Geopolitics & Policy
Geopolitics & Policy news — Tuesday 10 November 2026
6 stories from 3 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Winning Time: Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces and the New Dimension of War
War on the Rocks
In late 2023, Ukraine’s military leadership faced an institutional choice: establish a dedicated branch of the armed forces for unmanned systems or integrate drones into existing branches. Most senior officers I knew opposed the separate…
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Chinese investment in African manufacturing could change the world
South China Morning Post Tech
Africa is seeing a potentially historic transformation in its economic relationship with China. After two decades in which Chinese engagement was primarily associated with infrastructure construction, resource extraction and commodity…
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China puts yuan within easier reach of Africa, but adoption faces major hurdles: report
South China Morning Post Tech
China is making it easier for African countries to pay for Chinese-led infrastructure projects in yuan, but weak banking rules, high debt levels and historical dependence on the US dollar and euro continue to limit broader adoption of the…
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California billionaire tax measure defeated in contentious vote
South China Morning Post Tech
A billionaire tax that US Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives championed as an antidote to economic inequality and a potential model for the rest of the country was defeated in California, US media projected on Monday. Proponents…
- Takaichi Sanae’s Policy Speeches and China
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M. John Harrison wins the Booker Prize for The End of Everything
South China Morning Post Tech
UK author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize on Monday for his enigmatic novel The End of Everything, which echoes concerns about artificial intelligence in a darkly satirical depiction of post-apocalyptic Britain. Harrison, 81, became…