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41 briefs tagged Leadership, across every topic.

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  1. 01World Affairs

    Gulf Security After Hormuz: The GCC's Demand for a Seat at the Table

    GCC ministers rejected tolls or fees in Hormuz, and Qatar says Gulf states should help shape any long-term arrangement. The US-Iran memorandum is between two…

    Kiran FatimaOct 18, 20264 min read
  2. 02World Affairs

    Keen Sword at Record Scale: Japan's Southwest Islands Become the Front Line

    Keen Sword 27 runs October 19 to 29 with about 45,000 Japanese and 12,000 US personnel. US Marines will deploy NMESIS and MADIS to Yonaguni, 110 kilometers…

    Kiran FatimaOct 18, 20264 min read
  3. 03World Affairs

    Le Pen at 37%, the AfD at 30% in One Poll, Spain Votes: Europe's Electoral Moment

    Le Pen polls at 37% to 38% for France's first round, Spain heads to a November 29 snap election with the PP and Vox ahead, and one German poll puts the AfD at…

    Kiran FatimaOct 18, 20265 min read
  4. 04World Affairs

    Pakistan and Afghanistan: A Border War in Slow Motion

    Pakistani airstrikes on Helmand and Kunar killed at least 10 civilians according to the UN, while Pakistan claims 22 militants died. Competing casualty figures…

    Kiran FatimaOct 17, 20266 min read
  5. 05AI & Data

    Layoffs With an AI Footnote: Reading Netflix and HubSpot's Cuts Skeptically

    HubSpot says its 660 job cuts are 'not driven by AI-related efficiencies'; Netflix gave no AI rationale for about 1,000. Yet AI is cited in a third of 2026…

    Syed Shahzad RazaOct 16, 20267 min read
  6. 06Economics

    Basel III at Three Quarters: Where the Global Bank Capital Rulebook Stands

    Three quarters of the Basel Committee's 27 jurisdictions have published full Basel III rules, but only 47% have completed implementation, and market risk…

    Syed Arshad HussainOct 16, 20267 min read
  7. 07World Affairs

    Record Casualties, Rising Aid: Ukraine's September and Europe's Response

    The UN verified at least 328 civilians killed and 2,105 injured in Ukraine in September, 85% more casualties than a year earlier. Germany pledged more than EUR…

    Kiran FatimaOct 16, 20264 min read
  8. 08World Affairs

    Efficiency Has Limits: The UN System's Funding Squeeze and the UNHCR's $5.5 Billion Gap

    UNHCR has received $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs for 2026 while 117 million people are displaced, and it has lost 8,000 staff since 2024. The UN's…

    Kiran FatimaOct 13, 20265 min read
  9. 09World Affairs

    A European Security Council: What Kubilius's Proposal Would Change, and What It Would Not

    EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius proposes an 'E5+' European Security Council and a defence union with the UK, Ukraine, Norway and Canada. The…

    Kiran FatimaOct 11, 20265 min read
  10. 10AI & Data

    When Safety Teams Walk: Governing Internal Dissent at Frontier Labs

    OpenAI says it dismissed three safety researchers for violating policies on sensitive information. The researchers dispute that account. The case raises a…

    Syed Shahzad RazaOct 11, 20265 min read
  11. 11AI & Data

    Realization Rate: Why Enterprises Capture Only 38% of AI's Potential

    Bain finds enterprises convert only 38% of AI's potential value into measurable results, against 52% for traditional automation. Only 7% of companies run fully…

    Syed Shahzad RazaOct 9, 20264 min read
  12. 12Economics

    When the Long End Defies the Fed: The Term Premium Returns

    The 10-year Treasury term premium stood at 1.07% on October 9, the highest in over a decade on some measures. The long end may be setting its own price instead…

    Syed Arshad HussainOct 7, 20265 min read
  13. 13AI & Data

    From Org Charts to Orchestration Charts: Redesigning the Company Around Agents

    Bain, Salesforce and BCG data point the same way: AI value depends less on the model than on data readiness, governance and workflow design. This piece…

    Syed Shahzad RazaOct 6, 20266 min read
  14. 14Economics

    The Fed Hikes Into a Stalling Labor Market

    The Fed raised rates to 3.75% to 4% on September 16 on a 12-0 vote. Two weeks later, payrolls grew by only 29,000 and July and August were revised down by…

    Syed Arshad HussainOct 3, 20266 min read
  15. 15World Affairs

    2028, Not 2027: Reading the Taiwan Invasion Timeline

    US officials reportedly see a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 as unlikely, citing disruption from the PLA anti-corruption drive. The 2027 date is a…

    Kiran FatimaOct 2, 20264 min read