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17/09, 20:32
Ukraine peace push 5 days in discussion

Trump’s envoys have restarted contact with Moscow and Kyiv, but the talks have produced no breakthrough. The dispute is whether shuttle diplomacy can still force concessions or only confirm that Russia can wait out Ukraine and Europe.

17 authors · 18 articles

Subject: United States, Ukraine, Russia · Source origin: Chéquia, EUA, Eslovénia, França, Itália, Qatar, Reino Unido, Roménia, Turquia · Languages: Czech, English, French, Italian, Romanian, Slovenian
Discussion: Voices: Ian Proud, Iulian Chifu, Laure Mandeville View all 17 voices
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18/09, 10:28
Trump, Xi and the AI bargain 2 days in discussion

Washington and Beijing are testing whether a summit can produce basic guardrails on advanced AI, even as Europe worries it will be left to manage China and Ukraine alone. The stake is whether the two powers can treat AI risk as shared security or only use the talks for limited confidence-building.

7 authors · 9 articles

PositionsUS and China define AI risk differently and lack compatible regulators, so any binding deal is unlikely. — James Palmer (Foreign Policy) · Trump and Xi lack the will for a serious AI pact, so talks may produce only limited confidence-building measures. — Massimo Arcidiacono (Linkiesta)
Subject: United States, China · Source origin: Alemanha, EUA, Estónia, Itália · Languages: German, English, Italian
Discussion: Voices: Danilo Taino, ICDS Estonia, James Palmer View all 9 voices
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17/09, 19:50
Europe's Canada opening

European leaders are weighing a closer strategic tie with Canada as Donald Trump returns to power and Russia keeps pressure on Ukraine. The question is whether that link gives Europe and Canada more room to act or simply invites U.S. retaliation.

9 authors · 9 articles

PositionsThe EU should treat Canada as a democratic strategic partner, because a closer link can widen room for action on Ukraine and security. — Knut Krohn (Tagesspiegel) · A tighter EU-Canada link can also push both sides to reduce dependence and internal disunity by changing domestic political incentives. — Henry Farrell (Programmable Mutter)
Subject: Canada, United States · Source origin: Alemanha, EUA, Itália · Languages: German, English, Italian
Discussion: Voices: Henry Farrell, Knut Krohn, Redazione View all 9 voices
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17/09, 07:26
Selective AI sovereignty 4 days in discussion

Europe faces pressure to pick which AI dependencies it can cut, while the United States and China keep using compute, chips and model access as leverage. The dispute is whether binding EU rules on critical layers can work, or whether only a broader slowdown deal can restrain the race.

27 authors · 30 articles

PositionsTarget the bottlenecks Europe can enforce: chips, compute and open-model deployment, because total autonomy is too costly. — Louis Puel (Le Grand Continent) · A slowdown pact fails if China will not accept it, so Europe should not base policy on a global freeze. — Eurointelligence
Subject: United States · Source origin: Alemanha, EUA, Espanha, França, Itália, Pan-europeu, Países Baixos, Portugal, Reino Unido · Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese
Discussion: Voices: C. M. Kosemen, Christian Chavagneux, Nick Corvino View all 27 voices
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17/09, 14:21
Trump, Russia sanctions and the limits of leverage

US lawmakers are pressing a sanctions bill against Russia while Donald Trump weighs how, or whether, to use it. The stake is whether the measure can change Moscow’s war calculus or remain a political signal with little practical force.

5 authors · 6 articles

PositionsThe bill gives Washington leverage over Moscow and a message of support for Ukraine, but its value depends on whether Trump uses it. — Marína Gálisová (.týždeň) · Enforcement remains uncertain, so the measure may signal toughness without changing Russian behavior. — Iwona Wiśniewska, Filip Rudnik, Andrzej Kohut (OSW Centre for Eastern Studies)
Subject: United States, Russia · Source origin: Eslováquia, França, Polónia · Languages: English, French, Slovak
Discussion: Voices: Marína Gálisová, Michał Szułdrzyński, Paul Krugman View all 5 voices
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15/09, 12:41
Bab al-Mandab and Gulf security 3 days in discussion

Houthi pressure on the Bab al-Mandab corridor is driving up risk for Saudi Arabia, Red Sea shipping and energy markets. The dispute is whether US protection still holds or whether Gulf states must share the burden of deterrence and maritime defence.

9 authors · 9 articles

PositionsUS protection has weakened, so Red Sea traffic now faces higher risk and Saudi security cannot rely on Washington alone. — [object Object] (Limes) · Saudi Arabia needs regional burden-sharing because it cannot contain the Houthis by itself. — Kamran Bokhari (Cicero)
Subject: Saudi Arabia, United States, Yemen, Iran · Source origin: Alemanha, Itália, Polónia · Languages: German, Italian, Polish
Discussion: Voices: Kamran Bokhari, Keith Johnson, Suleiman Al-Aqili View all 9 voices
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