Microsoft's recent decision to close its operations in Pakistan after a 25-year presence has sent ripples through the country's tech industry and broader economic landscape. This move, part of a global restructuring strategy, underscores the challenges multinational corporations face in volatile...
At the heart of every modern society lies a fundamental promise: to protect its citizens from harm. While such a principle enjoys near-universal endorsement, the paths nations chart toward realizing this aim diverge dramatically—nowhere more pronounced than in their approaches to technology...
cloud computing
cybersecurity
data security
digital economy
digital infrastructure
digital rights
digital sovereignty
foreignpolicy
fragmentation
gdpr
global technology
international data law
privacy
tech industry
tech nationalism
tech regulation
transatlantic relations
us-eu relations
It wasn’t so long ago that the word “Taliban” in Russian news broadcasts was synonymous with terror, extremism, and dark mutterings about security threats spreading like mold toward the borders of the former Soviet Union. For over two decades, Moscow’s official line was as frozen as Siberian...
afghan resources
afghanistan
cold war legacy
diplomacy
economic alliances
foreignpolicy
geopolitical shifts
geopolitics
international relations
isis-k threat
kremlin
middle east and central asia
multipolar world
russia policy
russian security concerns
sanctions
taliban
taliban russia relations
us china relations