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TechInnovation – Jim Whitehurst steps down as president at IBM just 14 months after taking role (Ron Miller, TechCrunch)

In a surprise announcement today, IBM announced that Jim Whitehurst, who came over in the Red Hat deal, would be stepping down as company...

TechInnovation – GM is investing in a California lithium extraction project (Aria Alamalhodaei, TechCrunch)

General Motors is investing in domestically sourced lithium. The company said Friday it became the first investor in an Australian company’s project to extract...

TechInnovation – India’s Licious raises $192 million for international expansion (Manish Singh, TechCrunch)

Licious, a Bangalore-based startup that sells fresh meat and seafood online, has raised $192 million in a new financing round as it looks to...

TechInnovation – Swedish gaming firm MTG acquires India’s PlaySimple for $360 million (Manish Singh, TechCrunch)

Swedish gaming giant Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired Indian startup PlaySimple for at least $360 million, the two firms said Friday. Swedish gaming firm MTG acquires...

Ethiopia – The Plough and the Kalashnikov: Ethiopia After Tigray (Greg Mills, RUSI)

Ethiopia’s prime minister is fighting for his political survival, and for the survival of his project to pacify the country. The omens are not...

China/North Korea – China’s Only Ally (Charles Parton OBE and James Byrne, RUSI)

The 60th anniversary of a friendship treaty between North Korea and China is approaching. But while tensions between the neighbours are tense, Beijing still...

Financial Inclusion – FATF’s Impact on Financial Inclusion (Alanna Putze and Isabella Chase, Chatham House)

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has committed to promoting financial inclusion via the proportionate implementation of its standards. Yet, approximately 1.7 billion people...

Competitive Innovation – Innovation and Great Power Competition (Sidharth Kaushal, RUSI)

The competition to achieve a first-mover advantage in harnessing the transformative technologies of the future is vital. In an era in which competitor approaches to...

Russia/Turkey – What Erdogan’s Tilt to the West Means for Russia–Turkey Relations (Dimitar Bechev, RUSI)

Turkey’s president is trying to sound more helpful to the West. But his broader policy objectives have not changed. What Erdogan’s Tilt to the West...

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