Global Policy Journal

Global Policy Journal has published an analysis arguing that the buffer zones the United States relies on for strategic depth around the world are steadily weakening. The piece warns that the erosion of these military buffers leaves American forces and allies more exposed, with fewer geographic and political cushions between US interests and potential adversaries.

A Diamond Open Access Policy Forum has been established for Latin America and the Caribbean, aimed at coordinating regional policy on non-fee scholarly publishing. Diamond open access, in which journals charge neither authors nor readers, is a strong tradition in the region through Latin American research networks. The forum is intended to strengthen cooperation among governments, universities and publishers supporting this model.