Must-Reads
Global - West and allies relaunch push for own version of China’s Belt and Road, Michael Peel and Sam Fleming, Financial Times
Italy/China - The Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: The Ports of Genoa and Trieste, Francesca Ghiretti, IAI Rome
Italy/China - China's Belt and Road Initiative in Italy: An Analysis of Financial Cooperation, Nicola Bilotta, IAI Rome
US/Migration - Border Challenges Dominate, But Biden’s First 100 Days Mark Notable Under-the-Radar Immigration Accomplishments, Muzaffar Chishti and Jessica Bolter, Migration Policy Institute
NATO/Russia - Deterrence Rediscovered: NATO and Russia, Sten Rynning, Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies
Russia - Misperceptions and Illusions, Stefan Meister and Lilia Shevtsova, American Purpose
Russia/China - China and Russia’s Dangerous Convergence: How to Counter an Emerging Partnership, Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David Shullman, Foreign Affairs
US/Northern Europe/Security - Security in Northern Europe in the Biden Era, Rachel Ellehuus, et al., CSIS
Europe/Security - Military drones in Europe: Ensuring transparency and accountability, Jessica Dorsey and Nilza Amaral, Chatham House
EU/Turkey - The Istanbul Convention: A Framework in Crisis? Annika Vollmer, GMF
Germany - Germany’s Green Velvet Revolution? Mark Leonard, European Council on Foreign Relations
EU - The European Commission is becoming more powerful, quietly, The Economist
Scotland - Nicola Sturgeon’s Quest for Scottish Independence, Sam Knight, New Yorker
Caspian - ‘Canal War’ Breaking Out in Greater Caspian Region, Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor