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August 12: U.S. Uranium Reliance and Black Sea Shipping Threats
U.S. energy security
American commercial reactors loaded 40.9 million pounds of uranium in 2025, down 15 percent from the year before. But the more consequential figure is where it came from: foreign mines supplied 93 percent of deliveries, led by Canada and Kazakhstan. Utilities expect to need 360 million pounds over the next decade, and 186 million pounds of that demand is not yet covered by long-term contracts.
U.S. health policy
The head of the World Health Organization says recent U.S. changes to childhood vaccine policy conflict with decades of evidence on when children are most vulnerable to disease, when vaccination is most protective, and how many doses are needed.
U.S. economy
Annual U.S. inflation accelerated again in July after easing in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, adding fresh pressure on households and on policymakers watching for evidence that price growth is settling down.
International justice
Four human rights groups have sued the Trump administration in New York over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court. The groups argue that sanctions targeting ICC judges, prosecutors, and others unlawfully obstruct their work on international criminal justice.
Black Sea shipping
Attacks linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine are raising risks across the Black Sea, a vital route for Ukrainian grain exports and global food supplies. Strikes have hit ships and port infrastructure at opposite ends of the sea, threatening a trade corridor whose disruption reaches well beyond the combatants.
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