Monthly Geopolitical Policy Brief – July 2025 Edition
This edition of the Monthly Geopolitical Policy Brief explores pivotal developments reshaping the global policy landscape—from Syria’s $800 million Tartous Port deal to landmark privacy and AI legislation in the United States and European Union. With insights on Africa’s continental agrifood framework and Gulf re-engagement in the Levant, this brief offers diplomats, policymakers, and business leaders timely intelligence on emerging regulatory paradigms and strategic power shifts across regions. Essential reading for future-focused decision-making.
This edition of the Monthly Geopolitical Policy Brief, published by the Global Policy Intelligence Unit of The Sixteenth Council, provides timely and strategic insight into how infrastructure, data policy, and artificial intelligence governance are reshaping global influence.
Issued in July 2025, the brief analyzes four pivotal developments: Syria’s $800 million agreement with DP World to redevelop Tartous Port; the African Union’s new agrifood transformation framework; the proposed American Privacy Rights Act; and the EU’s formal adoption of the Artificial Intelligence Act.
These shifts signal deeper recalibrations in regulatory sovereignty, digital compliance, and the geopolitical value of strategic assets. For government agencies, multinational firms, and policy think tanks, this edition offers forward-looking guidance on navigating emerging power realignments and regulatory architectures.
Recommended for: policymakers, diplomats, business executives, institutional investors, and academic researchers focused on global strategy, regulation, and market access.
Download the full policy brief: https://16thcouncil.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design_20250722_174055_0000.pdf
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