EU strives to boost ability to detect and prepare for cyber threats
The Belgian Presidency of the European Council on March 6 informally agreed on the Cyber Solidarity Act (CSoA), aiming to build a more resilient, collective EU response against cyber-threats. The...
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Kazakhstan leads regional cooperation to save the Aral Sea
In 2024, Kazakhstan will play a prominent role in international affairs, hosting several representative summits and forums, as well as taking the helm of several international organizations, including...
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Can Innovation Diplomacy End the Climate Gamble?
With today’s global challenges urging equally global responses, an overlooked subset of diplomacy emerges as potentially pivotal: innovation diplomacy, a discipline related to the overarching concept...
View ArticleEU adopts safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence
The European Parliament took an important step in regulating technology, approving on March 13 the EU’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Act that aims to ensure safety and compliance with fundamental...
View ArticleU.S. zeroes in on Houthi revenue sources
The U.S. Government made several announcements this month regarding new sanctions on Houthi revenue sources, building on steps taken in coordination with the U.K. against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
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Inaugural B5+1 Forum launched to boost regional trade and investment
On March 13-15, government policymakers, business leaders, experts, and investors from C5+1 countries inaugurated the first-ever Business 5+1 (B5+1) Forum which was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Business...
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With Sweden now a NATO member, what’s next?
Sweden completed the necessary diplomatic formalities on March 7, depositing its instrument of accession with the U.S. State Department in Washington, which manages the official depository vault for...
View ArticleU.S. condemns latest PRC actions in South China Sea as dangerous
Coming just days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Manila (March 19), Washington released on March 23 a strongly worded statement of support for the Philippines after another...
View ArticleNE Global’s March Edition: With Sweden now a NATO member, what’s next?
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Pro-nuclear leaders push atomic energy to cut CO2 emissions, boost security...
A global push to expand nuclear power continued recently as world leaders from more than 30 countries and the European Union met at the inaugural Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels. The world’s first...
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The Schengen Zone expands conditionally, for air and sea travelers
Europe’s passport-free Schengen Zone took an important step forward on March 31 with the partial inclusion of Romania and Bulgaria. Travelers arriving in the Schengen Zone by air or sea from Romania...
View ArticleKyrgyz “Foreign Representatives Law” enacted amid criticism
On April 2, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced that he had signed a hotly contested bill that allows authorities to register organizations as “foreign representatives,” legislation that numerous...
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The influence of Russia’s nuclear industry steadily expanding in Turkey
Turkey’s decision last month that Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom will build the country’s second nuclear power plant, most likely at a site called Sinop, is the latest step by Russia...
View ArticleEU, U.S., Uzbekistan and other partners strengthen critical raw materials...
The European Union, the United States, and other Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) partners, joined by Kazakhstan, Namibia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, officially launched the Minerals Security...
View ArticleNew U.S.-Japan-Philippines Pacific bulwark established
The leaders of Japan, the Philippines, and the United States met in Washington April 11 for the first ever trilateral summit with a deep focus on Indo-Pacific security and economic cooperation. Coming...
View ArticleWestern corporations must be held accountable for their role in China’s...
In recent testimony before the Senate, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that “the Biden Administration should be sanctioning human rights violations” there and that “there is no...
View ArticleEU-Armenia-U.S. High-level Meeting: A Critical Moment for the South Caucasus
On April 5, an EU-Armenia-U.S. trilateral meeting was held between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J....
View ArticlePlatform work: getting the right approach for consumers and workers
With an agreement finally reached by the European institutions on the Platform Worker Rights Directive after two years of fractious discussions, attention turns to its implementation across the EU 27...
View ArticleU.S. and U.K. take new steps to reduce Russia’s revenue from metals
On April 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the United Kingdom, issued two new prohibitions in order to disrupt the revenue that Russia earns from its export of aluminum,...
View ArticleThe empty seat in Strasbourg
When the newly elected European Parliament convenes this year on July 16 there will be an empty seat in the plenary hall within the Louise Weiss building in Strasbourg. Fredi Beleri, a dual Albanian...
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