Global Scans · Leadership · Weekly Summary

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] Ankara faced a difficult balancing act: it needed to be harsh enough in its criticism of Israel to satisfy domestic opinion and maintain its leadership credentials in the Muslim world, but not so harsh as to foreclose possible post-conflict opportunities. CIDOB
• [New] Sustained US leadership will depend less on countering China and more on reinvesting in scientific capacity, regulatory excellence, and global health partnerships. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb's perspective, Securing America's Pharmaceutical Innovation Edge, is the most overtly strategic, warning that US underinvestment in the NIH and strain on the FDA threaten to erode America's biomedical leadership at a moment when China is rapidly advancing. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The most effective WHS programs in Australian workplaces share a few traits: leadership takes it seriously at every level, not just when an audit is coming; workers feel genuinely safe raising concerns without fear of consequences; and training is kept current as the regulatory landscape evolves. Australian Compliance Institute
• [New] The shift in U.S. political leadership brought a fundamental restructuring of cryptocurrency regulation, while global developments in blockchain technology and digital currencies created both opportunities and challenges for legal practitioners. GLI
• [New] The FDA needs 'strong, stable and science-driven leadership' right now, warning that the US is 'losing the biotech race with China'. Chemistry World
• [New] WEF Guatemala 2026 will gather executives, entrepreneurs and emerging leaders in Guatemala City to strengthen female leadership, strategic networking and decision-making across Central America. Guatemala Portal
• [New] We expect Taiwan's leadership to take further steps to strengthen investment in asymmetric capabilities and domestic defence production, which remains essential for long-term deterrence. Vision Times
• [New] U.S. leadership in AI infrastructure and compute provides the United States with substantial ability to shape the geographic distribution of AI capabilities and adoption, as well as an opportunity to make access to U.S. technologies contingent upon alignment with U.S. national security interests. CNAS
• [New] A leadership change will not materially alter the fiscal or Bank of England outlook. investing.com
• [New] Over the next six decades, three major structural developments - dependence on student borrowing, stratified national competition, and leadership on issues of racial justice - have increased the vulnerability of American universities to the risk that Kerr identified. Office of the President
• [New] Oblivious to the dangers of war in a region that is the epicenter of global capitalism, Washington is now proving ever more dangerously disruptive of the global economy, making China look like a far more stable choice for world leadership. Informed Comment
• [New] The World Economic Forum's skills outlook still ranks analytical thinking, resilience, flexibility, leadership, and social influence among the key capability areas employers expect to prioritize, underscoring demand outside purely technical domains. Mordor Intelligence
• [New] A major focus area in 2026 will be India's growing leadership in artificial intelligence, including discussions around indigenous AI infrastructure, language models, AI-native enterprises, and strategic technology capabilities. Machine Maker - Latest Manufacturing News | Indian Manu
• [New] Demand in Germany is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 11.2%, supported by its strong industrial manufacturing base, leadership in Industry 4.0 initiatives, energy transition programs, and rising investments in digital carbon tracking systems. FactMr
• [New] The United States has a strong interest in maintaining leadership in AI while addressing genuine security risks, but a sweeping pre-approval regime would undermine both objectives. Center for Data Innovation
• [New] Although NuScale Power has not yet built its first reactor, the growth in energy demand and its regulatory leadership position could make it one of the most explosive nuclear energy stocks of the next decade. NAI 500
• [New] New York's cap-and-invest program grew out of the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which requires statewide GHG emissions reductions of 40% by 2030 and at least 85% by 2050, measured against 1990 levels. Beveridge & Diamond PC
• [New] On the alliance side, Seoul is managing troop-drawdown speculation while preparing for a wider operational role through regional naval leadership, drone integration, defense-industrial modernization, and eventual OPCON transition, which Seoul is currently targeting by 2028. Fault Lines
• [New] China's continued support for ASEAN centrality and leadership in RCEP will demonstrate its commitment to a rules-based multilateral framework amid US retrenchment. East Asia Forum
• [New] The World Economic Forum identifies leadership and people management as among the fastest-growing skill demands through 2030. Extern
• [New] In the long term, a profound change in Tehran and the replacement of the extremist regime with a more responsible government may be a necessary condition for global stability and for preventing the greatest danger of all, the use of nuclear weapons by leadership driven by extreme ideology. The Jerusalem Post

Last updated: 24 May 2026