Climate Change/Ecological Transition
COP26: Delaying key climate meeting preferable to ‘messing it up’ (BBC News) – The Global Eye
Facebook posts ‘net zero’ operational emissions status update (BusinessGreen) – The Global Eye
Gas grid operators outline plans for expanded EU ‘hydrogen highway’ (Euractiv) – The Global Eye
EU chief adviser says credibility of green finance rules at risk (Euractiv) – The Global Eye
NOAA and communities to map heat inequities in 11 states (NOAA) – The Global Eye
Climate Risks Bill Could Spark Shift to Truly Green Economy (Scientific American) – The Global Eye
What a 1,600-year-old New Zealand tree can tell us about climate change (Vox) – The Global Eye
Environmental Racism is at the Heart of Europe’s Continued Coal Use (Vox) – The Global Eye
Underwater forests: Why it’s vital we protect our sea meadows (WEF) – The Global Eye
How can we ensure a just transition to the green economy? (WEF) – The Global Eye
Climate change will hit ‘endemic’ plants and animals the hardest, study warns (WEF) – The Global Eye
Defense/Military/Intelligence/Cyber/Space
The future of security in space: A thirty-year US strategy (Atlantic Council) – The Global Eye
Biden admin moving ahead with UAE F-35, drone sales for now (Defense News) – The Global Eye
US military to blend electronic warfare with cyber capabilities (Defense News) – The Global Eye
China aims to weaponize space, says intel community report (Defense News) – The Global Eye
Biden nominates longtime expert as nuclear warhead chief (Defense News) – The Global Eye
Drone test of Hera mission’s asteroid radar (ESA) – The Global Eye
New Jersey School Districts Investigate Cyber-Attacks (Info Security) – The Global Eye
Vulnerabilities, equities, and progress (ORF) – The Global Eye
Information wars and regime stability. How can nations respond? (ORF) – The Global Eye
Sweden blames Russia for Swedish Sports Confederation hack (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye
FireEye: 650 new threat groups were tracked in 2020 (Security Affairs) – The Global Eye
Germany’s Cybersecurity Architecture (Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) – The Global Eye
Psychology in Modern Russian Warfare (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye
Russian Espionage Case in Italy: A Setback for Moscow? (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye
100 Million More IoT Devices Are Exposed—and They Won’t Be the Last (Wired) – The Global Eye
Innovation/Technology/Fourth Industrial Revolution/Digital Transition
Satellite imagery key to powering Google Earth (ESA) – The Global Eye
Our digital futures: Rights, pluralism, or tech determinism? (ORF) – The Global Eye
The promise of AI: Can it hold for environmental sustainability? (ORF) – The Global Eye
Indo-Pacific 5G survey: Connections and conflict (ORF) – The Global Eye
Commoditisation of broadband connectivity: A call to action (ORF) – The Global Eye
China’s going full speed ahead on technology innovation. Will it work? (ThinkChina) – The Global Eye
The hidden downside to ocean data and how to make it more sustainable (WEF) – The Global Eye
Global
Global Supply Chains in the Era of COVID-19 (CFR) – The Global Eye
OPCW Releases Second Report by Investigation and Identification Team (OPCW) – The Global Eye
Decade of Action: Importance of a circular economy (ORF) – The Global Eye
Countries must rethink tariffs on bio-manufacturing (WEF) – The Global Eye
Why COVID-19 government support needs to be tailored and targeted (WEF) – The Global Eye
Worlds
Asia – Geopolitics drives vaccine access in Asia (East Asia Forum) – The Global Eye
China/USA – Can Biden’s new infrastructure plan rival China’s BRI? (ThinkChina) – The Global Eye
India/Russia/USA – A tale of two visits and a shift in Indian foreign policy (ORF) – The Global Eye
Iran – Natanz attack: Creating time for a nuclear deal with Iran? (AEI) – The Global Eye
Iran – The Natanz Blackout: Can the Iran Deal Talks Still Succeed? (CFR) – The Global Eye
Iran – Did the Iran nuclear talks just blow up? (Atlantic Council) – The Global Eye
(Iran/Central Asia) Iran’s New Pivot to Central Asia (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Global Eye
JCPOA – The Other Sides of Renegotiating the JCPOA Iran Nuclear Agreement (CSIS) – The Global Eye
Lebanon – Navigating Collapse in Lebanon’s Covid-19 Response (CSIS) – The Global Eye
Quad/India/China – Quad now centrepiece in India’s China strategy (ThinkChina) – The Global Eye
USA – Economic dynamism thrives in America’s minority communities (Brookings) – The Global Eye
USA – Looking back at the “Build Back Better with Biden FCC” series (Brookings) – The Global Eye
USA – 5 questions for Scott Lincicome on the drawbacks of industrial policy (AEI) – The Global Eye
USA – The Military, Police, and the Rise of Terrorism in the United States (CSIS) – The Global Eye
USA – What Americans still want from reform: An April 2021 update (Brookings) – The Global Eye
(USA) To recover from COVID-19, downtowns must adapt (Brookings) – The Global Eye
USA/Afghanistan – Leaving Afghanistan, twenty years later (Atlantic Council) – The Global Eye
USA/Afghanistan – Afghanistan: Too Much Is Enough (CSIS) – The Global Eye