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@ChathamHouse’s international affairs magazine. From June 2026, social media updates will be posted on @ChathamHouse – follow us there for stories and updates.

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Our spring issue is here!📖

Explore stories on the Trump effect from Venezuela and Iran to trade and diplomacy, how the US can ease China's grip on critical minerals, the far right's looming challenge to European unity - and much more. 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇪🇺

Read here: https://t.co/exDbvTpkr4

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Poland plans to spend 4.8% of its GDP this year on defence while Germany’s defence budget is the 4th largest in the world.

A frosty relationship b/w Europe's military powerhouses could weaken the alliance as Russia's threat looms, warns @hfitzwilliam1.
https://t.co/5MmULHAhwF

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"Google Maps applies the same graphics to everywhere – but New York is very different to Liberia."

Cartographer William Rankin discusses how maps can often shape – and distort – how we see the world.
https://t.co/HTUUKqlg8G

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‘If there ever were illusions about our relationship with the US, President Trump has dispelled them.’ 🇨🇦

In our spring issue, Canadian politician and diplomat @BobRae48 discusses the country's new role amidst Trump’s changing world order.
https://t.co/sgCfCpJQKW

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As the @Eurovision Song Contest kickstarts this week, expect to hear jeers this year as organizers opt not to muffle audience reactions.🗣️

Politics and technology have defined the event for 70 years, writes @DrMatthewSweet. Read his story below ⤵️
https://t.co/BkUykA5FYi

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Vietnam’s land reclamation programme follows China’s own efforts launched a decade ago to transform its reefs in the Spratlys into large-scale military bases.

Read @detresfa_ and @John_Pollock22 latest on 🇻🇳's island building in the South China Sea ⤵️ https://t.co/XSfacVS99c

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The unwillingness of the US to uphold the world order could accelerate the decline in global trade growth, which could beget more protectionism.

If that happens, the biggest losers will be emerging and developing countries, cautions @davidlubin.
https://t.co/uXgXDUXG3C

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The scale of Hanoi's land reclamation operations is fast surpassing Beijing’s, and challenging its dominance across the contested Spratly Islands, write @John_Pollock22 & @detresfa_. 🇻🇳🇨🇳

https://t.co/XSfacVSGYK

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Did you know that as per a recent polling, 58% Brazilians approved of the US military operation in Venezuela? 🇧🇷

@felicianosa makes sense of Brazil's responses to Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, and the political challenges this creates for President Lula.👇
https://t.co/ymn577a0SB

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‘When the MeToo hashtag was censored off the web, feminists in China started to use the phrase ‘Rice Bunny’ which in Chinese is pronounced ‘Mi Tu’.’

Journalist and author @yilingliu95 discusses her latest book exploring life behind China’s ‘Great Firewall’ and how its users are circumventing censorship. ⤵️
https://t.co/wyr4JRdqLc

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Long before Trump expressed any interest in buying Greenland, the island realized it faced a much greater security challenge: the climate.

Read @patricks_CH's latest story on the climate question and changing political mood in the country👇
https://t.co/0gDKJzy9fn

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"What happened on 3 January is very positive for Venezuela, but for us? We are still here with the uncertainty of what’s going to happen to our status."

Rachelle Krygier speaks to Florida’s Venezuelan exiles about Maduro’s capture and Trump’s immigration crackdown👇
https://t.co/jPt1kfdJ4M

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From Trump’s bid to take control of Greenland, to Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea, cartographer William Rankin tells @higginsmike how maps sometimes don’t help geopolitical decision-making.🗺️

Read in our spring issue:
https://t.co/HTUUKqlNYe

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As the ongoing threat from Russia requires Germany and Poland to show more courage, @hfitzwilliam1 explores the relationship between Europe’s top defence spenders and why cooperation is vital for lasting alliance. 🇵🇱🇩🇪
https://t.co/5MmULHzJH7

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"The 70th edition of the [Eurovision] contest in May will be the most divided in its history."

Having scrapped its anti-booing technology, @Eurovision turns up the politics this year, writes @DrMatthewSweet. ⤵️
https://t.co/BkUykA5FYi

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Brazil's Lula needs to condemn Venezuelan authoritarianism while resisting Trump's America's push for regional dominance. 🇧🇷

If not, he could lose the election later this year and the country’s biggest trading partner, writes @felicianosa.
https://t.co/tvE0PvhBJj

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As the Pax Americana fades, policymakers are prioritizing economic security – emerging countries could be the big losers, writes @davidlubin (of @CH_EconFin).

https://t.co/uXgXDUYdTa

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‘People are more hesitant to visit a church as there are cases of priests pressuring men to enlist in the army.’

Amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, @LucyAAsh explores the alliance between the Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church.
https://t.co/62MfMlUUHD

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Vietnam is rapidly expanding its military bases on reefs and shoals in the South China Sea, new satellite images show. Could this trigger competitive island building? 🇻🇳

Read @John_Pollock22 & @detresfa_'s story here: https://t.co/XSfacVS99c

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Today, #Hungary is set to vote in the parliamentary elections. 🇭🇺

Stakes are high, warns @NathalieTocci, for both the country and Europe, should nationalist populist forces win the upper hand.
https://t.co/eh3OeQFo3U

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"Their dependencies on the US mean that the Gulf states have little choice but to support Washington’s policies."

@NeilQuilliam1 & Kristian Alexander on how Iran and Gaza conflicts have taught Gulf states a hard-power lesson👇
https://t.co/XY6MQG3pEY