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‘Succession’ has nothing on Davos: Elite conclave mulls next leader
Klaus Schwab will stay in office until he dies, insiders say of World Economic Forum founder. → Read More
Encircling Russia at U.N. and global chip wars
Global Insider today looks at perhaps two of the three biggest global risks today. The first is red lines around Russia: Western democracies are on a new push to organize limits — at the United Nations — to end the upending of sovereignty exemplified by Russia’s Ukraine invasion. The second is global chip wars: The Biden administration is set to promise further action, including toward China —… → Read More
Tech conferences for grown-ups-
With help from Derek Robertson A dispatch from Ryan Heath, POLITICO’s eyes and ears on the global conference circuit: TORONTO — Tech conferences used to be giant fan clubs for technology itself, with customers pawing the latest cool gadgets and fawning like groupies over Tech God Founders (always men). But with the industry now very much in the political crosswinds — and with regulators and… → Read More
The dark cloud hovering over Biden’s government finances
The recent turmoil in the U.K. shows the risks and challenges for policymakers grappling with how to respond to simultaneously soaring prices, rising debt and flagging growth. → Read More
World to China: Time to step up on climate
Global poll shows strong consensus that Beijing needs to stop acting like a developing nation. → Read More
The world is on fire and our leaders are failing, poll finds
Poll respondents voice frustration at being left to take on climate action on their own after governments and companies fail to act. → Read More
What foreign ambassadors really think about Biden’s first year
Pick up the phone, they say: “We're talking about 10 f---ing minutes of your time.” → Read More
Old foes thwart Biden’s foreign policy pivot
The president wants to focus on the national security threats of the future, but past conflicts continue to cause headaches. → Read More
G-20 leaders at odds over Beijing Olympics
Divided on climate and trade, G-20 leaders have found 50 side issues to agree on → Read More
Taiwan’s digital minister on China’s 'digital authoritarianism'
Audrey Tang insists that what has torn other democracies apart can help keep Taiwan together: digital tech. → Read More
Merkel versus mania
It’s a head-spinning week. It would be convenient if the Iranian attempted kidnappings, Latin American political arrests, possible twin migration crises, last-minute APEC summit, climate policy knife fights among allies, and Olympic drama all packed neatly into one narrative. It doesn’t, but at least we have the stabilizing force of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to bring some order to the week… → Read More
Covid or Taliban: What would you fear most?
BEHIND THE HEADLINES COVID REALITY CHECK: From March 2020 we were told by a range of international institutions that Covid-19 could decimate poorer countries, and the world could fall into two different coping tracks: that’s now happening in stark terms. While Europe, the U.S. and Canada are winning their Covid-19 fight thanks to vaccinating a majority of their populations (in Canada 78 percent… → Read More
The coming antitrust revolution
Happening Today Perspective: Road deaths — generally about 100 per day — are starting to outpace Covid deaths in the U.S., which were down to 96 on June 27. AMERICAN CONSERVATIVES MORE ATTRACTED TO AUTHORITARIANISM THAN WESTERN PEERS: 1 in 4 American adults qualifies as “highly right-wing authoritarian,” according to new Morning Consult survey research. There’s more: that U.S. cohort is double… → Read More
101 ways to ruin foreign travel
Happening Today The Global Hunt for Unicorns: POLITICO mapped which cities produce the most start-up companies reaching billion-dollar-plus valuations. Silicon Valley still leads, followed by New York City, London, Los Angeles, Bengaluru and Tel Aviv. UN ENTOURAGE-GATE — READ THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT’S LETTER: The latest shot in a battle that’s likely to keep rumbling for weeks is the… → Read More
Biden and the bright, tough, worthy killer
Unlike the EU, Biden can't solve his Putin problem with a task force. → Read More
A Band-Aid for the 17-year itch
Europeans allies have a long list of trade complaints — Biden just blunted one of them. → Read More
Reviving NATO, after reports of its brain death
Presented by The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition Happening Today After a long weekend in Cornwall, England, we’re switching backdrops this morning to Global Translations’ old stomping ground of Brussels. Global Translations pulled together a preview of today’s NATO summit — while POLITICO’s 60-strong Brussels bureau is running a live blog. NATO will attempt a strategic reorientation today:… → Read More
Biden heads to Brussels after global win
Joe from Scranton choppered into Windsor Castle for tea with the queen. → Read More
100 days to save the world
G-7 leaders pick infrastructure as their strongest united bet against China. → Read More
G-7 leaders fighting on 2 fronts
There's no escaping Brexit and Beijing in Britain. → Read More