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– Mysterious fire and explosion series inside Russia :
probably facilitated, but not necessarily controlled, by the U.S.
– U.S. Army announced it is activating
a new 12,000-troop-strong Arctic airborne division
– Air-conditioned clothing becomes the latest way to beat the heat
– 86 apparently unconnected companies and non-profits
that appear to hold over $4.5bn of assets, all use a common email domain
– Iran is about to cross the point of no return
in becoming a member of the ‘nuclear club’
– DOD makes progress on space nuclear propulsion
– China currently producing 80% of electric vehicles globally
– Chinese conglomerate currently in negotiations
to purchase six new lithium mines in Africa
– The world is currently facing a massive sand shortage
– New Turkey-Uzbekistan strategic partnership
accelerates Turkey’s rise as a Eurasian agenda-setter

– US Big Tech has shared Ukrainian user data
with a state-owned Russian company
– Commanders in Ukraine are reporting directly to Russian President,
bypassing the Ministry of Defense
– China advances the automation of its drone swarms
– Russian scientists arrested for passing hypersonic data to China
– Federal agents have investigated suspicious land purchases
near critical infrastructure
– Alibaba joins nearly 200 firms facing delisting from U.S. exchanges
– Leaked data shows China’s population shrinking fast
– British parliament shut down its TikTok account
following concerns about data security
– Russian forces struggle to recruit soldiers
even for safe, prestigious jobs
– China-Russia passenger jet joint venture at risk
– China plans second naval base in Africa

– A new French corruption scandal in Africa
– Israel shoots down Hezbollah drones heading to the Karish gas field
– UK issues red alert on Russian sanctions evasion typologies
– Historic surge of migrants cross the U.S. southern border
– Speculation swirls around sudden death of Polish arms dealer in Albania
– Over 500 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019
– Ex-director of Romania’s health insurance authority sentenced to six years
for taking €6m bribe
– Protestors set ablaze Prime Minister’s private residence in Colombo
– 4 in 10 overseas students stay on in the UK
– A TikTok star becomes president
– The Swedish public has overwhelmingly negative views of China
– Low-income countries are considering new taxes
on Digital Financial Services
– Production of fake pesticides on the rise in the EU

• Digital twins  ,  Tele-existence
• Chinese exceptionalism  ,  “Three warfares” strategy  ,
  Government-organized non-governmental organizations (GONGO)  ,
  United Front Work Department
• Economic statecraft
• Digital information stack
• Robotrolling
• “Intrusive” surveillance of migrants
• China’s island chain strategy
• African Continental Free Trade Area
• Friend-shoring
• Karakalpakstan
• Sin taxes
• Un‐​politician things
• Defence AI and Autonomy Unit  ,  Defence Artificial Intelligence Centre  ,
  the ‘triple helix’ model of AI innovation  ,  an ‘AI ready’ force
• REPowerEU
• RIMPAC
• Arctic exceptionalism