In lieu of a full analysis article, here are some interesting issues and topics in the Four Pillars space in the past week, some articles are long-form, some just news worth keeping an eye on:
- Ukrainian president says the push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there [AP]
- China’s rulers are surprised by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz [The Economist]
- Germany to halt new Ukraine military aid: Report [Politico EU]
- US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance [AP]
- Australia, Britain, US drop defence trade barriers to propel AUKUS [Reuters]
- China’s Global Public Opinion War with the United States and the West [War on the Rocks]
- Japan’s Leader, Fumio Kishida, Will Step Down [New York Times]
- Putin should ‘get the hell out of Ukraine’ if concerned about Kursk Oblast, White House says [Kyiv Indepedent]
