Capital Brief

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul briefed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha by phone about his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Kyiv stressed being kept informed of any contacts involving Moscow. The call comes as European capitals closely monitor diplomatic exchanges with Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Axios published a weekly rundown of energy and climate deals announced during the week of September 21. The roundup collects funding rounds, acquisitions, and investment activity across the clean energy and climate technology sectors into a single briefing. Such weekly digests are used by investors, founders, and policy watchers to track where climate capital is flowing.

A short blog note offering brief and admittedly incomplete commentary on art and capitalism is being shared and discussed. The piece, published on Tilley's blog, appears alongside a companion memo on open access, oppression and the societal family unit. Readers appear drawn to its concise, self-acknowledged fragmentary take on how market forces shape artistic production.