DAILY GEOPOLITICAL INSIGHTS: The Geopolitical News Roundup & Analysis for Friday, 19 January 2024

Good Morning from the GEÓ Newsteam in Gibraltar – Today´s  Geopolitical Insights including: AI Powered Defence Applications, IEA releases the latest Energy stats & 6 Snow leopards to watch for in 2024. #GEÓInsights #GEÓAnalysis #GEÓVoice #Geopolitics #AI #Energy #2024

1. NATIONAL SECURITY: AI – Can advanced AI Defence Technology be reined in before it is too late? The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists asks this very question in their latest report on AI in Defence. In a recent report written by Steven Feldstein   The gamut of applications deployed in the name of National Security is vast but can be generally classified as Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, Command & Control, Information management, Logistics and Training Learn More /…

2. ENERGY: IEA – International Energy Agency has releases its monthly energy statistics for October (y-o-y) OIL – Total OECD production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks increased by 3.9% in October 2023 compared to October 2022. GAS – Production of natural gas decreased by 0.3% compared to October 2022. ELECTRICITY – In the OECD, the total net electricity production was 848.0 TWh in October 2023, up by 2.6% compared to October 2022. Register Free to receive our Energy Analysis & Forecasts for 2024

3. GLOBAL FORESIGHT 2024: ATLANTIC COUNCIL – The generation foresight team at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security have identified six under-the-radar phenomena to watch. These are not predictions (for those, check out our list of top risks and opportunities for 2024, and our expert survey forecasting the decade ahead). What follows are trends and developments already underway whose disruptive potential, for good or for ill, we are overlooking. Learn More /…