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  • Graduate Education Guide

    2026-02-18

    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.

  • A U.S.-India Trade Deal Can’t Restore Lost Trust

    2026-02-17

    India and the U.S. reached an interim trade agreement earlier this month. Key members of India’s principal opposition party, the Indian National Congress, have predictably attacked elements of the deal. A carefully tended partnership that was once mutually beneficial is now at substantial risk.

  • A Hectic Day for U.S. Negotiators

    2026-02-17

    The U.S. plans to deploy more advanced missile systems to the Philippines to help deter Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea. Australia will not repatriate citizens in Syria with links to Islamic State. Brussels summons the U.N. ambassador to Belgium over a social media post.

  • Trump Is Playing Good Cop/Bad Cop With Europe

    2026-02-17

    J.D. Vance is leading the charge against the European Union. Peter Bergen says the administration's "good cops" insist that the United States and Europe "belong together" Stephen Walt: A weaker, more divided, and probably more conflictive Europe is not in the U.S. long-term interest.

  • Trump’s New Arms Rules Will Hit Southeast Asia

    2026-02-17

    U.S. National Security Strategy argues that control over the South China Sea has “major implications for the U.S.'s economy” Southeast Asian states that cannot meet Washington’s new criteria will diversify, looking toward Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, European nations.

  • The Myth of ‘996’ Work Culture

    2026-02-17

    Tuesday marks the start of the Lunar New Year. In honor of the holiday, this week we’re going to talk about China’s work culture. The intensity of work fluctuates with the political climate in China. Fake jobs are given out as patronage to officials’ friends and relatives.

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  • ‘Belarus in isolation only benefits Putin’: released activist starts over in Germany

    2026-02-17

    Maria Kolesnikova was a leading figure in the 2020 protests against Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. Following international pressure and a US-brokered deal, she was one of 123 political prisoners released from Belarusian prison. German authorities granted her political asylum and invited her to Germany, where she received medical care. Kolesnikova spent 13 years in Germany before returning to Belarus. She says she is well integrated in German society and has lots of friends. Belarusians who do not study abroad, or travel to the EU, eventually turn eastward, she suggests.

  • Lithuanian agency to run international fund for Ukraine transport rebuild

    2026-02-17

    The fund will be administered by Lithuania’s Central Project Management Agency. As an initial step, it plans to support the deployment of automated vehicle weighing systems. Activities will be coordinated by the Common Interest Group for Transport in Ukraine.

  • Sons of sanctioned Belarusian oligarch held Lithuanian citizenship – media

    2026-02-17

    Vladimir and Sergei Chyzh renounced their Lithuanian passports last autumn. Their loss of citizenship was confirmed by an order signed by Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič. Their grandmother held Lithuanian citizenship before June 15, 1940.

  • Lithuania seeks €1bn for military mobility infrastructure

    2026-02-17

    Deputy Defence Minister Karolis Aleksa said Lithuania’s overall military mobility needs total around 4 billion euros. He said priority projects include reinforcement routes through the Suwalki corridor, a strategically sensitive stretch of land along Lithuania's border with Poland.

  • Former Lithuanian PM questioned in illegal enrichment probe, denies wrongdoing

    2026-02-17

    Gintautas Paluckas says he remains calm after being questioned as a special witness by the Special Investigation Service (STT) He is being questioned in a pre-trial investigation into alleged abuse of office and illegal enrichment. He says he is cooperating with law enforcement.

  • ‘Terribly Beautiful Morė’ exhibition celebrates Mardi Gras traditions in Šiauliai

    2026-02-17

    Morė is a large straw effigy symbolising winter and its hardships. In Lithuania’s Mardi Gras – known as Užgavėnės – the figure is traditionally burned to mark the end of winter and the welcoming of spring. 33 Morė effigies created by local groups are on display along Kaštonų Alley.

  • Lithuania wants to send defence attaché to Israel

    2026-02-17

    Lithuania's Defence Ministry has proposed establishing a defence attaché post at the country's embassy in Israel. The move would support military procurement and help ensure stable supply chains, the ministry said. The ministry said the attaché would liaise with Israeli defence and industry institutions.

  • Lithuanian president says no invitation received to US Board of Peace meeting

    2026-02-17

    Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says he has not received an invitation to this week’s meeting of the Board of Peace in the United States. The meeting is expected to focus on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Lithuania has not yet decided whether it will join the format.

  • Can Lithuania balance minority identity and state language in education?

    2026-02-17

    Children of national minorities must be able to preserve their traditions and identity, experts say. proficiency in the Lithuanian language is essential for children’s education, integration and future careers. Academic results of students attending minority-language schools have slightly improved in recent years. minority students generally perform worse on Lithuanian language exams. That can limit access to higher education and career opportunities. Dabašinskienė said democratic countries must protect minority identity while ensuring integration. She said Lithuania lacked a long-term education strategy.

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  • The economics of the Kalshi prediction market

    2026-02-18

    Kalshi has operated as a federally licensed prediction market in the US since 2021, free from the strict stake limits placed on previous legal prediction markets. Cheap contracts win less often than their price suggests and more expensive contracts win slightly more often. Takers lose almost 32% on average, while makers have an average loss of about 10%.

  • EU capital markets reform should focus on innovation investment

    2026-02-18

    The European Commission has launched another attempt to reform capital markets. Six areas for reform are identified: better savings and retirement accounts; a new euro initial public offering platform; improving post-trading services. Analysis focuses on 64,536 innovative firms established in the EU that have received venture capital in the last 25 years.

  • Comment l'IA influence la productivité et l'emploi en Europe

    2026-02-18

    Les niveaux d'adoption de l'IA sont similaires dans l'UE et aux États-Unis. Les entreprises des économies moins développées financièrement of l'EU, telles que la Roumanie and the Bulgarie, sont nettement à la traîne, avec des taux d'tadoption d'environ 28 % en 2024. Gambacorta, L, E Kharroubi, A Mehrotra and T Oliviero (2025), “Artificial intelligence and growth in advanced and emerging economies: short-run impact”, BIS Working Paper No. 1321. Filippucci, F, P Gal and M Schief (2024), ‘Miracle or myth? Assessing the macroeconomic productivity gains from artificial intelligence’, OECD Artificial Intelligence Paper No

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  • How the Kakistocracy Became a Quackistocracy

    2026-02-17

    The Trump administration’s hostility to vaccines is similar to its hostility to clean energy. Both policy swerves will kill Americans. If Trumpists succeed in forcing the U.S. to burn more coal, thousands will die from air pollution. There is already a resurgence in almost conquered diseases due to the anti-vax MAGA crusade. The relationship between quack medicine and right-wing extremism has a long history. But now we have entered a new era, writes Julian Zelizer. A history of personal corruption is no longer a bar to high office — it's practically a requirement.

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