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Time to Stop the Music: How Terrorists Exploit Music Streaming Platforms

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

Palestinian Authority Double-Speak on Payments to Terrorists Places French and EU Aid Under the Spotlight

French President Emmanuel Macron could not have been clearer.  Standing alongside Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas at a press conference following their meeting in Paris last...

China’s beachhead in the Balkans

Serbia is playing a dangerous game with the West. While the European Union and the United States are pursuing a partnership with and EU membership for Serbia, Serbia is cultivating a rapidly...

Center-Right Party’s Overwhelming Victory in Hungarian Election Could Boost EU Support for Ukraine

After 16 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was resoundingly defeated in the country’s general election on April 12. The victory of the center-right Tisza Party led by Peter Magyar...

Defying Trump, Swiping at Israel: Pedro Sanchez’s Brilliant, Empty Foreign Policy

Spain formally withdrew its ambassador from Israel on March 11. The announcement, published in the Boletin Oficial del Estado, terminated the appointment of Ana Maria Salomon Perez, downgrading Madrid’s...

Russia Allegedly Meddles in Hungary’s Upcoming Elections

As Hungarian voters prepare for parliamentary elections in April, the contest is shaping up to be one of the toughest political challenges yet for Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whom President Donald Trump...

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

Trojan Horse

China's Auto Threat to America

‘Liberate These Territories by Force’: Putin Reasserts Russian Claim on Entire Donbas Region of Ukraine

Putin Warns Ukrainian Troops To Withdraw: Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled on December 4 that he would not compromise on his demands for Ukrainian territory, warning Ukraine’s...

Chinese Coercion of Taiwan’s Energy Lifelines: A Contest Taiwan and the West Can’t Afford to Lose

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The Hanoi Convention: Russia’s Blueprint for an Authoritarian Cyberspace

Russia is celebrating a major win in cyberspace. On October 25 and 26, representatives from 110 countries convened in Hanoi, Vietnam, to sign the Russian-drafted UN Convention on Cybercrime. Under the...

U.S. and EU Include Key Oil Companies in New Sanctions Targeting Russia

Rosneft and Lukoil Targeted: The United States imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir...

‘Morally and Politically Distorted’: EU Commission Formally Proposes Sanctions, Partial Trade Suspension Against Israel

Tariffs, Partial Trade Suspension, and Sanctions: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen formally proposed punitive economic measures against Israel as the IDF continued...

China and Russia Sign Agreement to Build New Energy Pipeline

New Gas Pipeline Through Siberia: Alexey Miller, head of Russia’s state-owned energy corporation Gazprom, announced that Moscow and Beijing had reached a “legally binding”...

‘Kremlin Will Stop at Nothing to Terrorize Ukraine’: Russia Defies Trump’s Peace Process With Massive Overnight Barrage in Kyiv

Attacks Killed Ukrainian Civilians: Russia struck Ukraine with one of its largest missile and drone barrages since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia bombarded Kyiv...

Zelenskyy and European Leaders Meet With Trump at White House in Bid to End Russian War on Ukraine

“Very Substantial Progress”: Joined by several European leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss a possible...

Slovenia Announces Arms Embargo as Pressure Builds Within EU for Punitive Action Against Israel

Latest Developments Israel Dismisses Slovene Announcement: Slovenia has trumpeted its decision to become the first EU member state to impose an arms embargo on Israel, even as an Israeli spokesperson...

European Commission Proposes Suspension of Israel From $110 Billion Science Research Program

Proposal of Partial Suspension: The European Commission, the main executive body of the European Union (EU), has proposed partially suspending Israel’s participation in the $110...

EU Works to Weave a Tighter Sanctions Net Around Russia. Will the U.S. Follow?

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