Diplomacy and External Affairs
Why reports of Chinese spy base in Cuba are met with shrugs in Latin America, where US influence is waning
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3226144/why-reports-chinese-spy-base-cuba-are-met-shrugs-latin-america-where-us-influence-waning
Northern Ireland’s vicious cycle of governance failure
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/northern-irelands-vicious-cycle-of-governance-failure/
Israeli–Palestinian conflict has no two-state solution
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/israeli-palestinian-conflict-has-no-two-state-solution/
Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears
https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-corruption-scandal-crackdown-treason-ukraine-war-democracy-antac-anti-corruption-action-center/
The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy – book review
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2023/08/31/the-russo-ukrainian-war-by-serhii-plokhy-book-review/
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the EU’s Anti-Dumping, Anti-Subsidy and Safeguard activities and the Use of Trade Defence Instruments by Third Countries targeting the EU in 2022
https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/documents-register/api/files/COM(2023)506_0/090166e501018b23?rendition=false
America’s Real Russian Allies
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia/americas-real-russian-allies
Putin appeared paralyzed and unable to act in first hours of rebellion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/25/putin-prigozhin-rebellion-kremlin-disarray/
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-its-blown-up-in-our-faces/