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Today we are celebrating 100 editions of The Weekend Box 🎁 The Weekend Box is a newsletter we launched in 2021 to round-up interesting and obscure political, business, and cultural news. Each Friday we bring five stories from all over the world to your inbox and below our CEO Chris Wilkins speaks about what has changed since our first edition. If you would like to sign up, please visit our website here https://lnkd.in/ev265-Mx

▪️ Starmer continues growth mission with 'AI Opportunities Plan' ▪️ Crackdown on illegal mining reaches tragic conclusion in South Africa ▪️ Millions of US TikTok users flock to 'Rednote' as potential ban looms ▪️ UK Government locked in compensation battle with Gerry Adams ▪️ Indian cricketers forced to spend more time away from families after disappointing run of results The Audley team rounds this all up in The Weekend Box. Read our analysis below! #starmer #ai #growth #opportunities #mining #southafrica #stilfontein #minerals #tiktok #rednote #trump #china #us #adams #troubles #compensation #india #cricket #families #australia

Now we are 2 weeks in 2025, listen to the most recent episode of Audley’s new global affairs podcast The DipTel with Sir David Manning, where we explore the question: will this be the year the rules-based order fails, or fights back? In case you missed it, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton speaks to Sir David – Director of Gatehouse Advisory Partners, Former UK Ambassador to Israel and the US, and former UK Permanent Representative to NATO – about the collapse of the Assad regime, diplomacy at a precarious time for geopolitics, and what the next Trump presidency tells us about the future of the rules-based order. The DipTel is Audley’s new global affairs podcast that goes beyond the headlines to explore what is driving the major decisions shifting the geopolitical and business landscapes. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/d557Tn-M Download it here on Apple Podcasts and leave a star rating: https://lnkd.in/dn-Zc8WM Listen and follow on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dE835mCA #audleyintelligence #unconventionalwisdom #diplomacy #syria #assad #iran #russia #china #us #election #donaldtrump #middleeast #britain #europe #geopolitics #globalaffairs

▪️ Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on trial over claims Libya's Gaddafi financed his 2007 presidential campaign ▪️ Trump defends plans for universal tariffs after being officially certified as election victor ▪️ Italy will allow low- and non-alcoholic grape-based drinks to be officially labelled as “wine” ▪️ MoD considers mitigation strategies amid concerns that offshore wind farms may obscure military radar ▪️ Belgium's food agency warns people against eating their Christmas tree The Audley team rounds this all up in The Weekend Box. Read our analysis below! #sarkozy #france #gaddafi #libya #trump #tariffs #trade #biden #harris #italy #wine #france #alcohol #radar #renewables #wind #decarbonisation #defence #christmas #belgium Image Credit: WEF. License: https://lnkd.in/dFj5Vun

Will 2025 be the year the rules-based order fails, or fights back? The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has dealt blows to Russia and Iran, suggesting autocracies are not as strong as we previously thought. In this edition of The DipTel, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton speaks to Sir David Manning, Director of Gatehouse Advisory Partners, Former UK Ambassador to Israel and the US, and former UK Permanent Representative to NATO. Sir David brings his extensive diplomatic and international expertise to examine what we can learn from Assad’s collapse, and what the next Trump presidency tells us about the future of the rules-based order. The DipTel is Audley’s new global affairs podcast that goes beyond the headlines to explore what is driving the major decisions shifting the geopolitical and business landscapes. Listen to the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/d557Tn-M Download it here on Apple Podcasts and leave a star rating: https://lnkd.in/dn-Zc8WM Listen and follow on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dE835mCA #audleyintelligence #unconventionalwisdom #diplomacy #syria #assad #iran #russia #china #us #election #donaldtrump #middleeast #britain #europe #geopolitics #globalaffairs

Gisèle Pelicot's waiving her right to anonymity in an horrific court case may pave the way for some of the most significant reforms of French sexual assault law in history. For her courageous actions, and much more, the Audley team have chosen her as our Unconventionally Wise Person of the Year 2024. To understand more about her impact, read here: https://lnkd.in/dRBYkXdT #audleyintelligence #unconventionalwisdom #france #legal #law #giselepelicot

The holidays are nearly upon us, and you know what that means: you'll need some new books, music, TV, and theatre to fill your free time. Luckily, the Audley team are on hand with their Cultural Highlights of 2024. From a modern update of an Ancient Greek tragedy, to music live and for headphones, to what might be the TV event of the year, find out what you can't miss from 2024 below: #audleyintelligence #arts #culture #2024 #theatre #music #livemusic #tv #television #books #literature #reading #recommendations #endofyear

▪️ Biden administration transfers $20bn loan to Ukraine using interest earned from Russia's frozen assets ▪️ Birmingham City Council reaches settlement with unions to end long-running equal pay dispute ▪️ Google's new quantum computing chip makes major technological breakthrough ▪️ Rupert Murdoch fails in legal bid to give eldest son full control of News Corp media group ▪️ Newly restored Notre-Dame cathedral celebrates its reopening in Paris The Audley team rounds this all up in The Weekend Box. Read our analysis below! #biden #ukraine #zelensky #putin #russia #g7 #trump #birmingham #council #unions #google #willow #quantum #murdoch #newscorp #succession #foxnews #notredame #paris #macron Image Credit: Adam Schultz. Edited. License: https://lnkd.in/gbJBsgx

▪️ Syrian rebel forces close on Damascus after retaking Aleppo and Hama in recent days ▪️ Larry Ellison commits £130 million to support research at the University of Oxford ▪️ British army personnel asked to give blood after recent exercise finds insufficient stocks for a high-intensity conflict ▪️ Outrage on social media as Arla trials methane reducing cow feed additive ▪️ Anti-nuclear group of atomic bomb survivors crowdfund to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo The Audley team rounds this all up in The Weekend Box. Read our analysis below! #syria #aleppo #hama #assad #iran #russia #putin #ellison #oxford #research #innovation #army #cerebus #nato #arla #bovaer #methane #emissions #dairy #nobel #nidhonhidankyo #nuclear #crowdfund Image Credit: Kremlin.ru. Edited. License: https://lnkd.in/e365Whs

▪️ Highlights from this week's Atlantic Future Forum at the Old Royal Naval College ▪️ Trump chooses Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary ▪️ Crisis-ridden Bolivia allows China to extract lithium in $1bn deal ▪️ London's Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to close after nine centuries of trading ▪️ Communications and Digital Committee releases report outlining the challenges facing news media The Audley team rounds this all up in The Weekend Box. Read our analysis below! #AFF24 #defence #geopolitics #security #nato #ukraine #trump #bessent #tariffs #treasury #bolivia #arce #morales #lithium #china #smithfield #billinsgate #news #media #localnews #socialmedia