As the EU moves to diversify supply chains and secure critical raw materials, Indonesia is becoming a key partner. But Jakarta’s long-standing ties with Russia complicate the picture. What drives Indonesia’s foreign policy…and how should the EU respond?
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Our new short documentary The Stars Over Broken Hill explores how Broken Hill’s mining legacy connects to today’s space economy—from Indigenous perspectives tied to the land to rocks from the region traveling on rocket missions and a miner’s path to NASA. 👀https://www.bfnadocs.org/
What does a historic mining town in the Australian outback have to do with the future of space exploration?
New question in the RANGE College Forecasting Tournament:
Will North Korea conduct one or more ballistic missile test launches by March 31, 2026?
Students weigh signals, trends, and geopolitics to forecast what might happen next.
Follow the forecasts: www.rangeforecasting.com
Season 7 of How to Fix Democracy is here: Democratic Resilience. We kick off with Maury Giles, CEO of Braver Angels, on practicing “courageous citizenship” in an age of outrage. Giles shares how acting rather than reacting can rebuild civic culture.🎧 Listen there: open.spotify.com/episode/4pmp...
NASA first put a man in space over six decades ago and China accomplished the same at the dawn of the 21st century. Yet it is unclear which nation will be the first to establish and sustain a permanent human presence on the Moon. Explore our infographics series at astro-politics.org
📅 June 17, July 8, July 29 | 📝 Apply by May 4, 2026
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Students and recent graduates will join roundtables in Washington, D.C. with leading academics and practitioners to explore U.S.–Europe cooperation, strategic challenges, and regional partnerships.
Applications are now open for the 2026 Summer Enrichment Series at the Bertelsmann Foundation! This year’s focus: transatlantic engagement in the Indo-Pacific.
Can democracies rebuild optimism before insularity becomes permanent?🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RGAwbCoWSJAeT785bDpBn
How to Fix Democracy | Season 6 Finale
After 26 years of measuring global trust with the Edelman Trust Barometer, Richard Edelman joins Andrew Keen to warn of a new phase: insularity. As polarization hardens into “turtles in shells,” trust shrinks to those who share our values & media.
Transatlantic relations are at a historic rupture point, and publics on both sides of the Atlantic know it. Read the latest B|Brief from @cflynnmartino.bsky.social to see how Europeans and Americans view partner reliability and its impact on policy. Read the article here: bit.ly/4b0scwm
The Transponder #7: Europe’s Energy Transition
Europe is racing to reinvent its energy system moving from fossil fuels toward renewables and new industrial models. What happens when transatlantic partners pursue different energy strategies?🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/2TNk...
🎧 Tip: Security in the Indo-Pacific
From the Bab el-Mandeb to the Korean Peninsula, security dynamics are shifting fast. In the latest episode Max Bergmann, Tara Varma & Abdul Rahman Yaacob unpack what this means for the U.S., Europe, and regional stability. www.indo-pacificnexus.org/indo-pacific...
One year ago, Germany held snap elections. Read the latest B|Brief from @cflynnmartino.bsky.social to see how the coalition of center-right CDU/CSU and center-left SPD are navigating governance, and if incremental centrist successes can ward off a far-right wave: bit.ly/46X8Y9u
Trust in neighbors, institutions & government is at historic lows. In the latest HTFD, Andrew Keen talks with Frederick Riley & Michael Neblo about the crisis of social & political trust, and how small actions can help rebuild it. 🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LT2Xs0WO8GaOkn9sIJiHl
New question live in the RANGE College Forecasting Tournament: Will the People's Republic of China conduct one or more major military exercises in the vicinity of Taiwan by March 31, 2026?
Submit your forecast here: www.rangeforecasting.org/challenges/1...
On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we have updated our #TransatlanticPeriscope Deep Dive on Transatlantic Support for Ukraine to provide a clear picture of recent developments transatlanticperiscope.org/deep-dives/d...
Despite increasing friction, the US & EU remain essential partners in the space domain. In the latest Astropolitics article series, BFNA 2025 Fellow US Space Force Colonel Raj Agrawal makes a compelling case for sticking together.https://www.astro-politics.org/articles/force
American Lithium: The Divide at Thacker Pass awarded Best Documentary at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival.
Screening next at the American Documentary Film Festival in March, and streaming soon on the Bertelsmann Foundation Documentary platform: www.bfnadocs.org
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New question in the 2026 RANGE College Forecasting Tournament: Will two or more additional Indo-Pacific countries sign the Artemis Accords by March 31, 2026?
Space governance is geopolitics To join the tournament go to:https://www.rangeforecasting.org/challenges/12-college-tournament-2026
In our latest Astropolitics piece, Marios Dafnomilis argues space must be treated as critical infrastructure — governed, protected & priced like the commons it is.
Sustain space to secure Earth’s future. Read more:https://www.astro-politics.org/articles/critical
Astropolitics Series: Space as Critical Infrastructure
Space is no longer a backdrop — it underpins climate monitoring, energy resilience, global communications & health innovation.
In Episode 4 of Indo-Pacific In Focus, Max Bergmann, Tara Varma, and Abdul Rahman Yaacob explore how security strategies across the region are evolving—and what that means for the U.S. and Europe.🎙️ Listen now.https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BSLJxFaghTPMRGJFyemJB?si=_u6Wii4BQ9K_fZhAgXYrSQ
The Indo-Pacific is a security story first and foremost.
Stretching from the Bab el-Mandeb to the Korean Peninsula, the region is defined by strategic competition, shifting alliances, and growing military tensions.
Japan’s recent general election reshaped its political landscape, and marked a decisive return to strength for the Liberal Democratic Party under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Read Marshall Reid latest article: www.indo-pacificnexus.org/articles/brink
They say never two without three, and our third space forecasting workshop proves it! A big thank you to our partner European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), and to all participants who joined us at the @bertelsmannst.bsky.social in Berlin to explore pathways to lunar exploration🚀
New Episode The Transponder: Arctic Frontlines
Host Samuel George talks with Arctic security expert Iris Ferguson about missile defense, new shipping routes & what climate change means for security, sovereignty & global trade in the High North.🎧https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BYvi6eXT9ZVNuTqV6ccPL
Thanks to Stephanie Rutten, Geraldine Wambersie, and the team at AmCham Belgium for hosting an outstanding RANGE forecasting decomposition workshop with business leaders in Brussels, focused on Belgian economic resilience within a volatile transatlantic ecosystem.
New question in the 2026 RANGE College Forecasting Tournament: Will the current ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia still be in effect by March 31, 2026? Go to: www.rangeforecasting.org/challenges/1...
