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Introduction This is a follow-up to my previous piece on the economic effects of the Persian Gulf sulfur and urea cutoff. In that piece I argued that the public conversation about the Strait of Hormuz has fixated on…
Business & Economy
Look, I’ve been around the block. I know what it means when a feature of my life is suddenly appended with words like -coded and -core . It means the things about myself that I can’t or don’t want to change are being…
3D IC
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Intel Foundry published a two article series on chip power delivery that are worth reading. Here is a quick summary: Artificial intelligence is changing the requirements for semiconductor innovation. Faster transistors…
Corporations
For 13 years, British tankers have filled up on Angolan crude oil and left behind a trail of what residents describe as systematic, routine destruction. One small patch of BP co-owned Angolan seabed – known as Kizomba A…
Iran-war
In September, as the media focused its attention on the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and the debates at the U.N. General Assembly, some internal developments in Iran went all but unnoticed. On September 28, 32…
Opinion
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We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history. As more and more AI applications have become available, people have turned to them to seek advice, build businesses, express ideas, learn, and improve their…
Geopolitics
Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the consequences of a decision driven by siege, settlement expansion and assaults on Al-Aqsa are still unfolding Sami Al-Arian is the Director of the Center for Islam and…
AMMAN, Jordan / JERUSALEM — Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, warned Wednesday that Israel is progressively restricting the space available to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip while conditions needed…
Column
Three years after the Oct. 7 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is presenting Israel’s response as a story of resilience and overwhelming military success. Speaking at the United Nations last month…
Immigration
Nearly two years after the end of Biden’s presidency, the U.S. southern border has undergone a complete reversal. The millions of arrivals, the Central American caravans, and the unaccompanied children that the Trump…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank / PNN / The idea for Um Eyad’s small business grew out of the difficult economic circumstances facing her family and her and her husband’s desire to create an additional source of income to help meet…
Asia Narratives prepares periodic briefings. One of my clients suggested I share it. China Systems Weekly covers political, economic, and social developments through the lens of individual and societal needs, alongside…
Photography
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The Ethiopian photographer Sosina Mengistu’s self-portraits draw on personal experience to reflect young people’s anxiety and frustration This self-portrait is part of my project So I See Me, which I began in 2020 during…
Finance
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TOKYO – For decades, the US enjoyed a remarkable luxury: its two biggest creditors, Japan and China, kept showing up at Treasury auctions with checkbooks open. Now, Donald Trump’s trade wars, tariff threats and widening…
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Three years after the Oct. 7 attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is presenting Israel’s response as a story of resilience and overwhelming military success. Speaking at the United Nations last month…
Democracy & Governance
The world leaders that gathered at the United Nations last month speaking about trust, reform, and the future of cooperation. Down the hall, the organization’s finance office was working on a plainer question: whether…
Survival of the fiercest: How involution helps China dominate green tech globally H.Seidl Tue, 10/06/2026 - 10:57 picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Lin Shanchuan Download (pdf - 786.14 KB) Report Oct 09, 2026 27…
Africa
An IPES-Food report warns that workers in the global food system face high exploitation in keeping the world fed. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Oct 6 2026 (IPS) A new report reveals widespread…
Larry C. Johnson
Benjamin Netanyahu likes to translate Israel’s grief into American. At the United Nations last month, he took the dead of October 7 and multiplied them by the ratio of America’s population to Israel’s. The 1,200 Israelis…
This monthly report is prepared for Sinocism by the excellent Sinification , an invaluable resource for understanding how domestic and international affairs are debated within the Chinese establishment. Thomas des Garets…
US-China
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On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that most young scientists anywhere would envy. Researchers under 35 will get 15 years of support. The money…
Africa
A community health worker examines a pregnant woman inside her home while family members look on, highlighting the growing challenges mothers face as extreme heat and climate-related pressures strain access to healthcare…
Zimbabwe
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My friend and former colleague Knox Chitiyo, who has died aged 65 of bowel cancer, was a Zimbabwean academic and later an important voice in Britain on his homeland and its future. He was regularly consulted by…
#Culture
Darius helps select new guards for the Five Star caravan, and a fun trip to the suq comes to a sudden, chaotic end. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11…
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 4 September 2026. In this piece, our Senior Manager for Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights, Vivian Afoah, unpacks Mali’s shrinking civic space, examining the…
Brussels /PNN/ Palestinian Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg Amal Jadou Shakaa met with the EU’s Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Christophe Bigot, to discuss the latest…
Larry C. Johnson
Donald Trump would like you to know that the Strait of Hormuz is in tremendous shape. Possibly the best shape in its history. On September 27, he told reporters that “last night, we took a record amount of oil out of the…
Economics
You have been trained to believe that inflation must be controlled with rises in interest rates. Now take two seconds to stop and ask why and you’ll start seeing just how nuts a lot of economics is. Robin McAlpine is…
Foreign Affairs
Scrambling to halt the ongoing offensive of Yemen’s Armed Forces, Israel and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties through a joint covert campaign aimed at salvaging what remains of their supremacy in the Red Sea region…
Activism
For years, a subculture of amateur investigators has been publicly performing a by-now familiar script. Posing as children online, they arrange meetings with unsuspecting adult men, then show up with cameras and…
After the loans, the contracts remain: China’s new Balkan model H.Seidl Fri, 10/02/2026 - 13:19 picture alliance / Xinhua News Agency | Wang Wei Comment Oct 05, 2026 10 min read After the loans, the contracts remain…
#Islam
The deserts were deserted but for traveling on foot or by animals. From city to city were scattered thorny bushes, hot sand, and a lonely well – much like our 21st-century pit stop exits for rest, gas, and lavatory…
Active Citizens
At the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, experts explored how renewable energy can ease the burden on farmers. Here Shifra Ainomugisha poses beside a solar-powered irrigation system in Uganda. She was named…
Middle East
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The war between the United States and Iran is no longer just a confrontation between Washington and Tehran. A second contest is taking shape alongside and behind it. China is not fighting the United States directly, but…
Aid
Mariam Daher preparing for her Tawjihi examinations in the temporary learning spaces in Gaza. Credit: Education Above All Foundation By Hani Shehada DOHA, Qatar, Oct 2 2026 (IPS) In the 21st century, getting a pencil…
Asia-Pacific
As wells and other water sources dry up, women and girls in Kabul must travel increasingly long distances to secure enough water for their families. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source KABUL, Oct 1 2026 (IPS)…
Americas
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Two Sets of Numbers, One Week On 22 September, two polls put Brazil’s presidential runoff within the margin of error. Quaest had Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on 42% and President Lula da Silva on 41%. BTG Pactual/Nexus had…
Africa
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 1 2026 (IPS) From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income…
Americas
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US President Donald Trump is unlikely to receive this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but his confrontation with the international institutions and political actors involved in the award may still influence the Nobel…
Ukraine
This summer, Microsoft announced that “it will extend its provision of technology support to Ukraine through the end of 2027,” providing technology, cybersecurity support, and other assistance to "help Ukraine maintain…
Larry C. Johnson
Once again I am indebted to Karl W. Miller, whose analysis of the energy crisis unleashed by the war with Iran has become essential reading for me. Karl has a habit of seeing around corners. He anticipated the Houthi…
Economics
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The Board of Peace’s model for governing Palestine reflects designs for a new world order. Read Article HERE Jared Kushner, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, and Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace…
Life and style
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For those employed in arduous solitary work such as cab driving, a marathon phone call is the perfect place to navigate the dislocations of immigrant life - Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here…
COVID-19
Khalilur Rahman (second from right), President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, chairs the High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response. Credit: UN Photo/Mark…
Economy
Africa’s health sector is not confined to health issues – it has direct and indirect influence on how economies perform. Africa’s health financing challenge is therefore not only a health problem, it is an economic one…
War by Other Ledgers
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In January, this article series opened with a blunt question: Economic statecraft is back, but is America ready?Driving the question, in part, was the fact that the United States had not yet articulated (at least…
Iraq
The Iraq War was already four-years-old when I walked down the ramp of a C-17 at Al Taqaddum Air Base in April 2007. The fact that I am writing these words is proof that I survived that deployment and a subsequent one to…
United Arab Emirates
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Islam Times - The 40-day war, the June 17 case, the Salalah meeting and Netanyahu’s recent visit to Abu Dhabi have painted a new picture of the UAE’s position in regional dynamics: a country that, while benefiting…