Progressive Policy Institute

Oman has been developing its space sector over the 2023–2025 period, moving from initial establishment of institutions and policy toward building a commercial market around space activities. The report highlights the country's shift from groundwork to market-building, positioning space as a growing part of its economic diversification plans.

Discussion is turning to how climate gains can be sustained over the long term rather than lost to political or economic shifts. Writing in Alliance Magazine, commentators argue that durable climate progress depends on funding structures and institutions that outlast short-term policy cycles. The piece is prompting reflection among philanthropy and climate practitioners on what genuinely secures lasting environmental change.

EU enlargement policy is facing renewed scrutiny, with analysts arguing that the bloc must now make difficult decisions about admitting new members. The debate centres on whether the European Union can keep expanding without reforming its own institutions, as candidate countries in the Western Balkans, Ukraine and elsewhere wait for progress on their membership bids.

The US Federal Communications Commission is pushing to clarify how the National Environmental Policy Act applies to satellite licensing, amid a rapid rise in satellite deployments led by large constellations. A new explainer from the Progressive Policy Institute outlines what the effort would mean for satellite operators and environmental review requirements. Observers are weighing whether tighter NEPA procedures could slow or reshape licensing for the growing space industry.