Your daily policy brief 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.
As always, we prepare for the worst, but hope and pray for the best!
Daily Policy Topics
Economics
Peter Schiff: The Fed Still Isn’t Data-Driven
Futures Flat As Jackson Hole Looms; Dollar Tumbles As Yen Soars
Geopolitics
Lavrov Says ‘Clear’ That US Ordered Nord Stream Attacks, Demands Answers From Germany
EU Defense Bubble Under Pressure After Germany Freezes New Military Aid For Ukraine
Israel Sought To Bypass Foreign Agent Law To Spread Propaganda In US
US Department of Defense Arctic Strategy and China
THE LONG SHADOW OF SOVIET SABOTAGE DOCTRINE?
Climate Change
Coal Power Defined This Minnesota Town. Can Solar Win It Over?
Apheros says it can boost data center cooling by 90% with metal foam
Science & Technology
Drug Company Announces It Will Produce Millions Of Monkeypox Vaccines By Next Year
Will China’s Metal Stockpiling Drive Battery Prices Higher?
Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products
GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea’s Lazarus Group
American Politics
RFK Jr. Refutes Report That He Approached Harris For Cabinet Position
Good News!
Good News in History, August 19
2,000-Year-old Roman Mosaic Decorated with Sea Creatures Discovered in England
Is ‘smart’ insulin the ‘holy grail of insulin’?—Advances in real-time diabetes management
‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of
Quote of the Day
“Geopolitics is all about leverage. We cannot make ourselves safer abroad unless we change our behavior at home.”
– Thomas Friedman