Diplomacy and External Affairs
‘It’s bad, it’s really bad’: Shipping prepares for a world of permanent disruption
https://www.politico.eu/article/global-shipping-industry-prepares-for-permanent-disruption/
PARADISE LOST
For generations, Switzerland derived an extraordinary place in international affairs from choosing not to ...
Article by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, “International Cooperation in the Arctic: Challenges and Opportunities”
https://mid.ru/fr/foreign_policy/news/2136949/?lang=en
ECCE NEUTRALITATEM
Behold Neutrality Switzerland can declare itself neutral every morning. It can write neutrality into ...
Strait of Hormuz conflict threatens global food prices as FAO warns time is running out
https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/strait-of-hormuz-conflict-threatens-global-food-prices-as-fao-warns-time-is-running-out/en
France floats revamp of EU diplomacy with ‘reinforced’ role for Kallas, paper shows
https://www.reuters.com/world/france-floats-revamp-eu-diplomacy-with-reinforced-role-kallas-paper-shows-2026-06-11/
GLOBAL CLEARING UNIT – Revisiting an unfinished idea
At Bretton Woods, John Meinard Keynes proposed an International Clearing Union using Bancor as ...
The Refinery Is the Chokepoint
Europe currently imports between 65 and 100% of the critical raw materials needed to ...