Your daily policy pulse to explore emerging topics and discover top-notch policy material about fields that impact and inform our preparedness like Economics, Geopolitics, Climate Change, Science & Technology and more, hand-selected daily for you.
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Daily Policy Topics
Economics
Q2 GDP Unexpectedly Soars To 2.8%, Crushing Estimates As Core PCE Prints Hot
US Continuing Jobless Claims Hover At 32-Month Highs
The Salary Needed To Buy A Home In 50 US Cities In 2024
China unveils its new economic vision
The strong dollar is hurting exports from Latin America
Geopolitics
Israel Warns That ‘Iranian Terrorist Proxies’ Plotting Attack On Israelis At Olympics
Kiev Mayor Klitschko Speculated That Zelensky Might Agree To Territorial Compromises With Russia
Iran condemns US for welcoming Israeli PM
Netanyahu meets Biden, Harris on elusive Gaza deal
The Gaza Conflict and Shifting Politics in Israel
Philippines and Singapore Broaden Defense Ties With New Agreement
European countries are banding together on missile defense
British Army Chief Says UK Must Be Ready To Fight a Major War in 3 Years
Israel, the U.S. and the Politics of 2,000-Pound Bombs
Taiwan is beefing up its military exercises to counter China
Climate Change
Net-Zero Ambitions Hit Major Roadblocks in Europe, UK, and US
Alberta Wildfires Spread, Threatening More Oil Production
China’s Solar Industry Calls for Consolidation to Cope With Overcapacity
U.S. Hits Record High Electricity Generation From Natural Gas
U.S. Boosts Natural Gas Power as Wind Output Slumps to 33-Month Low
Deadly typhoon hits Taiwan, 6 sailors missing after ship sinks
The Populist Revolt Against Climate Policy
What the Third Plenum Means for China’s Decarbonization Effort
Vietnam Allows Big Companies to Buy Clean Energy Directly to Meet Their Climate Targets
Science & Technology
Machines might not take your job. But they could make it worse
Meta oversight board wants deepfake rules for AI Age
Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
Hacker claims theft of Piramal Group’s employee data
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
American Politics
“All Men Are Created Equal”: University Of Oregon Loses Key Motion In Free-Speech Case
Revisiting the work of Donald Harris, father of Kamala
White House Approves Nearly $3 Billion Weapons Sale To Saudi Arabia
Good News!
Blood Test That Detects Sepsis in 10 Minutes by Squeezing Blood Cells – Hailed as ‘the Holy Grail’
Quote of the Day
“There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes.”
– Ray Dalio
