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At the annual Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit, which took place in the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara, PIF leaders rejected a Chinese proposal to remove Taiwan from the forum framework and reaffirmed its status as a "development partner," the Australian Financial Review reported on Sept. 12. 

Pacific Islands: Annual Summit Advances Climate, Peace and Autonomy Initiatives

Canada

Energy

On Sept. 11, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the first set of major infrastructure projects his Liberal minority government hopes to fast-track for approval, CBC reported on Sept. 10. 

Canada: Prime Minister To Unveil First 'Nation-Building Projects' to Fast-Track

Europe

Cyber

The EU General Court sided with multinational technology companies Meta and TikTok in a legal ruling that challenged the European Commission's methodology of collecting annual fees from companies in accordance with the Digital Services Act, or DSA, Politico reported on Sept. 10. 

EU: Top Court Sides With Meta, TikTok in Legal Blow to Digital Services Act

United States

U.S. federal officials are investigating a purported Chinese-linked social engineering campaign that impersonated a Republican lawmaker and targeted several trade groups, law firms and government agencies in mid-July, apparently in an effort to garner insights about ongoing U.S.-Chinese trade talks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 7.

U.S., China: Beijing Threat Actors Impersonated U.S. Lawmaker To Gather Intelligence on Trade Talks

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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by a group of authors, The New York Times reported on Sept. 5.

U.S.: Anthropic Agrees To Pay Authors for Copyrighted Works in Major Settlement

Global Trade

The European Commission on Sept. 5 issued a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for Google over its advertising technology.

Europe, U.S.: European Commission Fines Google Over Ad-Tech 

The European Union's second-highest court rejected a court challenge on Sept. 3 and, in turn, upheld a data transfer agreement between the bloc and the United States, Reuters reported the same day.

U.S., EU: EU Court Rejects Court Challenge, Upholds Data Transfer Pact With U.S.

During the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held on Aug. 31-Sept. 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to support regional tech development through artificial intelligence and the Beidou navigation system. He also pledged to help each SCO nation install 10 gigawatts of new green energy in the next five years, and proposed an SCO development bank.

China: Beijing Decries Trade Protectionism at SCO, Pushes Regional Trade

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A portrait of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is seen in the background as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2025.

In just seven months in office, the Trump administration has pursued a series of highly unconventional economic policies that, taken together, amount to the deepest government interventionism into the U.S. economy of any president since the Reagan era.

The Visible Hand: Trump's Interventionism Reshapes American Capitalism

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The Geopolitics of Trade

Geopolitical, security and environmental risks threaten to disrupt trade through crucial waterways, including the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the Suez Canal, the Danish and Turkish straits, and the Panama Canal.

The Geopolitics of Trade: Threats to Maritime Chokepoints Endanger Global Trade, Part 2

Norway

The building housing Norway's parliament is seen on May 17, 2025, in Oslo.

The Sept. 8 vote could result in another left-wing coalition focused on welfare and climate, a right-wing coalition focused on tax cuts and oil production, or perhaps even an unprecedented grand coalition between the country's two largest parties.

Norway's Legislative Elections: Potential Outcomes and Their Implications

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A person holds a smartphone showing an interface introducing OpenAI's new GPT-5 model in the ChatGPT app in front of a blurred OpenAI logo on Aug. 9, 2025, in Chongqing, China. 

Despite users' disappointment with the lack of conversational improvements, GPT-5 signifies a shift in AI development from basic chatbots to more advanced agentic systems, capable of complex, multi-step tasks.

GPT-5 and the Evolution of AI

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the "Winning the AI Race" summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 

Relaxed U.S. export controls on key semiconductors will enable Chinese companies to accelerate their advancement of AI-focused chips.

How U.S. Export Concessions Could Boost China's AI Ambitions

Protectionist and security-driven data regulations are impeding digital and physical trade, potentially slowing global economic growth and innovation.

The Geopolitics of Trade: Diverging Digital Governance Threatens Data Flows

Morocco

A researcher from the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) examines crops in a cultivated field in Morocco on April 18, 2024.

Despite a temporary boost in crop yields from spring rainfall, Morocco's persistent drought and structural water shortages continue to threaten its agricultural sector, food security and economic stability ahead of the 2026 elections.

Rainfall Boosts Morocco's Crop Yields, But Long-Term Water Crisis Persists

A digital illustration shows a digital human head overlaying the EU flag.

Growing internal and U.S. pressure will likely force Brussels to delay or amend its landmark AI law, fueling short-term regulatory uncertainty that could hinder the technology's development in Europe.

The Fate of the EU's Ambitious AI Act

A worker positions a robotic underwater vehicle that can be remotely operated to harvest mineral deposits in the deep ocean, after conducting tests in a lake in Collingwood, Ontario, on May 1, 2025.

Recent U.S. actions will likely accelerate commercial seabed mining operations in certain resource-rich waters around the world, despite international regulatory hurdles and ongoing environmental concerns.

Deep-Sea Mining: Opportunities, Risks and the Path to Commercial Extraction

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Water runs in the Gurez valley in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, near the India-Pakistan border, on June 3, 2025. 

Diplomatic talks between India and Pakistan will likely remain stalled due to ongoing airspace closures and disputes over water-sharing, sustaining the risk of a future conflict following the two countries' military confrontation earlier this year.

Unresolved Tensions: Water, Airspace and the Future of India-Pakistan Diplomacy

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What cyber limitations and capabilities do Iran and Israel have?

Essential Geopolitics: Increased Risk of Cyberattacks as Conflict With Iran Escalates

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Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary John Healey sit together for the AUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting at Old Royal Naval College on Sept. 26, 2024, in London, England.

Despite growing U.S. skepticism, strong imperatives to counter China's maritime presence will likely lead Washington to see a revised version of the AUKUS defense pact through.

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Pacific Islands: Annual Summit Advances Climate, Peace and Autonomy Initiatives

Canada: Prime Minister To Unveil First 'Nation-Building Projects' to Fast-Track

EU: Top Court Sides With Meta, TikTok in Legal Blow to Digital Services Act

U.S., China: Beijing Threat Actors Impersonated U.S. Lawmaker To Gather Intelligence on Trade Talks

U.S.: Anthropic Agrees To Pay Authors for Copyrighted Works in Major Settlement

Europe, U.S.: European Commission Fines Google Over Ad-Tech

U.S., EU: EU Court Rejects Court Challenge, Upholds Data Transfer Pact With U.S.

China: Beijing Decries Trade Protectionism at SCO, Pushes Regional Trade

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