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Sana Khan U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. REUTERS/Evan Vucci The Trump administration has worked to project a unified foreign policy following the preliminary US Iran peace agreement, but recent remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State …
June, 2026
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28 June
EurAsian (Networks of) Corridors
For over a century, discussions about Eurasia have been dominated by the language of competition. The last two decades accelerated it further: Analysts compare the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) with the Middle Corridor. Governments promote competing port projects. Policymakers debate sanctions, strategic influence, transit revenues, and geopolitical …
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28 June
From the IAEA to the G7: The Contested Meaning of Global AI Governance
Tuhu Nugraha U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a working lunch with G7 leaders, G7 outreach partners and global tech CEOs on innovation and …
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28 June
The Rise of Algorithmic Decision-Making in Warfare
Ezba Walayat Khan A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Tehran, Iran February 28, 2026. Pleiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026/Handout via REUTERS Artificial intelligence is …
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28 June
Iran and US Escalate Attacks as Both Sides Threaten Further Military Action
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on U. S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain after President Donald Trump threatened severe consequences for Iran if they did not adhere to an interim peace agreement intended to end ongoing fighting. Following this, Israel attacked Iran-aligned Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, …
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28 June
The De-Americanisation of European Defense?
Mugdha Joshi An F 18 fighter jet lands aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. NATO naval forces demonstrate their deterrence and defense capabilities amid increasing tensions with Russia. (c) Copyright, dpa (www.dpa.de) 2025 via Reuters The second Trump administration has recentred the military within elite security …
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28 June
Germany’s 2029 Reckoning: Without More Innovation, NATO’s Eastern Flank Remains Exposed
Andreas Urbanski The clock that only the Kremlin can stop A single year now governs German defence planning: 2029. The nation’s top military officer estimates Russia could be ready to launch a major war against NATO territory by then — sooner still if the fighting in Ukraine freezes …
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28 June
Israel Fears Syria Role Could Bring Türkiye to its Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a closed security meeting on Syria and Lebanon following remarks by US President Donald Trump suggesting that Syrian forces could enter Lebanon to confront Hezbollah. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel strongly opposes any Syrian military deployment on Lebanese territory but …
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28 June
Postwar Lebanon: Rebuilding Homes and Economy
Zainab Bazzi “Countries do not recover from wars when the shelling stops, but when society becomes convinced that its future will be better than its past. This is Lebanon’s major economic task the day after a ceasefire.” With this statement, Jamal Ibrahim Haidar, head of the Economics Department …
