Must-Reads
US/Afghanistan - Don’t expect an al-Qaida reboot in Afghanistan, Daniel L. Byman, Brookings
EU/Technology - Machines learn that Brussels writes the rules: The EU's new AI regulation, Mark MacCarthy and Kenneth Propp, Brookings
Poland/EU - Poland’s Constitution Under Siege, Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
US/Digital - Open Access Fiber to Improve U.S. Internet Connectivity, Robert K. Knake, Council on Foreign Relations
Germany/Defense - Germany and Defense: The Next Five Years, Claudia Major and Christian Mölling, DGAP
Europe/Digital - Network effects: Europe’s digital sovereignty in the Mediterranean, Matteo Colombo, Federico Solfrini and Arturo Varvelli, European Council on Foreign Relations
China/Europe - China’s M&A activity rebounds with a clear focus on Europe, Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu, Bruegel
Russia - Russia just took a big step back toward the Soviet Union, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Washington Post
Russia/Ukraine - Troops withdrawing? Russian forces still on Ukraine’s borders, Andrzej Wilk, OSW
US/EU/Russia - A New Sanctions Strategy to Contain Putin’s Russia, Daniel Fried and Adrian Karatnycky, Foreign Policy
EU/US/Economy - EU readies response to Biden’s ‘Buy American’ pitch, Jakob Hanke Vela, Politico
Germany/Climate - Future Focus: Any Foreign Policy Must Include Climate Policy, Ronja Scheler and Christin Knüpfer, Internationale Politik Quarterly
Germany - Hello, Berlin? Germany’s future raises foreign policy concerns for allies, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Financial Times
UK - After Brexit Could Come Scexit, Jörg Schindler, Der Spiegel
Trade - WTO Reform: Back to the Past to Build for the Future, Petros C. Mavroidis and Bernard Hoekman, Global Policy