Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet again in Washington, the most important question will not be whether they shake hands, announce another trade arrangement or produce a carefully worded communiqué. It will be whether two governments that increasingly treat...
United States President Trump has strongly criticised wind power since coming into office, introducing several executive actions aimed at restricting the development of wind farms. Trump has particularly targeted offshore wind, leading to several projects being put on hold or...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are tossing figurative darts at a US trial balloon connected to the intensifying race between the United States and China for leadership in AI development. Reuters reported on August 14 that the US State Department had drafted a note stating that...
As part of our continuing series, Geopolitics Made Simple, devoted to developments in the Middle East, we have already discussed the military power of the United States, Iran's response, the objectives of the war and the way domestic politics influences...
Cyber security remains a persistent concern for public and private sector organizations alike. Given the potential impact of cyber threats from criminal groups, adversarial states, and extremists, the topic draws substantial attention. Yet, in a field that evolves so quickly,...
Energean is in exclusive talks to buy a package of BP’s Egyptian oil and gas assets in a deal that could raise about $1 billion for the British energy major, Reuters reported Thursday exclusively, citing two people involved in the...
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The Trump administration increased its attacks on press freedom last week when the Department of Defense fired Stars and Stripes editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte from the 165-year-old news outlet serving the U.S. military community. The outgoing editor...
The Nordic-Baltic warmongering under the current conditions is therefore (i) irresponsible, (ii) hypocritical, (iii) immoral, and (iv) flirts with a disaster of immense proportions. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His latest book, The Great Global Transformation:...
The following story is co-published with Matt Bivens’ Substack newsletter, The 100 Days. By late 2022 , Ukraine had rallied, with Western backing, and Russia’s invasion had wavered. The war was only several months old, but it already appeared the Russians...
Architect Labs says it has created Redwood, an AI accelerator designed and verified almost entirely by artificial intelligence in less than two weeks. If independently validated and successfully translated from a programmable prototype into manufactured silicon, the project could represent...
In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges: Robin Anderson, the author of “The Complicit Lens,” documents how the Western...
The United States’ plans to revitalize Venezuela’s oil sector are moving at a snail’s pace. But it seems that plans are finally falling into place, with two different U.S. companies – SLB and Hunt Oil – announcing deals with the...
With geopolitical situation heightening, the world’s players are strategically expressing their interest in Africa, and African countries are also choosing their development partners. Many researchers, often, say Africa is currently experiencing the ‘second political re-awakening’ as foreign players aggressively partition...
As many as 45 coal-fired power plants in India are currently operating with critically low levels of coal stocks, as electricity demand rises amid the strong El Nino but supply is disrupted by monsoon rains, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing...
Global data-center electricity demand is growing at a remarkable pace, and no country is driving that growth more than the United States. The Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy helps put the scale of the change into perspective....
This article was originally published at Barn Raiser Media . Americans’ celebration of 250 years of independence invites reflection on the Declaration of Independence and its values of equality, liberty and democratic renewal. Those values are a beacon to guide where...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Jordanian King Abdullah II held official talks in Beijing on Monday, August 24, 2026, focusing on de-escalation in the Middle East and the need for a just solution to the Palestinian issue. The Jordanian and...
Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash I had no intention of writing about former Cambridge professor, the late Jason Arday. He took his own life; I can’t feel that bad about it, end of discussion. Or so I thought. Celebrate My B-Day with...
Hungary’s change of government has led to the expected decisions on energy policy, which could result in serious financial losses for Russia. Budapest Makes the Decision Brussels Demands Budapest has described Russia’s actions as a threat to Hungary, Europe and the international...
Commodity vessel traffic at the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly over the past 24 hours amid diplomatic efforts to discuss temporary corridors or tentative reopening of the Middle East’s most vital oil and gas chokepoint. Ten commodity vessels made the...
President Donald Trump’s investment accounts sold between $500,000 and $1 million of ExxonMobil stock on April 7, the same day Trump announced a ceasefire in the Iran war and hours before Exxon shares opened 6.5% lower, according to financial disclosures...
ACCRA, Ghana — Elmina Castle is a historic crime scene for many Africans and African descendants. Every year, thousands of tourists, mostly diasporans wanting to connect with their ancestry, walk through its “Door of No Return,” through which enslaved people...
Russia has warned that it may target British military sites in Ukraine and elsewhere in response to Ukrainian attacks inside Russia using British cruise missiles. Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated this warning with greater urgency...
Nordic energy company Fortum on Thursday said it had submitted a state aid application to start talks with the Swedish state on the terms and conditions to advance a new nuclear power project in Sweden as the Nordic country bets...
Sharp statements from the Russian Foreign Ministry following CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow have created a situation reminiscent of a new Caribbean crisis. Russia could strike British targets, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today. She said retaliatory...
A letter seen by RFE/RL reveals growing concern about Russian aggression in the Baltic States, speaking of a "deteriorating security environment" amid an "increased frequency of airspace violations and drone incursions." The letter was sent to European Commission President Ursula...
The consequences of flooding extend far beyond damaged roads and infrastructure. They reach America’s farmlands, the soul of America’s food supply. Credit: Shutterstock By Esther Ngumbi and Christy Gibson URBANA, Illinois, US, Aug 27 2026 (IPS) Across the U.S. Midwest , from Illinois...
French oil and gas supermajor TotalEnergies has completed the transfer of its 10% stake in the Arctic LNG 2 to operator Novatek, ending its participation in the sanctioned Russian export project. TotalEnergies on Thursday confirmed that the transfer of its...
India is ranked the second-largest fish-producing nation globally, accounting for around 8 percent of global output. The fisheries sector in India accounts for nearly 7.43 percent of Agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA), the highest (independent) share among the agriculture and...
BEIT JALA / West Bank / PNN / From the Wadi al-Makhrour valley near Beit Jala, Palestinian activist Alice Kisiya has launched an initiative she says aims to protect the Palestinian Christian presence and church property, while pushing for international recognition...
TODAY’S NUMBERS €210bn (frozen Russian assets Brussels wants to mobilize) · €90bn (fallback EU loan already agreed) · €23.1bn (Ukraine’s funding gap even with that fallback). The gap is why Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland are reviving the plan...
Japan’s rush to field interceptor drones marks a sharp break with its traditionally slow-moving defense procurement system as it prepares for a battlefield increasingly dominated by cheap, expendable unmanned weapons. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded a...
Gold-Backed Yuan System While no shovel has yet broken ground on dedicated Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) vaults outside Hong Kong, the architecture of a Global South alternative trade settlement system based on a gold-backed yuan is in play. Building an underlying non-Western...
Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Iran on August 24 has ignited new hope for a negotiated end to the the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. He arrived in Tehran with “ fresh proposals...
Asia is expected to welcome roughly the same volumes of crude oil this month as it did in July, with these still weak imports not signaling a surge in tanker crossings at the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. Administration...
British police have run more than a dozen training sessions since 2023 for countries that the government has flagged for their poor human rights record, Declassified UK can reveal. The College of Policing, the professional body for policing in England and...
Qatar and Kuwait have managed to boost their crude oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz to 70% of pre-war levels as they followed the United Arab Emirates in shuttling oil through the chokepoint and using ship-to-ship transfers in the...
The War Enters a New Phase Six months after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the conflict appears to be entering an endgame defined by economic pressure, military deterrence and a lack of a clear path to...
Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a series of questions on the US and China, including a look at the likely toothless threats implied by Trump's "Economic D-Day" agenda, China's role or lack thereof in a breakdown...
Thailand plans to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy sources and embrace nuclear power for the first time to cut reliance on imported LNG in the wake of the Middle East crisis, Energy Minister Akanat Promphan told Bloomberg in an...
In August 2026, a fatal traffic accident from the previous year became one of the biggest trending topics on Vietnamese social media. Nguyen Sy Cuong, a former National Assembly deputy whose wife now serves as Minister of Culture, Sports and...
More than 150 people are dead and hundreds more missing after an enormous wave of water, ice, mud and rock cascaded more than 170 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi River valley in Nepal. The valley is the main link between...
A beam clears its strength check with margin, then fails on deflection. The section goes up two sizes. Connection details, supporting members, and erection clearances get reworked behind it. The cause is usually the same: the section was screened on...
Poland has asked the European Commission to impose a €250 million ($291.3 million) fine on Meta, accusing the social media company of failing to adequately tackle fraudulent advertisements and scams on its platforms. Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said...
Six months into the Iran war, OPEC+ is facing an unprecedented challenge to its influence over global oil markets. The alliance, which once had considerable power to shape prices by adjusting production, is now struggling to offset supply disruptions caused...
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz rose slightly on Wednesday, but remained well below normal levels as uncertainty continued over the future of the strategic waterway and talks between Iran and Oman. Kpler data showed 10 visible commodity vessel...
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