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Foreign Policy

  • Graduate Education Guide

    2026-02-26

    International affairs professionals need to develop professional adaptability to future-proof their career. Mastering this skill requires a specific kind of training, and the solution lies in a graduate education. These programs provide an interdisciplinary framework for understanding complex issues. FP GUides are prepared by the business department of The FP Group. They do not involve the editorial department of FP magazine. This guide was written by Christa Avampato, Veronica Gorodetskaya, Karen Jensen and Rich Shea.

  • Egypt Vies for African Influence

    2026-02-25

    Egypt is concerned about a potential Israel-Ethiopia alignment. The Egyptian government increasingly wades into geopolitics in the Horn of Africa. Many fear that lavish spending on ports, arms, and troop deployments abroad is misplaced.

  • The Pentagon Feuding With an AI Company Is a Very Bad Sign

    2026-02-25

    Anthropic signed a $200 million contract with the Pentagon to provide the military with frontier AI technology. Company officials grew concerned that the technology could eventually be used to carry out lethal autonomous operations. Pentagon pushed back, arguing that decisions about the models were not Anthropic's to make.

  • Modi’s Israel Visit Underscores Deep Ties

    2026-02-25

    Both countries are regional tech powers, and they are keen to leverage this clout. Israel threw its full support behind India during its conflict with Pakistan last year. India’s pro-Israel stand could also complicate its high-priority efforts to project itself as a champion of the global south.

  • Rubio Meets With Caribbean Leaders to Discuss U.S. Policy

    2026-02-25

    The 15-nation bloc and five associate members kicked off four-day proceedings in St. Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday. Caribbean leaders are expected to prioritize resetting relations with Washington. Zimbabwe suspends all raw minerals and lithium concentrates pending a government investigation.

  • The Little-Known Standoff Testing the Global Financial System

    2026-02-25

    Afreximbank and Fitch Ratings are in a high-stakes standoff. A downgrade can raise borrowing costs by 150 to 300 basis points. The dispute is an early signal of a broader transition in global finance, says Olajumoke Ayandele.

  • Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Energy Have Two Targets

    2026-02-25

    Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are nothing new. What makes this strike special is that Ukraine has apparently managed to hit two birds with one stone. Germany's vocal support for mobilizing hundreds of billions of Moscow's reserves could be a game-changer for Ukraine.

  • There Is No Military Solution to Mexico’s Cartel Problem

    2026-02-25

    Mexican drug cartels are a problem with no military solution, writes Ruben Navarrette. He says U.S. demand for illegal and dangerous drugs ensures that it will always be enormously lucrative to provide a supply. No single policy would be as effective as cutting off the flow of American guns, he says.

  • Thanks to Trump, Xi Has Time on His Side With Taiwan

    2026-02-25

    Marco Rubio assessed that China would attempt to invade Taiwan before the end of the decade. The events of the past year give Chinese leader Xi Jinping good reason to believe his U.S. counterpart, President Donald Trump, will facilitate his attempt. Xi has little reason to abandon the pressure campaign that he has been overseeing.

  • From Bad to Worse in Northeast Syria

    2026-02-25

    More than 20,000 people from an Islamic State detention facility in Syria are now unaccounted for. Many were victims of the Islamic State, women and children who were swept up in its rapid rise. The absence of transparency about this fiasco threatens regional stability.

  • Europe Will Never Stop Growing

    2026-02-25

    The EU is highly attractive to outsiders, from countries and companies to students and asylum-seekers. That makes Europe’s common goods and facilities even more vulnerable. The closer that non-EU countries like Ukraine come to the EU, the greater the risks for member states.

  • What Russia Really Thinks About Trump

    2026-02-25

    Russian TV routinely features jokes about how Trump can be manipulated into doing things that clearly damage U.S. interests. The disconnect between how Trump thinks he’s perceived in Russia and how Kremlin propagandists actually talk about him is, on one level, comedic.

  • What India Wants From BRICS

    2026-02-25

    New Delhi wants to play the role of a bridging power between the West and the rest. India is a reformist rather than revisionist power. It wants a greater voice for emerging economies but it also wants to ensure that this voice complements rather than compromises the rules-based international order.

Politico

LRT

  • What changes are proposed to LRT law?

    2026-02-25

    A parliamentary working group tasked with revising the law governing Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) has concluded its work. The proposals would create a new governing board while expanding the LRT Council from 12 to 15 members. LRT would sign public service contracts with a government-designated body to define tasks and objectives. Public funds would support services distinct from those provided by commercial media. This funding model has been proposed by the Online Media Association.

  • Lithuanian cabinet approves updated national security strategy

    2026-02-25

    The strategy, the sixth since Lithuania restored independence, was presented to the government late last year and endorsed by the State Defence Council in January. The document was revised following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which Lithuanian officials describe as a turning point for regional and global security.

  • Warnings of flooding across Lithuania, Kaunas at high risk

    2026-02-25

    The most dangerous river is the Neris River, where ice jams could form in eight to 10 locations. The Nemunas River poses the second-highest risk, with swelling waters threatening coastal lowlands. Fire and rescue equipment has been pre-positioned in strategic locations.

  • Taiwanese investment in Lithuania growing but remains modest

    2026-02-25

    Taiwanese direct investment has risen from €0.53m in 2021 to €7.21m in 2024. Trade between the two countries grew from €111m to €191m in 2025. Key collaboration sectors include lasers, semiconductors and fintech.

  • Swiss fund Quaero Capital to buy 49% of Vilnius cogeneration plant

    2026-02-25

    Ignitis Group said it signed a share purchase agreement Tuesday with the Quaero European Infrastructure Fund III. The deal fulfils a requirement set by the European Commission when it approved 138 million euros in state aid for the project. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals.

  • Inspectors probe Lithuanian president’s fence over possible state land violation

    2026-02-25

    Construction inspectors arrived Wednesday morning at the home of Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda in the Pavilniai Regional Park to begin an inspection of a fence suspected of encroaching on state-owned land. They later said no violations were found.

  • Lithuania to send 30 RBS missiles to Ukraine – defence minister in Kyiv

    2026-02-25

    Lithuania is sending 30 RBS missiles to Ukraine to help bolster its air defences. Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas made the announcement during a visit to Kyiv. The country marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

  • Lithuania raises €4 million for Ukraine during RADAROM! fundraiser

    2026-02-25

    Lithuania concluded its fourth annual RADAROM! solidarity campaign Tuesday evening. The daylong telemarathon raised 4 million euros for the war-torn country before midnight. The funds will be used to purchase robotic defence and medical evacuation systems.

  • From capital to countryside: a growing shift around Vilnius

    2026-02-25

    Vilnius District attracted the largest number of new residents from the capital, with more than 5,000 people registering there last year. The fastest-growing areas are those closest to the city, including Riešė, Avižieniai and Nemėžis.

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  • How X’s algorithm shifts political attitudes

    2026-02-26

    Algorithms curate what users of social media see, raising concerns that they may distort attitudes and affect social and political outcomes. This column reports on an experiment conducted on X in the US in 2023. Switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed significantly shifted political opinions in a pro-Republican direction.

  • Geopolitics in the evaluation of international scientific collaboration

    2026-02-26

    US policymakers and US-based scientists less likely to support otherwise identical research proposals when a key collaborator is based in China. Support shifts away from unconditional approval and toward stricter, conditional backing. The challenge for science policy is not to pretend geopolitics is absent, but to build evaluation systems that acknowledge real risks.

✍ Blogs

Paul Krugman

  • Europe v America: Who’s Really Winning?

    2026-02-25

    The conventional wisdom among elites on both sides of the Atlantic is that Europe is falling far behind. I'm a skeptic. And I have some new thoughts about the issue. I thought I'd do a wonkish post, aimed primarily at economists, to explain what I think is going on.

  • A SOTU Like No Other

    2026-02-25

    Trump’s State of the Union was historic in at least one respect: It was the longest SOTU ever. The address may also have been historic in another way, although it would be hard to quantify. Trump has catastrophic ratings even though the economy isn’t a catastrophe.

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