Luiz Darold, Timo Väliharju - Tech Policy Press) The United States and China are...

Forced Labor Fuels Unfair Trade: The U.S. Interest in Ending Abuses Against Uyghurs

(Samir Goswami - Just Security) Countering the spread of forced labor in global trade has long been an American priority, and the United States...

Assessing the ICC’s Impact in Ukraine

(Stephen Pomper - Just Security) When the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor obtained arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for Children’s...

Pentagon asked to probe SpaceX for potential Chinese ownership

(Cybernews) Two Democratic US senators urged the Pentagon on Thursday to conduct an immediate review of SpaceX amid allegations that Chinese investors have secretly...

Elon Musk eyes Kardashev II-level civilization for Earth. What is it?

(Cybernews) As debates over energy, AI, and space-based infrastructure intensify, the Kardashev scale has moved from theory into a vision, sharpened by Elon Musk’s...

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