DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Tuesday, 19th December 2023

Tuesday, 19th December 2023

DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Tuesday, 19th December 2023
GEÓ Insights Curated By Iain Fraser – Associate Publisher GEÓ
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GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: Good Morning from the GEÓ Newsroom in Gibraltar. Geopolitical Insights for Tuesday, 19th December 2023 curated By Iain Fraser, Associate Publisher GEÓ – 

1. DEFENCE 2.0 – NATO REVIEW: Don’t fight the future, decide it! Policy planners can learn from the future to make better decisions now. “Don’t fight the problem, decide it!” This quote, attributed to former United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall, pithily sums up the attitude of effective policy planning in times of turbulence. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #NATO #Defence

2. RUSSIA/MILITARY: Russia’s Military and War-related spending is set to rise in 2024 – Russia’s new budget law signals determination to see the war in Ukraine through, according to new SIPRI analysis – Russia’s military and war-related spending is set to rise sharply in 2024 under new federal budget plans for 2024–26 signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #RussiaUkraineWar  #2024Budget

3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) – EU policymakers have reached a deal on Europe’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the breakthrough. Will the legislation keep up with the explosion of AI tools or will it get stale? And will other countries follow soon? Our (human) experts gave us their takes below. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #EU #AI

4. GLOBAL ENERGY: IEA Publishes latest Oil and Gas Statistics. Natural Gas – Production of natural gas decreased by 3.2% compared to September 2022. Gross consumption of natural gas increased by 0.9% in September 2023 on a year-on year basis whereas Oil total OECD production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks increased by 4.3% in September 2023 y-on-y. Learn More with GEÓAnalysis direct to your inbox #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #GlobalEnergy #EnergyPrices