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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 3h

In an increasingly uncertain world, the British may have collectively resolved that it is best to stick with the system they know, warts and all - By Harvey Morris
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#PrinceAndrew
#EpsteinFiles

UK monarchy set to survive final disgrace of its errant prince

In an increasingly uncertain world, the British may have collectively resolved that it is best to stick with the system they know, warts and all

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 16h

A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr
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#vaccines #healthcare

Anti-science ideas translated into hundreds of bills across America

A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 18h

A trade policy based on conflict through tariffs rather than agreements is not the path that the growing Asian economies wish to follow tomorrowsaffairs.com/is-there-a-s...
#USChina #tariffwar

Is there a strategy for Trump's Asia tour?

A trade policy based on conflict through tariffs rather than agreements is not the path that the growing Asian economies wish to follow

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 18h

Is #AI transforming the economy in any real sense, or is the promise of rapid growth mere hype? - By
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
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@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
#Investment

How to measure AI's real economic impact?

Reliable statistics would not only help businesses gauge demand and opportunity but also enable governments to design policies that foster growth and protect consumers

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Zelenskyy continues to demand intensified pressure on #Russia, as the EU prepares its 19th sanctions package and the US urges India to halt Russian oil purchases - By
@iuliiamendel.bsky.social
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#putintrumpsummit #UkraineWar

Negotiations under fire: the struggle to end the war in Ukraine

With President Trump’s new firm diplomatic stance toward Russia, Kyiv could find it increasingly difficult to maintain the same level of influence in talks

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption because Amazon's problem took down dozens of major online services tomorrowsaffairs.com/what-s-behin...
@awscloud.bsky.social
#disruption #outage

What's behind the Amazon Web Services outage?

Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption because Amazon's problem took down dozens of major online services

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

European politicians’ silence may reflect their fear of having not only to raise taxes, but also to undertake a massive and carefully planned U-turn on immigration - By Giles Merritt
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@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
#Demography

How can Europe deal with disastrous demographics?

Eventually, voters will have to choose between a more vibrant multiracial Europe, or an “Old Continent” culturally faithful to its roots but quietly dying of old age

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

In a country that until recently was known for its textile facilities and tourist zones, an online fraud industry has emerged, operating as a legal business tomorrowsaffairs.com/crime-as-inf...
#Cambodia #DigitalPrivacy #Fraud

Crime as infrastructure – the case of Cambodia

What we see there is not an Asian problem but a global model that is spreading to places where the economy and the legal system do not interact quickly enough

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

The narrative of de-dollarisation is mostly politically biased and based more on wishful thinking than hard data - By
@dlacalle.bsky.social
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#Dollar

De-dollarization remains largely a myth

The narrative of de-dollarisation is mostly politically biased and based more on wishful thinking than hard data

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

The coast guards of the region’s countries are taking over roles previously held by war fleets tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-new-indo...
#Pacific #DigitalInfrastructure #AUKUS

The new Indo-Pacific doctrine: coast guards assume the role of war fleets

The coast guards of the region’s countries are taking over roles previously held by war fleets

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

China faces challenges from the trade war that has intensified since Trump took office, but also from chronic domestic problems that are dragging on growth tomorrowsaffairs.com/economic-pro...
#XiJinping #ChinaEconomy

Economic problems at the top of the agenda of the upcoming Chinese Communist Party leadership meeting

China faces challenges from the trade war that has intensified since Trump took office, but also from chronic domestic problems that are dragging on growth

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 2d

Experts might not expect a stock-market crash to cause a financial crisis, but what if they are wrong? - By @profhilaryallen.bsky.social tomorrowsaffairs.com/will-the-ai-...
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
#bubble #AI #CryptoMarket

Will the AI Bubble Trigger a Financial Crisis?

Experts might not expect a stock-market crash to cause a financial crisis, but what if they are wrong?

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

What happens when intelligence becomes physical? When AI steps off the screen and starts moving through our cities, the world begins to change - By @elisequevedo.bsky.social
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#AI #Robots #delivery

Physical AI – a major trend next year

The physical AI revolution is unfolding, and as we enter the last quarter of 2025, we will take this conversation into 2026

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

As Moroccans watch stadiums being built in a matter of months, promised changes have rung hollow to many demonstrators since no official has yet proposed redirecting stadium funds to social services tomorrowsaffairs.com/gen-z-protes...
#GenZProtest

Gen Z protests against corruption and inequality are shaking Morocco

Like other nations swept by Gen Z protests, Morocco is experiencing a youth bulge, with more than half of the population under 35

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

Budapest is not only a meeting place but also a demonstration point that will reveal how much strength the West still has to act in concert tomorrowsaffairs.com/trump-and-pu...
#putintrumpsummit

Trump and Putin in Budapest – a test for Europe

If Ukraine emerges from this process with weaker support and Europe with less unity, Budapest will not be just another political meeting

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

Feeling demonized and exposed – perhaps more than at any time since World War II – many Jews are finding protection only in the anti-Islamist populist right - By Shlomo Ben-Ami tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-west-s-f...
#GazaCeasefire #FreePalestine
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social

The West's Free Palestine movement does the peace process no favors

If the Palestinians are to have any hope of a better future, they must embrace a more realistic approach

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

We are at a crossroads where our choices can elevate humanity to its highest potential or plunge it into endless conflict - By
@emrealkin.bsky.social
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#military #innovation

The Economy of War and Peace: The Role of Technologies and Civil Sectors in the Modern World

The rise of civil industries and technological progress signifies more than economic growth; it underscores a fundamental moral and existential shift

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

The indictment is significantly more detailed in its allegations than earlier cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-bolton-c...

The Bolton case - Is Trump weaponizing the justice system against his foes?

The indictment is significantly more detailed in its allegations than earlier cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

Investments can no longer be limited to capital and assembly plants; part of the knowledge, research, and intellectual property is expected to remain within the Union tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-eu-wants...
#EUChina #Investment

The EU wants 'real' Chinese investments—technology for the market, not just capital

Investments can no longer be limited to capital and assembly plants; part of the knowledge, research, and intellectual property is expected to remain within the Union

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 4d

Any end to the war – or to its active phase – in which Ukraine remains sovereign and independent will represent a loss for Putin - By @cbildt.bsky.social
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@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
#UkraineWar #Putin

Has Putin run out of options?

Any end to the war – or to its active phase – in which Ukraine remains sovereign and independent will represent a loss for Putin

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 5d

The richer world that caused much of the pollution appears unwilling to pay even to avert blowback in the form of rising flows of migration and the dangerous spread of disease - By
Sharmila Devi
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#COP30

Rich countries ‘profiteering’ from climate change finance

Promises by richer countries to dig deep in their pockets look unlikely to be realised soon

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 5d

A top priority would be to erect drone defenses to detect, track and disable rogue drones tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-eu-unvei...
@kajakallas.bsky.social
#eudefence

The EU unveils a plan to be ready to fend off any Russian attack

A top priority would be to erect drone defenses to detect, track and disable rogue drones

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 5d

We need solutions that address online harms without undermining privacy, confidentiality, and freedom of speech - By Sally Wentworth tomorrowsaffairs.com/a-digital-fu...
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
#encryption #OnlineSafety

A digital future worthy of our highest aspirations rests on encryption

We need legislation that protects people online while also maintaining the security infrastructure that safeguards our data

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 6d

The main focus shifts from the attacks themselves to what precedes them: the protection of nuclear assets, facilities, and communication lines tomorrowsaffairs.com/steadfast-no...
#NATO #SteadfastNoon #drone

Steadfast Noon 2025 – NATO tests its resilience

The exercise demonstrates how important a reliable structure of command, communication, and protection is for the Allies, not just the quantity of weapons

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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 6d

Antimicrobial resistance, climate change and artificial superintelligence, all pose relatively imminent and growing dangers to humanity - By @ferrybiedermann.com
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#AMR #AI #climate

We’re only getting worse at dealing with global systemic risk

Deaths from climate change number in the tens of thousands and AMR already in the millions

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