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American space company Blue Origin successfully landed the first stage of its two-stage heavy-lift New Glenn rocket during its Nov. 13 ESCAPADE launch for the first time, The New York Times reported.

U.S.: Blue Origin Lands New Glenn Rocket’s First Stage in Critical Space Milestone

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The European Parliament voted on Nov. 13 to scale back the European Union's sustainability reporting and due diligence framework, including major cuts to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a press release by the European Parliament shows.

EU: European Parliament Votes in Favor of Scaling Back Supply Chain Sustainability Regulations

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The International Energy Agency stated in its World Energy Outlook, published Nov. 12, that oil demand would not peak by 2050 unless current energy transition policies globally became more ambitious.

Global: IEA's 2025 World Energy Outlook Published With New Current Policies Scenario

EU member states and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy, easing environmental requirements and administrative procedures to support farmers, the European Council announced on Nov. 10.

EU: Bloc To Weaken Green Rules in Agricultural Subsidy Overhaul

The European Commission is proposing a delay in the enforcement of some aspects of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in an upcoming simplification package on Nov. 19, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 6. 

EU: European Commission Proposes Pause to Aspects of AI Act

China

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The CEO of German car parts supplier AUMOVIO said shipments of chips from Dutch-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia's China unit have resumed and that the company received an exemption from Chinese export controls, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 7.

EU, China: Nexperia Chip Exports Pave Way for Netherlands To Relinquish Control of Dutch Chipmaker

The U.S. Geological Survey added 10 new materials to its List of Critical Minerals when it published the final version of the list on Nov. 6, bringing the total to 60. 

U.S.: USGS Adds 10 Materials to List of Critical Minerals

Indonesia

The Indonesian government announced that new industrial permits would not be granted to projects that plan to produce only intermediate nickel products such as nickel pig iron, matte and mixed hydroxide precipitate unless they also include plans for further in-country processing, Bloomberg reported Nov. 6.

Indonesia: New Nickel Permits Halted To Enforce Downstream Processing

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Campaign posters Nov. 6 ahead of Nov. 11 Iraqi parliamentary elections in central Baghdad.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Iraqi Elections, a U.S.-China Deal Enters Effect

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The COP30 logo at the central building is seen ahead of the COP30 Brazil Amazonia 2025 on Nov. 3, 2025 in Belem, Brazil. 

Social Issues

The 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference is poised to highlight the enduring impasse between developed and developing nations, particularly regarding financial responsibilities and the transition from fossil fuels.

A Breakthrough on Climate Targets is Unlikely at Brazil's COP30

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Global Trade

The recalibration of the European Union's sustainability framework will ease near-term compliance burdens and costs for businesses but preserve long-term uncertainty.

The Geopolitics of Trade: EU Steps Back From Ambitious Environmental Policies

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and other senior government members and deputies attend the second plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 8, 2025, in Beijing, China.

The key political meeting will fill vacant Party seats and update economic and security goals, offering insights into China's policy priorities and the trajectory of Xi's political purges for the next five years. 

What To Watch for During China's Fourth Plenum

While countries will likely increasingly pursue trade deals with digital clauses, the slow pace of regulatory development, coupled with a global tendency toward protectionism, will impede the push toward building out more streamlined digital economy agreements.

The Geopolitics of Trade: The Role of Digital Trade in Modern Free Trade Agreements

Turkey

This aerial photograph shows dry areas near the Alacati Kutlu Aktas Dam in Izmir, Turkey, on July 30, 2025. 

The absence of a national water strategy leaves local authorities and businesses exposed to the mounting pressures of climate change, inefficient agricultural practices and population growth.

Water Scarcity Likely to Worsen With Climate Change, Deepening Turkey's Economic Challenges

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An aerial view of the IAD71 Amazon Web Services data center is seen on July 17, 2024, in Ashburn, Virginia. 

Military & Security

AI's displacement of workers, the environmental impact of data centers and fears of pervasive surveillance are creating a potent mix of grievances likely to fuel violent extremism against targets associated with the technology.

The Coming Violent Backlash Against AI

An H1B visa (for specialty workers) stamp is seen in a passport.

The sudden implementation of a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will disproportionately harm smaller companies and universities and weigh on the U.S. economy.

The H-1B Fee Will Undermine U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness

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Flag of China on a red-painted printed circuit board.

Advancements in China's semiconductor sector are reducing Chinese companies' reliance on foreign technology, enabling them to push back more firmly against Western hegemony.

China's Chip Advances Increase Beijing's Leverage in Talks With the U.S.

From left to right, Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin listen as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. 

As federal agencies tasked with countering foreign threats are defunded and social media giants relax their rules, the U.S. information space is becoming significantly more vulnerable to state-sponsored manipulation.

U.S. Digital Defenses Weaken, Opening the Door for Nation-State Operations

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Essential Geopolitics: What Gabbard's ODNI Cuts Mean for Corporate Security

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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.

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U.S.: Blue Origin Lands New Glenn Rocket’s First Stage in Critical Space Milestone

EU: European Parliament Votes in Favor of Scaling Back Supply Chain Sustainability Regulations

Global: IEA's 2025 World Energy Outlook Published With New Current Policies Scenario

EU: Bloc To Weaken Green Rules in Agricultural Subsidy Overhaul

EU: European Commission Proposes Pause to Aspects of AI Act

EU, China: Nexperia Chip Exports Pave Way for Netherlands To Relinquish Control of Dutch Chipmaker

U.S.: USGS Adds 10 Materials to List of Critical Minerals

Indonesia: New Nickel Permits Halted To Enforce Downstream Processing

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