(IN BRIEF) Pakistan’s attempt to position itself as a central mediator between the United States and Iran unraveled within days, exposing significant issues of trust and credibility. The planned visit by Donald Trump’s envoys was abruptly cancelled, while Iranian Foreign … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Abbas Araghchi, credibility, diplomacy, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, geopolitics, Haitham bin Tariq, International Relations, Iran, Islamabad, Israel, mediation, Middle East tensions, Muscat, naval blockade, neutrality, Oman, Pakistan, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, trust, United States, US-Iran relations
(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool is showcasing the research of PhD student Shelley Cathers, whose work focuses on improving responses to child criminal exploitation. Motivated by her early experiences working with young people in alternative education, Cathers has explored … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Black Box Research and Consultancy, British Psychological Society, CCE, child criminal exploitation, Clare Lally, criminal justice, doctoral research, education sector, Freya O’Brien, multi-agency response, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, policing, policy research, POSTnote, psychology research, public policy, safeguarding children, Sara Waring, Shelley Cathers, social work, Susan Giles, UK Parliament, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool Research Explores System-Wide Improvements for Safeguarding Children from Criminal Exploitation, University of Liverpool Showcases Research Bridging Policy and Practice in Addressing Child Exploitation Challenges, vulnerable youth
(IN BRIEF) India’s most consequential response to the Pahalgam attack was its decision to place the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, marking a historic shift from treating water as a guaranteed entitlement to using it as a conditional strategic tool … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged agricultural dependence, Asim Munir, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chenab River, climate change, cross-border terrorism, energy security, hydropolitics, INDIA, Indus River, Indus Waters Treaty, international law, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Jhelum River, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Narendra Modi, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam attack, Pakistan, rebus sic stantibus, South Asia geopolitics, strategic leverage, treaty abeyance, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, water diplomacy, water security
(IN BRIEF) Pakistan’s role in the March 2026 U.S.–Iran ceasefire was largely symbolic rather than decisive. While it facilitated communication and hosted talks, it lacked the influence to shape outcomes, acting more as a conduit than a true mediator. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Asim Munir, backchannel diplomacy, BBC, Beijing, ceasefire 2026, CHINA, decentralized diplomacy, Dimitra Staikou, DOHA, Donald Trump, economic pressure, energy security, foreign policy narrative, geopolitical strategy, global power dynamics, Henry Kissinger, Iran, Islamabad, Israel, mediation limits, Middle East diplomacy, nuclear program, Pakistan, parallel negotiations, Qatar, regional influence, Reuters, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran, Turkey, United States, US Iran tensions
(IN BRIEF) Europe is witnessing a significant shift toward stronger individual control over digital identity, as citizens increasingly use legal mechanisms like the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten” to manage their online presence and protect their reputations. In early 2026, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Poland, Politics, Society
Tagged AI generated content, Amazon, content moderation, data protection, digital governance, digital identity, Digital Services Act, digital sovereignty, disinformation, EU regulation, European Commission, European Digital Media Observatory, Facebook, freedom of information, General Data Protection Regulation, generative AI, Google, legal enforcement, media content, misinformation, online platforms, online privacy, online reputation management, personal data removal, privacy rights, Right to be Forgotten, Robert Szustkowski, search engine requests, TikTok, transparency reports, Wojciech Głażewski
(IN BRIEF) Pakistan’s potential role as a mediator between the United States and Iran reflects a continuation of its longstanding strategy of maintaining relevance through strategic flexibility rather than a genuine shift in diplomatic influence. While Islamabad is being considered … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged A.Q. Khan network, Afghanistan war, Akinci drones, Bayraktar TB2, CHINA, China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, domestic instability, economic dependence, EGYPT, geopolitical strategy, Gulf monarchies, Gwadar, Iran, Islamabad diplomacy, Karachi protests, MILGEM corvette program, multipolar world, Pakistan, regional security, Saudi Arabia, strategic ambiguity, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Western foreign policy, Yemen conflict 2015
(IN BRIEF) Recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have underscored the fragile geopolitical, sectarian, and strategic dynamics linking the Middle East and South Asia, with consequences extending beyond Iran to countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that must … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Balochistan, CHINA, China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, CPEC, energy security, European Union, Gulf states, Hezbollah, Houthis, intelligence cooperation, Iran, Iran Pakistan border tensions, Iraq, Islamabad, Islamic world politics, Israel, Israel Iran tensions, Lebanon, logistics support, Middle East geopolitics, migration pressure, Pakistan, regional power competition, regional stability, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Pakistan relations, sectarian dynamics, South Asia security, strategic neutrality, Sunni Shia rivalry, SYRIA, Tehran, Turkey, U.S. foreign policy, United States, Washington, Yemen
(IN BRIEF) Professor Vicki Squire of the University of Warwick has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a prestigious honour recognising significant contributions to research and public understanding within the social sciences. Professor Squire, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Politics, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Research Council, BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed, borders research, citizenship research, Edinburgh University Press, Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, global displacement, humanitarianism research, Imperial War Museum Refugees Forced to Flee exhibition, internally displaced persons, international politics research, Making and Unmaking Global Citizenship, migration policy research, migration studies, Nigeria, PAIS Department, Politics and International Studies, social sciences UK, South Sudan, The Conversation, University of Warwick, University of Warwick Professor Vicki Squire elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences for research on migration and humanitarian issues, University of Warwick scholar Vicki Squire recognised by Academy of Social Sciences for global impact of migration and borders research, Vicki Squire, Will Hutton
(IN BRIEF) The European Citizens’ Initiative has evolved into an important instrument of participatory democracy in the European Union, allowing citizens to request new legislation by collecting at least one million signatures across Member States. During the European Economic and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged Ban on Conversion Practices initiative, Civil Society Week, EU citizen participation mechanism, EU civic engagement policies, EU democratic participation, EU Leaders and Civil Society Examine How the European Citizens’ Initiative Can Deliver Stronger Legislative Impact, EU legislation proposals citizens, Eurobarometer trust in institutions, European Citizens Initiative ECI, European Citizens’ Initiative Marks New Phase as Policymakers Focus on Turning Citizen Signatures into EU Policy Action, European Commission, European Democracy Shield, European Economic and Social Committee EESC, European Parliament, Maria del Carmen Barrera Chamorro, Maroš Šefčovič, My Voice My Choice initiative, participatory democracy European Union, Séamus Boland, Stop Destroying Videogames initiative, Teresa Anjinho, Younous Omarjee
(IN BRIEF) Pakistan’s blasphemy laws have expanded into a digitally driven enforcement system in which online expression can lead to capital charges, creating a pervasive climate of fear reinforced by both legal penalties and mob violence. The sharp rise in … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Asim Munir, Blasphemy Business Group, blasphemy laws, capital punishment, cybercrime legislation, death penalty for blasphemy, democracy, digital repression, digital surveillance, diplomatic credibility, doctrinal state, economic survival, European Union, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Gaza, geopolitical pressure, GSP Plus, human rights, ideological control, ideological legitimacy, International Stabilization Force, Iran, Israel normalization, legal system, military establishment, mob violence, North Korea, online expression, Orwell 1984, Pakistan, reform debate, religious law, religious minorities, Saudi Arabia, Security Policy, social media monitoring, Tehreek e Labbaik Pakistan TLP, theological enforcement, United States, vigilante violence, Western markets
(IN BRIEF) Evidence recorded in 2025–2026 challenges claims that Jaish-e-Mohammed has been dissolved, with a UN monitoring report linking the group to a November 2025 attack in New Delhi and noting organisational developments such as the creation of a women’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged AML CFT frameworks, compliance monitoring, counterterrorism cooperation, counterterrorism enforcement, cross-border terrorism, diaspora networks, digital radicalisation, EU security implications, extremist networks, Financial Action Task Force FATF, geopolitical considerations, global sanctions architecture, hybrid threats, INDIA, institutional verification gaps, intelligence assessments, international compliance debates, international sanctions credibility, Jaish-e-Mohammed, JeM, Masood Azhar, New Delhi Red Fort attack November 2025, Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, Pakistan, regulatory inconsistencies, safe havens, Security Council dynamics, strategic narratives, terrorist financing, transnational financial flows, UN report S/2026/44, UN sanctions system, United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Jammu and Kashmir represents two starkly contrasting models of governance and development. It claims that the Pakistan-administered side (PoJK and Gilgit-Baltistan) suffers from political disenfranchisement, institutional neglect, economic underdevelopment, and restrictions on civil liberties, … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged 4G, 5G, Aadhaar, anti-dowry laws, Article 370, Budgam, Chenab Railway Bridge, Chenab River, child marriage, child rights, CHINA, democratic deficit, development budget 2025–26, domestic violence, enforced disappearances, European Union, Gilgit-Baltistan, GSP Plus, Gulmarg, Healthcare, infant mortality, Jammu and Kashmir, Jhelum River, juvenile justice, Kathua, Kishanganga Project, New Industrial Policy 2021, Pahalgam, Pakal Dul Project, Pakistan National Assembly, Pakistan Senate, Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, PMGSY-IV, PoJK, Ratle Hydropower Project, Reasi lithium, Right to Information, Samba, Smart City Jammu, Smart City Srinagar, Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla Rail Link, whistleblower protection, women's rights, Z-Morh Tunnel, Zojila Tunnel
(IN BRIEF) China and Pakistan publicly reaffirmed their “ironclad” friendship and all-weather strategic partnership during a January 2026 meeting in Beijing, marking 75 years of diplomatic ties and pledging deeper cooperation under an upgraded CPEC 2.0, alongside mutual political support … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan analogy, Baloch Liberation Army, Balochistan, Beijing, Belt and Road Initiative, BLA, BRI, CHINA, China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, Chinese citizens, Chinese investments, counterterrorism, CPEC 2.0, Dasu hydropower project, foreign worker protection, ironclad friendship, ISIS-K, Islamic State Khorasan Province, jihadist networks, Karachi attack, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, monopoly on violence, National People’s Congress, Pakistan, Pakistan internal security, Pakistan National Assembly, political stability, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, RFE RL, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, security cooperation, security guarantees, separatist groups, Shangla attack, Sino-Pakistani relations, special security units, state fragility, strategic risk, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, territorial integrity, Terrorism, terrorist attacks, transnational terrorism, TTP, Zhao Leji
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Pakistan has developed a systematic model of managing, rather than dismantling, extremist networks by providing tolerance, political cover, and indirect state support that allow violence-linked organizations to remain operational while avoiding international accountability. It … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Abdullah Öcalan, Al-Qaeda ideology, Balochistan, CHINA, counterterrorism policy, Daura-e-Tarbiyah, defense cooperation, European Union, extremism, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, Garhi Habibullah, Hafiz Talha Saeed, ideological indoctrination, Indo-Pacific stability, Indonesia, international accountability, international sanctions, Iran, irregular migration, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, JeM, Karachi, Lashkar-e-Taiba, LeT, Malaysia, Markaz Syedna Bilal, Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, Muzaffarabad, normalization of violence, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, PMML, political fronts, public rallies, Quetta, radicalization networks, regional security, Saudi Arabia, Sindh Police, state patronage, state tolerance, terrorist networks, trade corridors, Turkey, United States
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, India pursued a strategy of strategic autonomy aimed not at dominating the international system but at balancing it, drawing on historical experience and emphasizing institutional continuity, economic resilience, and multidimensional diplomacy. Rather than strict non-alignment, New … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged balance of power, BRICS, CHINA, counterterrorism response, defense exports, defense modernization, defense reforms, domestic political cohesion, Donald Trump second term, economic growth, economic resilience, economic security, euro crisis, European Union, Europe–India relations, Free Trade Agreements, G20, Galwan clashes, GDP expansion, geopolitical competition, geopolitical stability, global governance, global south, INDIA, India-China border tensions, indigenous defense technology, inflationary pressures, military preparedness, multi-alignment, multilateralism, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, Rafale fighter jets, Sovereignty, strategic autonomy, strategic convergence, trade diversification, trade tariffs, United States
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Pakistani-linked drug trafficking networks operating in the UK are not a recent development but the modern continuation of long-standing clandestine trade systems rooted in South Asia, which have evolved from historic courier routes into … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged airport corruption, ANF, Birmingham Airport, British national security, customs corruption, diaspora networks, Dubai, heroin trafficking, Huyton Firm, international crime syndicates, Kinahan Cartel, Labour Party, Lyons Crime Family, Money Laundering, narcotics corridors, National Crime Agency, NCA, Pakistan Anti Narcotics Force, Pakistani drug trafficking networks, political influence, prison corruption, Raja Arshad Billu, Sadiq Khan councillor, Sialkot, Sialkot Dubai Birmingham route, sovereignty risk, transnational organized crime, UK Prisons, Waseem Zaffar, Zahida Parveen
Breaches of legal professional privilege in Europe are recurring, not isolated incidents European courts consistently find that weak safeguards alone can violate privilege Mass digital data seizures pose the greatest modern threat to confidential defence communications Judicial oversight and effective … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged Akzo Nobel v Commission, AM & S Europe v Commission, Andre and Another v France, Article 6 right to a fair trial, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, attorney client privilege, Bersheda and Rybolovlev v Monaco, Černý and Others v the Czech Republic, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, Czech Republic, defence rights, digital age investigations, digital evidence seizures, ECHR, effective judicial remedies, European Court of Human Rights, European criminal procedure, external counsel, Hilti v Commission, in house counsel, independence of lawyers, interception of communications, Kırdök and Others v Turkey, Kopp v Switzerland, lawyer client confidentiality, legal professional privilege, Legal Professional Privilege at a Crossroads: European Courts Confront Confidentiality in the Digital Age, Legal Professional Privilege Under Pressure: Europe’s Courts Confront the Limits of Confidential Legal Communications, Lindstrand Partners v Sweden, mass data extraction, Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission, Niemietz v Germany, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Petri Sallinen v Finland, procedural safeguards, Pruteanu v Romania, rights of defence, Saber v Norway, Särgava v Estonia, searches of lawyers offices, Smirnov v Russia, surveillance powers, Vinci Construction v France, Zdeněk Koudelka
Porušování advokátní mlčenlivosti v Evropě není ojedinělé, ale opakující se Evropské soudy opakovaně konstatují, že už samotná absence dostatečných záruk může představovat porušení advokátní mlčenlivosti Masové zajišťování digitálních dat představuje v současnosti největší hrozbu pro důvěrnou komunikaci obhajoby Soudní dohled … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged advokátní mlčenlivost, Advokátní mlčenlivost na rozcestí: evropské soudy čelí otázce důvěrnosti v digitálním věku, Advokátní mlčenlivost pod tlakem: evropské soudy narážejí na hranice důvěrné právní komunikace, Akzo Nobel proti Komisi, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, Česká Republika, článek 8 EÚLP, digitální důkazy, digitální věk, domovní prohlídky, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropa, Evropská úmluva o lidských právech, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, hromadná extrakce dat, judikatura EU, Kopp proti Švýcarsku, Meta Platforms Ireland proti Komisi, Niemietz proti Německu, ochrana obhajoby, odposlechy, práva obhajoby, právní tajemství, právo na spravedlivý proces, přeshraniční vyšetřování, procesní záruky, prohlídky advokátních kanceláří, rovnost zbraní, Saber proti Norsku, sledování komunikace, soudní dohled, Soudní dvůr Evropské unie, strukturální selhání, systémové vady, trestní řízení, účinné opravné prostředky, Vinci Construction proti Francii, zajišťování elektronických dat, Zdeněk Koudelka
(NOVINKY) BRNO, 16. prosince 2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Evropský soud pro lidská práva má ve čtvrtek 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek v kauze Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se zaměřuje na ochranu důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Případ, … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adam Černý, advokacie, advokátní tajemství, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, článek 13 Úmluvy, článek 6 Úmluvy, článek 8 Úmluvy, digitální důkazy, domovní prohlídka, důvěrnost komunikace, elektronická data, ESLP, ESLP bude posuzovat postup českých soudů v případu důvěrnosti komunikace obhájců, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, Evropský soud pro lidská práva rozhodne o ochraně advokátního tajemství v české kauze, Ilona Medňanská, íránský podnikatel, Kauza Černý a ostatní proti České republice míří k rozsudku ve Štrasburku, lidská práva, Nejvyšší soud České republiky, ochrana soukromí, Ondřej Lichnovský, Pavel Čapčuch, Petr Kočí, právo na obhajobu, Shahram Zadeh, spravedlivý proces, Štrasburk, Štrasburk rozhodne o zásahu do komunikace mezi advokáty a klientem v českém případu, trestní řízení, Ústavní soud České republiky, Zdeněk Koudelka
(STRUČNĚ) Evropský soud pro lidská práva má dne 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek ve věci Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se týká ochrany důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Stížnost podali advokáti, kteří působili jako obhájci Shahrama … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adama Černého, Advokát Zdeněk Koudelka, advokátního tajemství, Anny Citterbergové, Čapčuch, Černý, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, Citterbergova, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropského soudu pro lidská práva, Filip, Ilonu Medňanskou, Jana Filipa, Jaromíra Jirsy, Jirsa, Kabelik, Kočí, Koudelka, Lichnovsky, Mednanska, MS Brno, nezákonný, omluva, Ondřeje Lichnovského, Pavla Čapčucha, Pavla Rychetského, Petra Kočího, právo na soukromí, Rychetský, Shahrama Zadeha, soudce, Ústavní Soud, Zadeh, Zdeňka Koudelky
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