Diplomatic Note: Three Leaders, Four Possible Meetings and a Press Access Question Olga Nesterova October 19, 2026 – 2 min read Share this post Photo: public domain Source and Credit: Economic Club of New York Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Peter Orszag at ECNY –– The New Supply-Side Era Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard and former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, joined the Economic Club of New York for a conversation about an economy increasingly shaped by geopolitics, supply constraints, AI investment and political risk. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The plumbing beneath digital health By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Picture taken at the Economic Club of NY Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Kevin Hassett’s 4% Economy Meets the Numbers At the Economic Club of New York, the White House’s top economic adviser promised an AI-powered boom. The questions in the room kept returning to debt, borrowing costs and workers’ wages. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read Editor's Note What You’re Helping to Build: The Simply Put Documentary Slate Politics may dominate the headlines, but it is never the whole story. Behind every policy, institution, product, tradition or cultural moment are people, systems, history, economics, design choices and decisions most of us rarely get to see. And nuance matters. That is where Simply Put. is going next. We’re By Olga Nesterova • 4 min read President Zelenskyy at European Council Meeting | Photo: President Zelenskyy Office Daily Brief The Daily | October 16, 2026 By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read President Zelenskyy meets President Macron in Brussels | Photo: screenshot from the video shared by Zelenskyy Office Daily Brief The Daily | October 15, 2026 By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read President Zelenskyy visit with King Charles III | Photo: President Zelenskyy Office Daily Brief The Daily | October 14, 2026 By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv. Photo shared by President Zelenskyy. Daily Brief The Daily | October 13, 2026 By Olga Nesterova • 6 min read Photo: World Health Summit Simply Put. Simply Put: What Does a Resilient Health System Actually Look Like? Everyone wants a “resilient” health system. But resilience is one of those words used so often that its practical meaning can disappear. By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Source and Credit: Economic Club of New York Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Peter Orszag at ECNY –– The New Supply-Side Era Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard and former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, joined the Economic Club of New York for a conversation about an economy increasingly shaped by geopolitics, supply constraints, AI investment and political risk. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: The plumbing beneath digital health By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Picture taken at the Economic Club of NY Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Kevin Hassett’s 4% Economy Meets the Numbers At the Economic Club of New York, the White House’s top economic adviser promised an AI-powered boom. The questions in the room kept returning to debt, borrowing costs and workers’ wages. By Olga Nesterova • 5 min read
Editor's Note What You’re Helping to Build: The Simply Put Documentary Slate Politics may dominate the headlines, but it is never the whole story. Behind every policy, institution, product, tradition or cultural moment are people, systems, history, economics, design choices and decisions most of us rarely get to see. And nuance matters. That is where Simply Put. is going next. We’re By Olga Nesterova • 4 min read
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Photo: World Health Summit Simply Put. Simply Put: What Does a Resilient Health System Actually Look Like? Everyone wants a “resilient” health system. But resilience is one of those words used so often that its practical meaning can disappear. By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
