Hacker News with Generative AI: International Relations

Putin's secret weapon: The threat to the cables on our sea beds (bbc.co.uk)
Shortly after midday local time on Christmas Day 2024, workers at the Finnish electricity company Fingrid noticed the main undersea electricity cable linking Finland with Estonia was damaged, significantly reducing Estonia’s power supply.
International Relations, Geopolitics, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity
11 points by ralphhughes 2 hours ago | 4 comments
China's Plateauing Fuel Use Is Without Precedent IEA Says (bloomberg.com)
A slowdown in the growth of China’s fuel use is without precedent for a country at its stage of economic development, the International Energy Agency said.
China, Energy, Economics, International Relations, Fuel
10 points by slothtrop 15 hours ago | 2 comments
An inside look at NSA tactics, techniques and procedures from China's lens (inversecos.com)
Since I reside in a Five Eyes country (Australia) and have publicly presented four cases I led on China’s APT41 attacking organisations in ASEAN, particularly concerning China’s cyber and political strategies, I was curious to explore what China publishes about Five Eyes operations.
Cybersecurity, Espionage, Intelligence Agencies, International Relations, China
207 points by davikr 18 hours ago | 64 comments
Trump's Pivot Toward Putin's Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy (nytimes.com)
As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded.
Politics, International Relations, Russia, Ukraine, United States
50 points by consumer451 1 day ago | 35 comments
Ukraine isn't invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples (theconversation.com)
Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might look like.
Ukraine, International Relations, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, War
27 points by vinnyglennon 2 days ago | 2 comments
US and Russia agree to try to end war without Ukraine at the table (abcnews.go.com)
High-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia held talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday over the fate of Ukraine, the negotiations taking place without Kyiv's participation.
International Relations, Politics, Ukraine, Russia, United States
12 points by talldayo 2 days ago | 5 comments
As Trump 'Exports' Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel (nytimes.com)
They arrived at the United States border from around the world, hoping to seek asylum. Instead, they were detained, shackled and flown by the U.S. military to a faraway country, Panama.
Immigration, Politics, International Relations, Panama
7 points by perihelions 2 days ago | 1 comments
Meta plans to link US and India with longest undersea cable project (theguardian.com)
Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.
Meta, Undersea Cable, Infrastructure, Telecommunications, International Relations
5 points by Brajeshwar 2 days ago | 0 comments
Mexico threatens to sue Google over name change of Gulf of Mexico on US maps (cnn.com)
International Relations, Legal Disputes, Geography, Google, Mexico
10 points by doener 2 days ago | 0 comments
Appeasement at Munich (snyder.substack.com)
As American and Russian negotiators converge today in Munich for a major security conference, carrying in their briefcases various plans about Ukraine without Ukraine, the temptation is to recall another meeting in that city. Appeasement of the aggressor seems to be the plan now, as it was with Germany in 1938.
Politics, History, International Relations, Ukraine
92 points by zfg 2 days ago | 48 comments
European Leaders Meet in Paris as U.S. Pushes Ahead with Ukraine Plan (nytimes.com)
The leaders of many of Europe’s biggest countries came to Paris on Monday in an effort to forge a strategy for their own security, as President Trump’s envoys prepared for talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine without them.
Politics, International Relations, Ukraine, Europe, Russia
11 points by mooreds 3 days ago | 8 comments
Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending war without Kyiv (apnews.com)
Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officials said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.
Russia, Ukraine, Diplomacy, International Relations, War
14 points by geox 3 days ago | 1 comments
It's not just AI. China's medicines are surprising the world, too (economist.com)
It’s not just AI. China’s medicines are surprising the world, too
China, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, International Relations, Surprises
37 points by helsinkiandrew 3 days ago | 61 comments
Why US Refiners Won't Ditch Canadian Crude (oilprice.com)
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that U.S. tariffs are on hold for one month after she held talks with President Trump and pledged to send 10,000 troops to the border to fight drug trafficking.
Oil, International Relations, Mexico, United States
21 points by PaulHoule 4 days ago | 25 comments
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC (bbc.com)
Kyiv has not been invited to talks between the US and Russia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian government source has told the BBC.
Ukraine, Russia, International Relations, Politics, War
62 points by zfg 4 days ago | 46 comments
Five Russians went out drinking. When they got back, Australia had struck (smh.com.au)
Five Russians went out drinking. When they got back, Australia had struck
Russia, Australia, Drinking, News, International Relations
7 points by Khaine 4 days ago | 0 comments
Our world faces 'unprecedented' spike in electricity demand (theregister.com)
The world is going to need a lot of new electricity generation in the next three years to keep up with an "unprecedented" spike in demand, says the International Energy Agency (IEA) – and it's going to be a tough goal to meet.
Energy, Climate Change, International Relations
5 points by rntn 6 days ago | 0 comments
Chernobyl reactor shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says (bbc.com)
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear Power, War, International Relations
13 points by nickcotter 6 days ago | 0 comments
Ukraine says Russia drone hits Chernobyl nuclear plant, radiation levels normal (cnn.com)
Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear, Chernobyl, International Relations
26 points by fzimmermann89 6 days ago | 14 comments
Russia asks Elon Musk to hand over names of dissidents (thetimes.com)
Russia, Elon Musk, Dissidents, Politics, International Relations
18 points by perihelions 6 days ago | 3 comments
Germany says its warships were sabotaged (businessinsider.com)
Germany's top naval officer said "more than one" of its warships were recently sabotaged.
Germany, Military, Sabotage, International Relations
122 points by Sontho 6 days ago | 144 comments
U.S. Is Releasing Russian Cybercriminal to Moscow, Officials Say (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration is preparing to release a Russian cybercriminal as part of a prisoner exchange that led to the release of an American schoolteacher from a Russian prison, three U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
International Relations, Cybercrime, Politics, Russia, United States
10 points by chrtng 8 days ago | 1 comments
Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years (restofworld.org)
While much of the world was focused on a radical proposal by the U.S. president to transform the Middle East, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech leaders gathered in Damascus last weekend for a one-of-a-kind event.
Syria, Technology, International Relations, Middle East
70 points by donohoe 8 days ago | 18 comments
Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google (theregister.com)
Google says the the world's lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal and state-sponsored cyber activity.
Cybersecurity, Espionage, Crime, Government, International Relations
4 points by beardyw 8 days ago | 0 comments
US and UK refuse to sign AI safety declaration at summit (arstechnica.com)
US Vice President JD Vance has warned Europe not to adopt “overly precautionary” regulations on artificial intelligence as the US and the UK refused to join dozens of other countries in signing a declaration to ensure that the technology is “safe, secure and trustworthy.”
Artificial Intelligence, International Relations, Regulation, Politics
447 points by miohtama 8 days ago | 795 comments
Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. (ktla.com)
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.
Politics, International Relations, Denmark, California
23 points by schaum 8 days ago | 10 comments
UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration (bbc.com)
The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris.
Artificial Intelligence, International Relations, Politics, Government
8 points by jmsflknr 9 days ago | 1 comments
Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S. (ktla.com)
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most economically prosperous state.
International Relations, Politics, Humorous News, California, Denmark
98 points by iancmceachern 9 days ago | 38 comments
Moving Power Grids in a Weekend, the Baltic States Make the Switch (hackaday.com)
A significant event in the world of high-power electrical engineering is under way this weekend, as the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, disconnect their common power grid from the Russian system, and hook it up to the European one.
Energy, International Relations, Technology, Europe
22 points by sorenjan 11 days ago | 1 comments
February 22, 1985 Operation Beluga (todayinhistory.blog)
In 1984, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the “doomsday clock” to three minutes before midnight, noting a turn for the worse in cold war tensions. “U.S.-Soviet relations”, they noted, “reach their iciest point in decades.”
Cold War, History, International Relations, Politics
63 points by ZeljkoS 11 days ago | 8 comments