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
What Chipotle and McDonald’s say about the consumer slowdown
US Fed keeps key lending rate unchanged
The Myth of the Middle Eastern Economy
Geopolitics
The US Must Stop Arming Israel
Russia Holds 3rd Phase Of Tactical Nuclear Drills Same Day Ukraine Receives First F-16s
US Will ‘Certainly’ Defend Israel If Attacked By Iran In Wake Of Haniyeh Killing
Father and son charged over IS-linked terror plot in Canada
What Haniyeh’s Assassination Means for Hamas, Israel and Iran
Fixing Deteriorating US Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula
US Announces $500 Million in Military Funding for the Philippines
Israeli strikes in Beirut and Tehran could intensify a regional war
Ukraine Gets First Delivery of US-Made F-16 Fighter Jets
Maduro’s legitimacy plunges into crisis following election
Climate Change
Slowing EV Demand and Rising Costs Weigh On Global Battery Investment
Climate Change: Can One Specific Example Counter the Denialists?
Why the Energy Sector is Avoiding Full Emissions Disclosure
U.S. Oil & Gas Jobs are Disappearing Despite Record Production
Russia To Extend Ban On Gasoline Exports
Underwater Robot Reveals ‘Enigmatic’ Shapes on the Bottom of Antarctic Ice
The Growing Conservative Backlash Against Carbon Capture and Storage
Science & Technology
CrowdStrike Lessons: Liability Shields Fuel Risky Practices, Expert Warns
Can AI Replace Those Retiring Boomers?
How America built an AI tool to predict Taliban attacks
A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Explosive Ordnance in Social Media Imagery
New principle for treating tuberculosis
Gut microbes implicated in bladder cancer
American Politics
Project 2025: The Good, The Bad, & The Frustrating
Kamala Harris & The Californication Of America
Homeland Security Memo Warns Violent Venezuelan Gang ‘Green Lights’ Members To Kill US Cops
Is the Medal of Honor Now Subject to Woke Revisionism?
Austin Pledges the US Will Defend Israel If It Faces Attack After Latest Escalations
Good News!
Uranium Mine Leased for Years Becomes Part of National Park in Historic Win for Native Activists
Why glass food storage containers are a healthier, safer alternative to plastic
Cylinder sails promise to reduce cargo ship fuel consumption by up to 90%
Quote of the Day
“For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.”
– Stephen A. Schwarzman
