This week’s TAMIM Reading List explores how power, perception and pressure shape everything from technology to public policy. We begin with the DOGE succession turmoil unfolding after Elon Musk’s departure, revealing how influence shifts when leadership falters. An analysis of the Louvre heist shows how human psychology can be quietly exploited, offering insights that carry into emerging AI behaviour. We highlight the 25 most important ideas of the 21st century, as selected by leading thinkers. Australia’s housing affordability crisis deepens, with only 501 suburbs now under $500k. Hong Kong investigates corruption behind its deadliest fire in decades, while Canberra prepares a major Defence overhaul to address delays and cost blowouts. Across the week’s stories, one theme stands out: systems under strain expose where power truly lies.
📚 Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
📚 How Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion—and what it reveals about AI
📚 The 25 most powerful ideas of the 21st century (so far), picked by the world’s top thinkers
📚 Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens
📚 Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
📚 Government unveils Department of Defence overhaul amid delays and cost blowouts
