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As security concerns deepen in Europe, new reporting examines how volunteer enlistment has surged since Latvia's reintroduction of conscription, even as debate continues over the costs and consequences of mandatory service. Read more: aretenews.com/latvia-debates…

At a U.S. Senate hearing, lawmakers and experts warned that attacks on subsea cables and energy networks are exposing vulnerabilities in systems that carry 95% of global internet traffic and support more than $10 trillion in daily financial transactions. aretenews.com/undersea-infra…

A new phase in global science cooperation is taking shape with a shift in how it is governed. The European Commission agreed to transfer the secretariat of its multilateral dialogue on research cooperation to the International Science Council. Full story: aretenews.com/europe-global-…

The 11th NPT Review Conference opens at U.N. headquarters in New York today against a backdrop of lapsed arms control agreements and the integration of AI into command and control systems. Read more: aretenews.com/eleventh-npt-r…

A striking visual on the National Mall this week: 20,000 teddy bears, each representing a Ukrainian child taken to Russia since the start of the war. The display reflects a growing body of evidence from U.N. investigators. Read more: aretenews.com/twenty-thousan…

Europe is ramping up defense spending, but E.U.-U.K. coordination isn't keeping up. aretenews.com/eu-uk-coordina…

U.S. senators are split over how to approach U.N. reform — pressure vs. engagement. With crises mounting, the stakes go beyond reform to the future role of the U.N. aretenews.com/us-senators-sp…

IMF cuts global growth outlook as Iran war disrupts oil supply and drives volatility. Even the best-case scenario now means slower growth, with energy shock from Strait of Hormuz ripple effects shaping the global economy. aretenews.com/imf-report-glo…

Global science does not run on technology alone. After decades at CERN, physicist Archana Sharma argues that large-scale scientific collaboration depends just as much on trust, credibility and long-term coordination. aretenews.com/cern-sharma-gl…

AI governance pressure is building. aretenews.com/leaders-securi…

Latvia’s shift to Latvian-only schools isn’t just an education policy. In border regions, Russian-speaking students are struggling to adapt. From Latvia, with on-the-ground reporting by Yuqing Liu of Northwestern University Medill School: aretenews.com/latvia-languag…

Venezuela's future is uncertain after the removal of Nicolás Maduro. Activists say the path to democracy may be longer and more complicated than expected. In a report by Isabel Papp, activists, lawyers and diaspora leaders describe relief and caution. aretenews.com/venezuela-futu…

Humanitarian agencies and international organizations are warning that the widening war involving the United States, Israel and Iran raises serious concerns under international law. New from Arete News: aretenews.com/war-on-iran-te…

What can science do and not do in policymaking? In an interview, Sir Peter Gluckman, president of the International Science Council, argues that one of the biggest myths in science advice is that evidence determines political decisions. aretenews.com/isc-science-ad…

Artificial intelligence governance moved from conference rooms to confrontation this week. The clash raises a deeper question: Who sets the limits on military AI — governments, companies, or multilateral institutions? aretenews.com/us-ai-showdown…

The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session tonight after Iran formally invoked Article 51 of the U.N. Charter following coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes. As diplomats gathered, President Trump declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is dead.” aretenews.com/un-emergency-s…

U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran have thrown Vienna nuclear talks into doubt — just hours before the U.S. takes over the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council. Only a day earlier, Oman’s FM said a deal was “within our reach."aretenews.com/us-israel-stri…

U.N. officials were deeply alarmed at U.S. military action in Venezuela, warning of potentially serious implications for international law, human rights, and regional stability. aretenews.com/un-eu-venezuel…

Famine is confirmed for the first time in #Gaza. Global food security body @theIPCinfo determined famine, or IPC Phase 5, is taking place based on "irrefutable testimony" from the region. U.N. officials said it is "entirely man-made" and can be halted. aretenews.com/famine-declare…

A pre-dawn marathon of negotiations in #Geneva over a landmark global treaty to rein in #plasticpollution collapsed, with profound and persistent divisions still in place. aretenews.com/global-plastic…