RIFLESSIONI SU BITCOIN, STABLECOINS E MOLTO ALTRO … 

Diario geostrategico, 7 ottobre 2021

Buona lettura ! 

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Afghanistan:

– Guerrilla war against Taliban raging on in Panjshir, says resistance movement – World – TASS

Afghanistan-Tajikistan:

– Afghan resistance considers Dushanbe suitable platform for dialogue with Taliban – World – TASS

AfPak:

– AfPak Takes On New Meaning with the Rise of the Taliban (besacenter.org)

AUKUS:

– More Than Just Subs: AUKUS Will Change Pacific Air Ops as Well – Defense One

Belarus:

– Hopes for Solution to Belarus’s Political Crisis Derailed Again – Jamestown

Bitcoin-Stablecoins:

– Global Standards for Stablecoins by Ashley Alder & Jon Cunliffe – Project Syndicate (project-syndicate.org)

– The Bitcoin Fountainhead by Daron Acemoglu – Project Syndicate (project-syndicate.org)

COP26: 

– Raising climate ambition at COP26 | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

Eastern Europe-USA:

– Eastern Europeans angst over U.S. posture in their region after Afghanistan withdrawal (defensenews.com)

Estonia:

– Estonia eyes artillery, missile defense, drones in modernization drive (defensenews.com)

Ethiopia:

– Guterres criticizes ‘unprecedented expulsion’ of staff from Ethiopia; calls for focus on saving lives | | UN News

Europe-NATO-Poland-Russia:

– Poland calls for enhanced EU-NATO cooperation amid Russian buildup (defensenews.com)

Europe-USA:

– The COVID Inflation Scare by Daniel Gros – Project Syndicate (project-syndicate.org)

India:

– As coal stocks shrink, India faces growing energy shortage crisis | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

Iran:

– Oil minister says Iran capable of resolving global fuel ‘crisis’ – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Iran-Russia-China:

– Western inaction, Iran’s look to the east policy – IRNA English

Iraq:

– Iraq’s electoral system | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

Israel:

– Recent Challenges to Relations between the IDF and Israeli Society | INSS

– Fragile Israeli government braces for chill as Knesset winter term begins – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Israel-Emirates:

– Three Israeli ministers visit Emirates on sidelines of Dubai expo – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Israel-Iran:

– IDF vows to continue striking Iran’s nuclear program – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

– Cyprus assassination attempt paints picture of emboldened Iran – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Palestine:

– Mahmoud Abbas’ Message of Hopelessness and Hostility at the UN (jcpa.org)

Russia:

– Russia: Another Set of Predictable Elections | Royal United Services Institute (rusi.org)

– The Realities of Russian Military Shipbuilding (Part One) – Jamestown

Russia-China:

– Deliveries from Russia softened problem with electricity shortage — China State Grid (TASS) – The Global Eye

Russia-Circassians:

– Clashes Intensify Between Moscow and Circassians on Key Issues – Jamestown

Russia-Ukraine:

– Instead of accusing Moscow, Kiev should start implementing Minsk-2 — Russian diplomat – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS

Singapore-Finland:

– Singapore inks pact with Finland to mutually recognise IoT security labels | ZDNet

South Korea:

– OneWeb’s antenna supplier in South Korea inks $60 million deal with SES – SpaceNews

South Korea-Quad:

– South Korea’s Formal Membership in the Quad Plus: A Bridge Too Far? | 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea

TechInnovation & Cyber Security:

– A company spotted a security breach. Then investigators found this new mysterious malware | ZDNet

– Digital transformation is changing. Here’s what comes next | ZDNet

– Digital transformation is creating new security risks, and businesses can’t keep up | ZDNet

– IT projects do go wrong, and tech chiefs are feeling the pain | ZDNet

Tunisia-USA:

– US-Tunisian military cooperation tested by Saied’s actions – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey:

– Is Turkey really serious about climate change? | Climate Change News | Al Jazeera

Turkey-Afghanistan:

– Will Turkey’s Afghanistan ambitions backfire? | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank

Turkey-Greece-Cyprus:

– Territorial spats reheat ahead of Turkey-Greece talks – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

UK:

– The First UK National Space Strategy | Royal United Services Institute (rusi.org)

– UK convenes top defense official to fix – or end – the Army’s Ajax vehicle program (defensenews.com)

Uganda:

– Illegal Wildlife Trade in Uganda: Tracking Progress on ‘Following the Money’ | Royal United Services Institute (rusi.org)

USA:

– Ransomware law would require victims to disclose ransom payments within 48 hours | ZDNet

– How low can satellites go? VLEO entrepreneurs plan to find out – SpaceNews

– Space data used to detect sources of GPS disruptions – SpaceNews

– ODNI to share unclassified science and technology priorities – SpaceNews

– Orbital Micro Systems and Thomas Keating forge weather data pact – SpaceNews

– Spire Global data to feed maritime-traffic algorithms – SpaceNews

– SES CEO thinks satellite industry consolidation likely – SpaceNews

– NGA looking to tap ‘all sources of innovation in the commercial space’ – SpaceNews

– NRO’s strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market – SpaceNews

– Dancing with the Debt Ceiling by Barry Eichengreen – Project Syndicate (project-syndicate.org)

– Pentagon Begins ‘Continuous Vetting’ of All Troops for Insider Threats, Extremism; Social Media May Come Next – Defense One

– America’s First Exascale Supercomputer Is ‘On Track’ for 2021 Deployment – Defense One

– The 9/11 Commission Said National Security Vacancies Were A Problem. Biden’s Pentagon Is ‘Far Worse’ – Defense One

– DoD official credits private sector with helping more quickly mitigate SolarWinds intrusion (defensenews.com)

– Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization (defensenews.com)

USA-China-Taiwan:

– Navy secretary’s new strategic guidance focuses on deterring China from invading Taiwan (defensenews.com)

USA-Russia:

– Stabilizing US-Russian Relations: So Far So Good, but Dangers Lurk — Valdai Club

– Washington favors whole-of-government cybersecurity dialogue with Russia — official – World – TASS