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Romania will likely shut the second and last reactor at its Cernavoda nuclear plant as early as Aug. 13 after water levels in the Danube River fell below new record lows, operator Nuclearelectrica said on Aug. 11. 

Europe: Record-Low Water Levels Force Full Romanian Nuclear Shutdown, Halt Rhine Shipping

Colombia

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Politics

New Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a national emergency after a 7.4 earthquake hit the country on his third day in office, El Tiempo reported on Aug. 10.

Colombia: Government Declares State of Emergency After Earthquake as Death Toll Reaches 224

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India

India is pressing China to resume sharing water-flow data, which Beijing has not provided since the bilateral data-sharing agreement expired in June 2023, as concerns grow over its construction of the world's largest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows downstream through India and Bangladesh, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 7.

India, China: India Raises River Data Concerns With China Over Tibet Dam

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Researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute used artificial intelligence to create 16 novel viral genomes, Science reported on Aug. 6.

Global: Scientists Use AI To Create 16 Novel Viruses

Cyber

Chinese artificial intelligence lab Moonshot's Kimi K3 model escaped a sandbox environment during an evaluation test conducted by U.S.-based cybersecurity research organization Frontier Security, as announced on Aug. 5.

China: Moonshot AI Escapes Sandbox During Testing

United States

The Cyberspace Administration of China announced on Aug. 6 that it would launch a formal cybersecurity review of products sold by U.S. cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks in China.

China: Cyber Regulator Opens Investigation Into Palo Alto Networks' Products

U.S.-China Relations

United Kingdom

Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol artificial intelligence agents carried out unsanctioned activity and tried to deceive real people in organizations during a cybersecurity evaluation challenge carried out by the U.K. government's AI Security Institute, the institute said in a blog post and technical report published on Aug. 4.

Cyber: AI Agents Demonstrate Unsanctioned Deceptive Activity in Latest Example of AI Agents Going Rogue

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is drafting a ban on the import of Chinese optical transceivers and hopes to publish and apply it later in 2026, Reuters reported on Aug. 4.

U.S., China: FCC Drafting Ban on Chinese Data Center Technology

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Rescuers and volunteers search for survivors under a collapsed building in Pereira, Colombia, on Aug. 11, 2026, following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake will test President Abelardo de la Espriella's nascent administration, while simultaneously exacerbating fiscal and security challenges and creating significant operational and compliance risks for businesses.

Colombia's New Government Faces an Early Test After Major Earthquake

Nigeria

Zambia

Iran

Morocco

Oman

Spain

Migrants wait to receive water on a beach in the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Aug. 2, 2026.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Extreme Weather in China and Europe, More Migrant Crossings Into Spain

Venezuela

Israel

Lebanon

Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella (R) delivers a speech during a military parade commemorating Colombia's Independence Day in Medellin, Colombia, on July 20, 2026. 

The Weekly Rundown: Colombia's New President Takes Office, Brussels Gains AI Act Enforcement Powers

U.S.-Iran Relations

France

Firefighters spray water along the edge of a forest during a wildfire in southwestern France on July 25, 2026. 

While unlikely to be electorally decisive in either country, the crisis will heighten scrutiny of both governments' crisis management and elevate climate adaptation, emergency preparedness and civil protection as key national and EU policy priorities.

The Political and Security Impact of the Wildfires in France and Spain

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On Security

This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 2023.

The autonomous targeting of Hugging Face by OpenAI's models highlights the urgent need for organizations to prepare for advanced cyberattacks orchestrated entirely by AI agents.

Beyond the Hype of Autonomous AI Breaches

A decorative plate featuring an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen behind a statue of late communist leader Mao Zedong at a souvenir store next to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on Feb. 27, 2018. 

Social Issues

China will remain a geopolitical enigma to the West as Beijing turns inward to insulate the CCP from the influence of external powers, an exercise that history suggests will threaten national prosperity and regime stability.

The Modern Geopolitics of China

The Geopolitics of Natural Resources

The state-owned OCP Group is accelerating domestic green ammonia projects and diversifying sulfur suppliers to secure its position as a dominant agricultural and diplomatic partner across sub-Saharan Africa.

Morocco, World's Leading Phosphate Exporter, Seeks To Mitigate Strategic Vulnerabilities

A thermometer reading a high temperature is shown over an image of Earth.

The compounding effects of the weather event and disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are set to drive global inflation and strain agricultural output well into next year.


How the 2026 El Nino Climate Event Will Affect the Global Economy and Security

Philippines

The NATO headquarters is seen in Brussels, Belgium.

The Weekly Rundown: Turkey Hosts NATO Summit, Iran Buries Slain Supreme Leader

On Geopolitics

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) and Premier Li Qiang attend a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 9, 2026, in Beijing, China.

Beijing will prioritize employment and social stability over rapid economic growth in the coming years, pressuring businesses to boost hiring and expand benefits amid demographic pressures, rising youth unemployment and AI-related job disruptions.

China Plans To Stabilize Employment in an Age of Change

Computer chips are seen on top of the U.S. and Chinese flags.

The Trump administration's recent shift to a more restrictive, ad-hoc licensing regime for frontier AI models risks slowing U.S. innovation and giving Chinese rivals a competitive advantage.

From Laissez-Faire to Licensing: Understanding Trump's Evolving AI Strategy

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

A fragile truce in the Middle East, persistent energy-driven inflation, shifting U.S. trade policy and escalating regional pressures from Europe to Africa will collectively shape geopolitical risk in the third quarter.

2026 Third-Quarter Forecast: An Excerpt

Environment, Science & Technology

SITUATION REPORTS

Europe: Record-Low Water Levels Force Full Romanian Nuclear Shutdown, Halt Rhine Shipping

Colombia: Government Declares State of Emergency After Earthquake as Death Toll Reaches 224

India, China: India Raises River Data Concerns With China Over Tibet Dam

Global: Scientists Use AI To Create 16 Novel Viruses

China: Moonshot AI Escapes Sandbox During Testing

China: Cyber Regulator Opens Investigation Into Palo Alto Networks' Products

Cyber: AI Agents Demonstrate Unsanctioned Deceptive Activity in Latest Example of AI Agents Going Rogue

U.S., China: FCC Drafting Ban on Chinese Data Center Technology

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