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WHAT'S NEXT?: Traditional slow, hierarchical leadership models are breaking down to be replaced by more agile systems of decision-making. Consequently, populist leaders are threatening to replace many career politicians while leaders in general are dealing with unprecedented, complex levels and speed of change requiring instant insights and decision-making. Many leaders (middle management) will be lost to automation in the coming years while Millennials will increasingly occupy leadership roles..

• [New] While not directly tied to the leadership change in the Netherlands, it is relevant to one of Thales' main long-term catalysts: expanding its space business and supporting Europe's national space autonomy, which could improve operational scale and innovation. Yahoo Finance
• [New] Without renewed U.S. engagement and leadership in Africa, the horrors in Sudan will continue. George W. Bush Presidential Center
• [New] Two decades ago, the U.S., EU, and G7 economies could plausibly claim uncontested leadership in international economic policy-making. RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA
• [New] Europe's leadership, the U.S.'s innovation, and the UAE's regulatory agility form a triad of opportunity. Ainvest
• [New] The ongoing innovation race, coupled with strategic responses to global challenges, will ultimately determine the long-term impact and sustained leadership in the AI-driven semiconductor era. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] U.S. leadership in the AI century will depend on whether democracies can secure machine intelligence fast enough to preserve the trust and resilience their systems rely on. Council on Foreign Relations
• [New] Trump's campaign could be more about a leadership change in Venezuela than drug smuggling. Tioga Publishing
• [New] More scholarships will be awarded to Palestinian students, alongside community policing and leadership programmes for civilians. ST
• [New] BYD's leadership team remains confident that strategic product launches, overseas expansion, and technological breakthroughs will reinforce its position in the global EV race. The Milli Chronicle
• [New] A reduction in funding and leadership for global maternal health programs threatens to reverse decades of progress, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The US has proposed cutting Earth science funding by 50%, creating uncertainty that could reshape the global balance of civilian EO leadership. TerraWatch Space Newsletter
• [New] Only through coordinated global action, leadership involvement, and widespread awareness can organizations hope to mitigate the catastrophic risks posed by future quantum-powered ransomware attacks. Rapid7
• [New] Russia is planning for the post-Ukraine conflict period through exerting more geopolitical, security, cultural, etc. superiority, but it will be hard to reverse the trend of declining strategic leadership. The Asan Forum
• [New] Intel, after a challenging 2024 marked by leadership instability and underperformance, anticipates a turnaround in 2025, aided by significant CHIPS Act subsidies. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] We expect to see stronger leadership on fossil fuel phase-out from countries like Colombia and Small Island States, who are spearheading discussions around a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and now is the time for the rest of the world to follow them. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
• [New] With $100 billion in combined announcements from AWS-OpenAI's $38 billion partnership to Google's $40 billion Texas expansion, companies are clearly betting that controlling computational capacity and data privacy will determine AI leadership. Latest AI Tech News: Mid-November 2025 Updates
• [New] The U.S. aims to lead not only in technological but also in moral-legal leadership, ensuring that future smart weapons serve security rather than become an uncontrollable threat. News feed at Inbox.lv
• [New] A key disruption has been the change in US leadership and America's reduced willingness to provide economic and security guarantees to allies like Germany. User's blog
• [New] U.S. policies risk ceding AI leadership to China. The AI Policy Newsletter
• [New] Municipal government in Phoenix has shown itself eager to support autonomous vehicle deployment, viewing it as economic development and technological leadership opportunity. TESMAG

Last updated: 30 November 2025