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Japan builds its own AI future as US tightens control
Scott Foster reports that Trump’s restrictions on Anthropic AI models have reinforced doubts about Japan’s reliance on US technology, pushing Tokyo to pursue a dual strategy of cooperating with American firms while developing sovereign AI capabilities for national security.
Germany’s AfD dilemma nears a breaking point
Diego Faßnacht argues that Germany’s political system is approaching a governability crisis as the AfD becomes the country’s strongest party while remaining excluded from power. The firewall strategy risks producing ever broader, weaker coalitions that deepen paralysis.
Russia sees path from Ukraine war to NATO conflict
James Davis reports that Russia increasingly views the Ukraine war as part of a widening confrontation with NATO, with escalating drone strikes, Western military support and hardening rhetoric pushing Moscow toward more forceful responses.
