Must-Reads  
Global – The Long Shadow of the Pandemic: 2024 and Beyond, Nicholas Christakis, Wall Street Journal 
Global/US/China – Planetary Realism, Nathan Gardels, Noema 
Energy/Climate – Nine Lessons From the 2020 World Energy Outlook, Nikos Tsafos, CSIS   
China/EU/Technology – China’s Carbon Neutrality Goal Spells Competition for the EU in the Market for Low-Carbon Technology, Daniel Gros and Milan Elkerbout, CEPS   
Digital – Building a Trusted ICT Supply Chain, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission  
Digital – Promote and Build: A Strategic Approach to Digital Authoritarianism, Erol Yayboke and Samuel Brannen, CSIS
Digital – 2020 Cyber Threatscape Report, Accenture 
US – America Is Clearly in Decline. But It Can Be Reversed, Hans Binnendijk, National Interest 
US/Europe – Why the U.S. Presidential Election Matters for Central and Eastern Europe, Joerg Forbrig and Daniel Hegedüs, GMF   
US/Germany – Hope for the Future of American Leadership Dies Hard, Peter Wittig, Foreign Affairs   
UK/US/Trade – Charting a Course: A Roadmap to a Comprehensive UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, BritishAmerican Business 
EU – Identifying the EU’s weaknesses in foreign and defence policy: the struggle to become a more effective global actor, Adrian Blazquez, Europeum 
Iran – Do not Expect a Rush of Sales to Iran, Ellie Geranmayeh, European Council on Foreign Relations  
China/Italy – Demystifying China’s Role in Italy’s Port of Trieste, Francesca Ghiretti, The Diplomat