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Athens Declaration Unites Southern Europe Behind Ukraine

President Zelensky's trip to Athens this week proved to be pivotal in advancing Ukraine's longtime objectives of moving towards EU membership.

Ruble Rumble

Offensive and Defensive Measures to Defeat Russia in the Economic Domain

Activist’s Hunger Strike Persists as UK Fails to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Group

Latest Developments An Iranian-British citizen’s hunger strike outside the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office entered its 34th day today as London continues its refusal to designate Iran’s Islamic...

Blind Sided

A Reconceptualization of the Role of Emerging Technologies in Shaping Information Operations in the Gray Zone

Russia’s Hybrid War Against Montenegro

Irked by Montenegro’s accession to NATO, Russia and its traditional ally Serbia are trying to undermine democracy throughout the Balkans in their general strategy of dividing Europe.

EU, UK Impose New Sanctions on Iran as Protests Surge

The European Union and the United Kingdom on Monday imposed new sanctions to address Tehran’s brutal suppression of protests. The sanctions, which come in the wake of a fresh surge of demonstrations in Iran, target Iranian judges, lawmakers, and commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), among others. The sanctions also follow an announcement on Saturday by Iran International, a Farsi-language news channel, that it would relocate from London to Washington due to threats against its staff by Iranian agents. Nevertheless, the EU and the UK have stopped short of designating the IRGC itself as a terrorist organization, defying demands by the European Parliament and Iranian dissidents.

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

EU and UK Impose Human Rights Sanction on Iran, but Not on Its President and Supreme Leader

Latest Developments  The European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States rolled out coordinated sanctions against elements of the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus on Monday, citing the...

National Strategy for Countering North Korea

Excerpt Since the emergence of the nuclear threat from North Korea in the early 1990s, the primary objective of U.S. policy has been to convince Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.  While...

Washington must label Russian private army Wagner Group as the terrorist group it is

Recent media reports show that the Biden administration is considering designating the infamous Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, as a terrorist entity. While such a move may seem counterintuitive...

Calls to Designate IRGC as Terrorist Organization Grow in the UK 

Calls to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization grew in the United Kingdom this week after Iran executed a prominent dual British-Iranian citizen on Saturday morning. According to Iranian news sources, Iran hanged former deputy defense minister, Alireza Akbari, 61, after accusing him of spying for the UK’s MI6 — the British equivalent to the CIA. According to the BBC, Akbari’s execution came after he was tortured and forced to confess on camera, though he later recanted. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed outrage over the execution, while the UK Foreign Office “summoned” Iran’s chargé d’affaires in London — a formality that entails a meeting with host nation officials to hear complaints.  

It’s not just the EU that needs to scrutinize Qatar’s influence campaigns

There’s nothing wrong with deploying capital for economic growth — but Doha seeks to gain sway too.

Israel-EU annual meeting after decade hiatus

Israel and the European Union held an Association Council meeting for the first time in a decade. How did Israel change in that time, and how did it affect the EU-Israel relationship?

Serbia’s Move to Cancel EuroPride Shows How Vučić Plays Off West Against Russia and His Base

The Serbian government is moving to cancel a long-planned parade in Belgrade this Saturday as part of the annual pan-European EuroPride celebration, hosted in a different European city each year, after...

Europe’s Tiny Steps Won’t Solve Its Energy Emergency

The bad policies that created the crisis are still in place.

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: March

All Over the Map

The Chinese Communist Party’s Subnational Interests in the United States

The joystick intifada

Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a new game in which players murder Israeli soldiers in an attempt to “free Palestine,” disappeared from Facebook and video game distribution service Steam last...

Congress Joins European Allies in Targeting Erdogan’s Far-Right Partners

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on September 23 that includes an amendment requiring the secretary of state to submit a report assessing whether Turkey’s Grey Wolves — a far-right militant...

The EU Is Only Too Happy to Appease Iran

European leaders appear to be eager for a new nuclear deal that would allow them to reap the rewards of investing in the Islamic Republic.