The wars in Sudan and Iran are overlapping. That may give sponsors of the African conflict a reason at last to seek to bring about peace https://t.co/oEEcDPOFwJ ...

Today on “The Intelligence”: the pressures mounting on Volodymyr Zelensky; China gets serious about mental health; and the surreptitious politics of “Paw Patrol” https://t.co/leFWalVPFs ...

Six European leaders decried Israel’s latest plan to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank as “unacceptable” and called on companies to refrain from bidding on construction tenders. https://t.co/e4W9jyscoe ...

Never before have Israeli settlers acted as violently as today. Crucially, never before have they enjoyed the impunity the current government gives them https://t.co/h21T7SuiOB ...

India and Japan agreed to work together to protect key sea lanes of communication as concerns grow over China’s expanding military presence in the Indian Ocean https://t.co/axjg5P99vW ...

President Trump wants to meet Kim Jong Un again, but North Korea’s strengthened position economically and geopolitically could make that difficult https://t.co/UDzB2fb0VV ...

Geopolitical Risk & Macro Environment - America has entered a vulnerable danger zone resulting from political missteps and the structural decline of aging hegemons [1] - The geopolitical and macroeconomic stability faces increasing uncertainty and difficult-to-escape systemic risks [1]

Taiwan’s cabinet approved a record NT$1.12 trillion ($35.1 billion) defense budget for next year, highlighting its push to deter China militarily https://t.co/cfKQ7SzHgR ...

Economic and Market Trends - European and British economies have largely stagnated since the great financial crisis, leading to rising political polarization and populism [9][10] - The UK spent 8 million pounds a day on hotels for illegal immigrants at a certain point [27] - Approximately 3 million people crossed the Mediterranean Sea on boats over a 10-year period [47] - The UK water industry was privatized 40 years ago, resulting in the UK now having one less dam than it had 40 years ago [64] Energy and Climate Change - Global CO2 emissions and greenhouse gases of the future are overwhelmingly projected to be produced in India and China [76] - Britain produces 1% of global carbon emissions [81] - The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) transfers about 10 degrees Celsius of heat from the Atlantic to Europe, and its potential collapse could drop average European temperatures by 10°C [93][125] - The 1972 Limits to Growth study projected that ecological and system collapses could occur between 2030 and 2050 if consumption trajectories continued [110][112] Global Geopolitics and Technology - China has a population ranking of 65th in the UN World Happiness Report compared to the United States ranking 23rd [183] - China has built a substantial automotive industry featuring about 130 car companies, combining central planning with private sector competition [174][175]

More than four years ago, Ravil Dzhamally fled his farm in Ukraine’s Kherson region after it was overrun by invading Russian troops. When Moscow’s forces were driven back, he returned to clear his fields of mines and plant wheat, barley and sunflowers. https://t.co/PUk0wwo9Ao ...