Can Putin's regime hold? Sam Greene, Julia Ioffe, and Moldova's Ambassador to the US Vladislav Kulminski join Dr. Evgeny Roshchin to assess what a weakening, or hardening, Putin means for the West. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1pKkOOVdW…

Choppy Waters: Caspian War Drones Proliferate | "The spillover from wars in Europe and the Middle East has hit the Caspian region: Azerbaijan is now arming to deter." Fuad Shahbazov cepa.org/article/choppy-wate…

Given that US intelligence have tied Chinese satellite imagery to attacks against American service members in the Middle East region, it's crucial that the US takes tougher action against Beijing, which will seek every opportunity to exploit US vulnerabilities." @Walker_CT rferl.org/amp/trump-xi-china…

The Center for European Policy Analysis is proud to announce this year's honorees at CEPA Honors, an evening event that recognizes distinguished leaders who have made remarkable contributions to advance freedom, innovation, security, and resilience. H.E. Alexander Stubb, Börje Ekholm, Mstyslav Chernov, and Jim Berlin will be recognized in October 2026 for extraordinary contributions to global freedom, security, and prosperity. This year’s honorees: Global Impact Award H.E. Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland – For extraordinary contributions to international security and prosperity. Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Ericsson – For driving impact in innovation. Freedom Fighter Award Mstyslav Chernov, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, “20 Days in Mariupol” – For exceptional commitment to freedom in the face of authoritarianism. Lifetime Achievement Award Jim Berlin, Founder and Chairman, Logistics Plus – For a lifetime commitment to global peace and security. Stay tuned for further announcements about CEPA Honors 2026. cepa.org/event/2026-cepa-hon…

“People more and more realize that the war is coming home. It’s hard to ignore.” Evgeny Roshchin discusses how public sentiment in Russia is shifting as the effects of the war become harder to ignore. cepa.org/article/the-end-of-…

AI Safety – Little Hope for a US-China Deal | “The result is that the states that birthed the modern AI ecosystem can’t power people’s homes during a cold snap or heat wave, much less the future of AI.” Seth Hays cepa.org/article/ai-safety-l…

"The favorable US position in AI depends heavily on performance. Governments and businesses accept higher costs and greater dependence on American proprietary providers because they believe they are getting meaningfully better performance." @Glenn__Parham cepa.org/article/ai-safety-l…

"The timing of a US slowdown would be particularly favorable for China as countries, especially in Europe, push for greater AI sovereignty. President Xi Jinping reinforced this strategy at last week’s BRICS summit by pushing deeper cooperation around open-weight AI." @glenn__parham cepa.org/article/ai-safety-l…

"Because this is largely for show. And it's largely a discussion between two very cautious and two very suspicious leaders." James Lewis cbsnews.com/news/trump-rolls…

AI Safety – Little Hope for a US-China Deal | “Even if China agreed to a slowdown, compliance would be extremely difficult to verify: model training is far easier to hide than nuclear infrastructure.” Glenn Parham cepa.org/article/ai-safety-l…

Sourcing the Next Blockbuster: Big Pharma Banks on Chinese Biotech | "Western drugmakers are partnering with Chinese innovators on the frontlines of the fight against cancer." @EllyRostoum cepa.org/article/sourcing-th…

Dispersal: Saving Ukraine From Russia’s Winter Blitz | "Russia plans to freeze Ukraine into submission this winter. There are ways to thwart it and protect the population." @KaterynaOdarche cepa.org/article/dispersal-s…

Greenland’s New US Deal: A Bet on the High North | "The headline-grabbing settlement on the Greenland dispute opens the way to better relations, but may face some significant hurdles in practice." Sharon Hudson-Dean cepa.org/article/greenlands-…

"European allies, I think, are looking very anxiously to the meeting between President Trump and Xi, wondering, 'What's our role here? Where do we fit in?'" @apolyakova linkedin.com/pulse/tech-alli…

"What is power at the end of the day? It is the ability to transform the world in your own vision, and technology now is doing exactly that." @apolyakova linkedin.com/pulse/tech-alli…

"China is one of the only countries, together with the United States, that can have its own sovereign AI stack." @apolyakova linkedin.com/pulse/tech-alli…

"Are we going to make some progress on AI and the AI safety dialogue that Secretary Bessent has been discussing in recent days?" @apolyakova linkedin.com/pulse/tech-alli…

The reason the US can't decouple from China is that the policy of the 1990s worked. Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, @EllyRostoum draws the distinction between decoupling, which isn't available, and de-risking in specific sectors, which is. cepa.org/article/ai-safety-l…

No Drone Unturned: Ukraine’s Tech Scouts | "Ukrainian and foreign fighters with experience of the front are scouring the globe to find the best technology to see off Moscow’s forces." @DVKirichenko cepa.org/article/no-drone-un…

Narrative Failure: Russia and the West have a Storytelling Problem | "Persuasion is most effective when there’s a compelling story, but after four and a half years of full-scale war, neither Moscow nor the West has produced a clear narrative of the conflict or how it might end." Thomas Kent cepa.org/article/narrative-f…

"I would argue, to one of democracy's advantages, which is that we can rely on our entire pluralistic societies to respond if we're able to organize ourselves, whereas the autocracies rely on the state for everything." @Walker_CT focustaiwan.tw/politics/2026…