Under The Radar: News Articles of the Week – 2nd May 2023
I’m back from my holiday in Sweden. I had a lovely time, ate lots of food and drank lots of mead! But I’m glad to be back. I’ve got some catching up to do, so today is a news review day.
United States Geopolitics
· An Assessment of President Yoon’s State Visit To The White House
· Biden Invites Congressional leader To Discuss Debt Limit on May 9th
· Biden Makes 2024 Presidential Run Official
· Island Nations Key to U.S Maintaining Position As Pacific Power
· Navy Sails 300 Evacuees From Sudan to Saudi Arabia, U.S. Mobile Sea Base Now In Red Sea
· Pentagon 2022 Freedom of Navigation Report
· South Korea, US Nuclear Agreement Big “First Step”
· United States Hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks
· US Navy P-8 Flies Over Taiwan Strait, China Scrambles Fighters
Russia-Ukraine Geopolitics
· Pope Says Vatican Involved In Secret Ukraine Peace Mission
· Putin Hails Turkey Ties As First Turkish Nuclear Plant Inaugurated
· Russia Blames Ukraine Drone Attack For Major Crimea Fuel Depot Fire
· Russia To Restart Forex Buying As Oil and Gas Revenues Rebound
· Russia, India Talk Free Trade Deal
· Serbia and Ukraine – Challenges of War
· US Sanctions On Russian Diamonds
· What To Make of Xi and Zelensky’s First Call Since Russia’s Invasion
Chinese Geopolitics
· China Wants Closer Ties With Mongolia
· India Tells China Peace Needed On Border For Better Ties
· South China Sea Tensions Conceal A Secret War To Control The World’s Internet
· Tracking China’s April 2023 Military Exercises Around Taiwan
General Geopolitics
· Baltics Look to NATO For Air Defence Support
· De-Dollarisation Kicks Into High Gear
· France’s Way of EU-China Autonomy
· Iranian Naval Forces Seize Tanker Advantage Sweet in The Gulf of Oman
· Saudi Arabia, Qatar See Sharp Jump In Military Spending In The Middle East
· Saudi Evacuation of Iranians From Sudan Highlights Rapprochement
· Sudan Crisis Sets Stage For Possible Egypt Intervention
· The G20 Must Build On The G7 Five-Point Plan For Critical Materials
· UK Parliament Sets Out Ways To Rebuild EU Ties Ahead of Brexit Review
Financial Markers
· Argentina Braces For More Economic Pain
· Australia Unexpectedly Raises Rates
· Global Bank Lending Standards Tighten To GFC Levels
· How First Republic Ended Up As The Second-Largest Bank Takeover In History
· IMF Says Asia Can Feel Good About Growth, Driven By India and China
· Japan Pledges $700M For Cairo’s Fourth Metro Line
· Qatar Embarks On Spending Spree To Beat Post-World Cup Blues
· Record 19.7M Railway Trips Made On The First Day of May In China, Retail Sales Soar 20%
· Spanish Labour Minister, Trade Unions Urge Employers To Protest Wage Increase Deal
· Strategist Unconvinced by Jamie Dimon’s Bank Crisis Comments
· Sullivan: Renewing American Economic Leadership
· Tesla Hikes Prices in US, China And Other Markets After Multiple Cuts
Food and Agriculture
· Deal Reached To Resume Ukraine Grain Transit With 5 EU Countries
· MEPs Ask To Exclude Cows From Emission-Cutting Plans
Water
· Finland and Norway Can Help Solve Mongolia’s Clean Water Issues
Energy
· EU Opens Joint Gas Buying With Eye To Winter Energy Security
· Faltering UK Shipbuilding Sector Threatens Promise of British Offshore Wind
· Iraq’s Giant Halfaya Gas Project May Be Finished Ahead of Time
· Libya’s Natural Gas Exports Set To Slump Due To Maintenance
· New Nuclear Technology Is Safer, More Efficient and More Sustainable
· North Sea Countries Aim For 300GW of Offshore Wind By 2050
Technology
· IBM To Stop Hiring For Roles That Can Be Replaced By AI
· MEPs Seal Deal On Artificial Intelligence Act
· NASA Chief Sees Russians and Americans Together On Space Station Through 2030
· Poland, UK Close $2.4B PILICA+ Short Range Air Defence Deal
· Samsung Bans Use of AI Like ChatGPT After Employees Misuse
· Understanding The Quantum Opportunity
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