Must-Reads Sweden - Swedish center-right leader Ulf Kristersson claims election win, faces tough coalition talks, Charlie Duxbury, Politico Ukraine - The West Holds Firm: Why Support for Ukraine Will Withstand Russian Pressure, Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, Foreign Affairs Ukraine - Where Does Ukraine Go From Here? Andrew Michta, City Journal US/Russia/Terrorism - US must designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham, The Hill US/Russia/Terrorism - Why the U.S. should not designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Delaney Simon and Michael Wadid Hanna, International Crisis Group EU/Digital/Technology - The AI Act and emerging EU digital acquis: Overlaps, gaps and inconsistencies, Artur Bogucki, Alex Engler, Clément Perarnaud, Andrea Renda, CEPS EU/Digital/Technology - The Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Nexus: Taking Stock of the European Union’s Approach, Raluca Csernatoni, Katerina Mavrona, Carnegie Europe EU/China - 5 things to know about EU plan to ban imports made with forced labor, Sarah Anne Aaarup, Stuart Lau and Samuel Stolton, Politico China/North Macedonia - Chinese Influence in North Macedonia, Ana Krstinovska, Center for European Policy Analysis China/Economy - Fortress China: Xi Jinping’s plan for economic independence, James Kynge, Sun Yu, and Leo Lewis, Financial Times China/Monetary - China’s Quest for Financial Self-Reliance: How Beijing Plans to Decouple from the Dollar-Based Global Trading and Financial System, Diana Choyleva & Dinny McMahon, Wilson Center Monetary/Global - What Does the Weaponization of Global Finance Mean for U.S. Dollar Dominance? Elliot Hentov, Ramu Thiagarajan, and Aaron Hurd, War on the Rocks Georgia - Taking the road away from Europe – How far could Georgia go (and can it be reversed)? Ghia Nodia, CEPS