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Take Five - 23 May 2025

In our fortnightly feature, Director/CEO Juliet Dryden and Communications Intern Eve Harrison-Taylor bring you their top five IR-related podcasts and readings from the past two weeks. 'Take five' to explore our best of the best.

In this week's Take Five we explore Africa's economic developments, the future for Gaza, Australia's climate wins and America's global juggling act.

  1. Biden Fumbled the Energy Debate. But Another World Leader Won on Clean Power by Debra Kahn for Politico.
  2. Netanyahu’s occupation plan for Gaza means more suffering for Palestinians and less security for Israel by Julie M. Norman for The Conversation.
  3. (Podcast) Understanding the case for the Africa credit rating agency by Into Africa from CSIS.
  4. The Taiwan Tightrope by Oriana Skylar Mastro and Brandon Yoder for Foreign Affairs.
  5. The Trump Visit and the Black Boxes of the Gulf by Elliott Abrams for Council on Foreign Relations.
Read our previous feature 'Take Five - 9 May 2025'