World leaders tout AMR declaration, while NGOs sigh

SNEAK PEEK โ€” Leaders have agreed to a political declaration on antimicrobial resistance. NGOs are disappointed, but is it really so bad? โ€” The World Health Organization has allied with TikTok to curb the spread of health misinformation. โ€” What will it take to be prepared for the next pandemic? Itโ€™s not looking good, Gastein [โ€ฆ]

Costas Kadis: A bookish technocrat to handle oceans and fisheries

A conservation biologist by training, Kadis has held several ministerial posts over the past 25 years.

Zelenskyyโ€™s consolidation of power weakens Ukraineโ€™s resilience

The war has done nothing to still the president’s populist impatience with the complexities of governing, and it’s playing against the country’s strengths.

China uses LinkedIn to recruit academics for espionage, Czech intelligence warns

China poses a fundamental threat to Euro-Atlantic civilisation and is using various channels, including LinkedIn, to establish contacts and gain influence and know-how, the Czech Security Information Service (BIS) has warned.

Franceโ€™s Bruno Le Maire leaves government to enter academia

French Economic and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Thursday (12 September) that he would not stay in post after the new government is announced next week, taking on a professorship in economic policy and geopolitics at the University of L…