Must-Reads
Afghanistan - Al Qaeda Versus ISIS: The Jihadi Power Struggle in the Taliban’s Afghanistan, Cole Bunzel, Foreign Affairs 
Afghanistan/OSCE - The OSCE’s Afghanistan Challenge, Anastasiya Bayok, Frank Evers and Stefan Wolff, Foreign Policy Centre 
US - Strategies of Restraint: Remaking America’s Broken Foreign Policy, Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs 
Europe/Security - European Strategic Autonomy After Afghanistan, Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate 
Norway - Norway election result: Labour celebrates but coalition talks loom, Jon Henley, The Guardian 
Baltic Sea/Security - Close to the Wind: Baltic Sea Regional Security, Edward Lucas and Ben Hodges with Carsten Schmiedl, Center for European Policy Analysis 
EU/US/Trade/Technology - Advancing U.S. Goals in the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, Robert D. Atkinson, ITIF 
Germany/Digital - Germany’s ‘sovereign cloud’ is coming – and it’s provided by Google, David Meyer, Fortune 
Germany/Russia/Energy - 3 hurdles still facing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, America Hernandez, Politico 
Central/Eastern Europe - The rise of eastern Europe is a forgotten economic success story, Ruchir Sharma, Financial Times 
Western Balkans - The unviable economies, Valbona Zeneli, NATO Foundation Defense College 
Netherlands/Indo-Pacific - Netherlands and Indo-Pacific: Inclusive But Not Value-Neutral, Maaike Okano-Heijmans with Kayle Van 't Klooster, Clingendael