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🌟 Today we celebrate #InternationalInternsDay!

We believe internships are more than a stepping stone — they’re a shared journey of learning, mentorship, and growth. 💼✨

Empowering youth means shaping the future. 🌍

#BeyondTheHorizon #Internships #YouthEmpowerment #FutureLeaders
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🌏 Summits, Trade Shifts, and Strategic Balancing: This Week’s Asia on the Horizon, November 4, 2025 Edition

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#AsiaOnTheHorizon #Geopolitics #IndoPacific #APEC2025 #TrumpXi #ASEAN #Japan #Trade #Diplomacy #LinkedInNewsletter
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
We’ll be at Facts to Act this Thursday, 6 November 2025, at Lamot in Mechelen—come say hi at our stand!

You can fill in the IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC survey and have a look at our tools to counter disinformation.

Facebook event: 👉🏼 www.facebook.com/events/11487...

#FactsToAct #IMMUNE2INFODEMIC
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Live in Dutch (NL) 🎉

The IMMUNE 2 INFODEMIC e-learning offers 31 practical tools with clear instructions and examples—perfect to begin fact-checking today.

✅ Free registration ✅ Materials free to reuse

Enroll: academy.behorizon.org/bundles/immu...

#IMMUNE2INFODEMIC #FactChecking #misinformation
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌀 #APEC2025 in Gyeongju comes as global trade faces its biggest stress test yet.

Leaders call for openness, stable supply chains & inclusive growth.
Pragmatic cooperation—not ideology—may shape Asia-Pacific’s next decade.

#Gyeongju #AsiaPacific #Trade #DigitalEconomy #Sustainability
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🌏 Summits, Shipping Routes, and Strategic Shifts: This Week’s Asia on the Horizon 30 October 2025 Edition

This week’s edition captures tectonic shifts across the Indo-Pacific—from ASEAN expansion and Arctic trade routes to a pivotal Xi–Trump summit on the horizon.

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October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇺🇸🇰🇷 Trump meets South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju—warm optics, tough talks.

$350B deal still in limbo as both weigh U.S. demands vs. Seoul’s flexibility.
Amid NK tests & China’s rise, alliance is being redefined in real time.

#USKorea #Trump #LeeJaeMyung #Geopolitics #Trade
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵 Trump meets Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo — a blend of diplomacy, symbolism & strategy.

“A great man,” Trump says, as both leaders highlight respect & continuity amid global shifts.

Tokyo sets the tone for Trump’s Asia tour: respect first, strategy next.

#USJapan #Diplomacy #Trump
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🌏 ASEAN Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur marks a new chapter for Southeast Asia.

🇹🇭🇰🇭 Cambodia–Thailand peace accord co-signed by Trump
🇮🇩 East Timor joins ASEAN
💬 Leaders call for peace, unity & resilience amid global tension.

#ASEAN2025 #Diplomacy #Peace #IndoPacific
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🇻🇦🇬🇧 In a first since 1534, King Charles III & Pope Leo XIV prayed together in the Sistine Chapel.

A powerful symbol of reconciliation between Anglican & Catholic traditions—“a healing of history” through respect & dialogue.

#KingCharles #PopeLeo #Vatican #InterfaithDialogue #Unity
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🇯🇵 Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister — a historic breakthrough amid political fragility & global pressure.

Rooted in Abenomics, inspired by Thatcher, she faces high expectations & tough tests ahead.

#Japan #Takaichi #Politics #Leadership #WomenInPolitics
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🌏 Purge, Partnerships, and Power Plays: This Week’s Asia on the Horizon, October 21, 2025 Edition

This week’s edition tracks major shifts in leadership, regional alliances, and resource strategy across the Indo-Pacific.

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October 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🇪🇺🌏 The EU renews its Indo-Pacific Strategy—linking Europe’s security & prosperity to regional dynamics.

Focus:
🛡 Security & defence
🌱 Green & digital transition
💼 Trade & economic resilience

“The security of the Indo-Pacific & Europe are interlinked.”

#EUStrategy #IndoPacific #Geopolitics
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🇷🇺🇸🇾 Putin welcomes Syria’s new leader — while sheltering the old one.

In a moment thick with symbolism, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Syria’s Ahmed al-Shara in Moscow — the same city where Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator, now lives in exile.
#Geopolitics #Russia #Syria #Putin #AlShara
October 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🇻🇳 Vietnam reconnects with North Korea.
🇬🇧🇮🇳 UK–India cement a £42B trade & defense alliance.
🇨🇳 China tightens control on rare earths.
Asia isn’t following global change — it’s leading it. 🌏

#AsiaOnTheHorizon #IndoPacific #Geopolitics #UKIndia #Vietnam #China #RareEarths

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October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🌍 At Sharm el-Sheikh’s “PEACE 2025” summit, 30+ nations endorsed the Israel–Hamas ceasefire after final hostages’ release. Focus: border security, Gaza aid & governance, and Phase Two of Trump’s plan. El-Sisi praised as key broker. Hopeful tone, fragile path ahead. #Peace2025 #Gaza #Israel
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🇮🇳🤝🇦🇫 India hosts Taliban FM Amir Khan Muttaqi for highest talks since 2021—pragmatic diplomacy in action! Met Jaishankar on trade, security & stability.
#India #Afghanistan #Diplomacy #Geopolitics #Jaishankar #Muttaqi
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Excited! Beyond Horizon ISSG joined INNOVADE Living Lab 2: Envisioning Digital Democracy @ Paderborn Uni, Sept 23-24. Experts, citizens & policymakers co-created civic tools & resilient digital frameworks.
#DigitalDemocracy #INNOVADE #CivicInnovation #PeaceAndSecurity #BeyondTheHorizon
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
UK PM Keir Starmer meets #Indian PM Narendra Modi 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇳
 
Prime Minister #Keir #Starmer’s first visit to India brought together two leaders — Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra #Modi — united by a shared vision: to build a modern, future-ready partnership grounded in trade, trust, and technology.
October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Excited to share our latest contribution to the INNOVADE project: the Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base on Digital Democracy

Read the Press Release: zenodo.org/records/1711...

Download the Knowledge Base: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#DigitalDemocracy #INNOVADE #OpenGovernance #HorizonEurope
October 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Gaza Ceasefire: After 2 yrs war, Israel-Hamas agree to 1st phase of Trump's 20-pt peace plan. Egypt/Qatar/Türkiye mediate: Hostages freed in 72h, troops withdraw, aid/rebuild begins.
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🇦🇺🤝🇸🇬 Australia-Singapore Ties Hit New High

In Canberra, PMs Albanese & Wong toasted 60 years of diplomacy, unveiling CSP 2.0 for deeper collab: defence training, supply chain security, green energy pacts, AI/digital standards, & ASEAN support.
#Australia #Singapore #Albanese #Wong #GreenEconomy
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🇨🇦🇺🇸 Carney Meets Trump

After months of tariff/trade friction, Canada's PM Mark Carney met Pres. Trump in DC to thaw ties between intertwined economies. No deals, but tone shifted from confrontation to cautious diplomacy. Tariffs linger; talks continue. Small win for civility? #Trade #Carney #Trump
October 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Indo-Pacific update: China-NK alliance tightens, SK launches visa-free tourism & boosts defense 8.2%, Japan gets 1st female LDP leader, Taiwan rejects US chip split, Aus gains $705M rockets. China’s factories slump, but 2.36B trips soar. tinyurl.com/AsiaLI
#AsiaNews #Geopolitics #Economy #Security
October 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM