Morning Briefing — 19 October 2026 SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Morning Briefing — 19 October 2026

Europe: A catastrophic week, with major protests in France and now Italy. Moscow smells blood and proposes a Russia–China–US meeting on Ukraine's fate. (See the xlinks below) AI out of control? If you use AI for programming, you will find the Netflix documentary concerning. (See the xlinks below) Alice Weidel and the AfD: Watch The Economist's interview with Weidel. (See the xlinks below) JD Vance may not run in the next presidential election: Watch the CBS town hall. (See the xlinks below) For a different grouping, see the Morning Briefing on the website.

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