Must Reads
Global - What is the Global South? Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Project Syndicate
Energy/Economy - Five Trends in Decarbonization That Are Shaping Global Politics, Nat Bullard, Carnegie Endowment
Middle East - The Gaza War Reverberates Across the Middle East, International Crisis Group
US - Among Registered Voters, Trump Tops Biden in Nevada by 11 Points; Georgia by 7; Arizona by 5; Pennsylvania by 4; Michigan by 3; Biden Up in Wisconsin by 3 Points, Siena Poll, Siena College Research Institute
US - Democrats romp, Youngkin flops: 4 takeaways from Tuesday’s election, Steven Shepard, Jessica Piper, Zach Montellaro, Politico
US - Beyond the Rhetoric: A Globally Credible US Role for a “Rules-Based Order”, Bruce W. Jentleson, Washington Quarterly
US/China/Europe/Economy - All In: US Places a Big Bet with October 17 Controls, Reva Goujon and Jan-Peter Kleinhans, Rhodium Group
EU/Eastern and Southeastern Europe/ Türkiye - Commission adopts 2023 Enlargement package, recommends to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia and to open accession negotiations with BiH, once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved, European Commission
EU/Eastern and Southeastern Europe/ Türkiye - Key Findings of 2023 Reports on EU Accession Candidates - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,  Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine, European Commission
Migration/Germany - Germany’s never-ending migration crisis, Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico
Arctic/Russia/China - Russia and China are opening a new anti-western front in the Arctic, Kristina Spohr, Financial Times