Geopolitical Analysis - Taiwanese people are increasingly skeptical about their ability to defend against a hostile neighbor [1]

Themes of the FT Shroers Business Book Award Long List - The long list consists of 16 books [2] - Three main themes are geopolitics, genius, and growth [1] Geopolitics - Several books focus on the US and its relationship with the rest of the world, especially China [1] Genius - Books explore Sam Altman of OpenAI and Jensen Huang of Nvidia [2] - One book, "The Genius Myth" by Helen Lewis, challenges the concept of genius [2] Growth - Books examine how to achieve growth [3] - "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson is mentioned in the context of growth [3] - "Consumed" by Sabira Chowdery addresses the consequences of growth, specifically pollution and plastics [3] Judging Criteria - The judges seek the most compelling and enjoyable business book of the year [4] - They also consider whether the books will stand the test of time [5]

Geopolitical Strategy - China is leveraging its influence over the Solomon Islands to disrupt a Pacific organization with 18 member countries [1]

Security & Defense - NATO's airspace protection relies on a multi-layered system [1] - Covering the vast European airspace presents a significant challenge for NATO [1] Geopolitical Risk - The report addresses NATO's ability to defend its airspace against potential Russian threats [1]

Senator, I want to talk to you about Russia, which I know you've been very focused on. This week, NATO planes, as you well know, shot down Russian drones in Polish airspace. On Saturday, Romania scrambled fighter jets after a Russian drone entered its airspace.You said this week, quote, "We've tried the red carpet approach. It ain't working." Is it time for President Trump to directly punish Putin. No. It is time for Europe to get behind President Trump to punish Putin's customers.Putin has been sanctioned ...

We also learned earlier this month that morning and something that send oil prices higher was that the US would be proposing broad G7 sanctions on Russian energy, kind of secondary sanctions both on China and India to try to help stop the war in Ukraine. It's something that the US had resisted really pushing down on the G7 or putting those types of sanctions on China. How could this change things.Yeah, I mean, this is really, you know, the where the world trade and geopolitics intersect. The US is trying to ...

After nearly two years of fighting in Gaza, the Jewish state risks becoming a pariah, even among longtime allies, write the WSJ’s David Luhnow and Joshua Chaffin https://t.co/axH5SU284n ...

NATO has launched "Eastern Sentry" operation in response to Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace this week, secretary general sayshttps://t.co/14zQSkM6Wj ...

Russia’s increased aggression demonstrated by this week’s drone incursion into NATO airspace is making peace in Europe a distant prospect, Romania’s top diplomat said https://t.co/e44iWFmxrW ...

From @WSJopinion: While there’s no doubt that Trump has set back American diplomacy with India, it doesn’t automatically follow that New Delhi will ally with Beijing. The differences between the two countries run too deep for that, writes @dhume. https://t.co/DkNnLSKzca ...