Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
Labor
In the decade between 1987 and 1997, Thailand’s economy was red hot, leading the pack of the so-called Southeast Asian tiger cubs with an average GDP growth rate of 8 per cent. Then came the apocalypse. On July 2, 1997…
“Go to college,” I was told, as many of you were. We were lectured on the importance of college and the implication was clear, even if you were fortune enough not to have it spelled out for you: failure to go to college…
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Maria Pappas shares immigrant roots, personal tragedies and lessons of faith at Arab American community book signing Cook County official Maria Pappas shares emotional stories of her Greek-American upbringing, struggles…
AI
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As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads migrate to endpoint hardware, edge AI devices face immense pressure to deliver real-time inference within highly restrictive power and thermal envelopes. Traditional silicon…
Opinion
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Poor Donald Trump. For the last 21 months he had to do a great deal of lying. He had to pretend at times that he really cared about the people dying in the Russo-Ukraine War, that he really wanted a deal that was good…
EDA
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Keysight Technologies is opening a new route for artificial intelligence into radio frequency engineering. Announced on October 6, 2026, its latest software capabilities let engineers connect their own AI agents and…
Opinion
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The most unsettling failure in digital payments may not be a black screen. Imagine a fraud-detection model that remains online but suddenly flags thousands of legitimate transfers as suspicious. Banks may see functioning…
Opinion
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I write from Dubrovnik, a historic and heavily touristed city on Croatia’s Adriatic coast. Visiting here and other parts of Croatia and its next-door neighbor Slovenia, I’m reminded that the Balkan countries used to be…
Democracy & Governance
I recently asked a Palestinian friend what she thought about the upcoming Israeli elections. “It’s like we’re on a train speeding toward a cliff,” she said, “and we’re being asked whether we’d prefer a conductor who…
Art and design
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Ibraaz, London Too controversial for the Venice Biennale, this haunting video and audio work commemorates murders and genocides with an angry act of mourning The sound of mourning spills out into the streets. A single…
Asia-Pacific
Photos of the Rasuwa flood missing line the walls of the Teaching Hospital, Tribhuvan University. Credit: Brandon Kohrt By Diwash Gahatraj KATHMANDU, Oct 12 2026 (IPS) Nearly three decades ago, in the final stretch of…
Cogs of War
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For years, ground autonomy lagged well behind its counterparts in the air. That gap is starting to close. Jonathan is joined by Ryan Hartman (Ondas Sentinel) and Scott Philips (Forterra) to examine what it takes to field…
Commentary
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The American team thought it was signaling restraint. The Chinese team saw preparations for combat. In a closed-door Sino-American crisis simulation I helped organize in the 2010s — which the U.S. military funded as part…
Armed Conflicts
Religious leaders, representatives of international organizations and Kazakh officials gather for the 24th Secretariat meeting of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Peace and…
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While the caravan struggles along a muddy riverside path, tempers fray, Chen catches fish, merchants risk their necks for pistachios, and Darius waits anxiously for Ahmed and Weili to return. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part…
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The Houthi attack mixed together suicide drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Because these weapons travel at significantly different speeds, the drones were launched first, followed by the cruise missiles and…
Arts & Life
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For centuries, the environs of Didim in Mid-Aegean Türkiye have carried the whisper of prophecy. It was here, at the monumental Temple of Apollo, that pilgrims once walked the Sacred Way from ancient Miletus to consult…
Technology
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into national defense. Reconnaissance, early warning, target detection, mission planning—everywhere, machine-learning systems promise faster analysis, faster responses…
Trump’s Unlikely October Surprise The Russian Diesel Deal The agreement to import up to 1.8 million metric tons of Russian diesel is a transaction where the numbers, logistics and geopolitics overwhelmingly favour…
Military
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The Russia-Ukraine War has become a real-time laboratory for the Chinese military, spurring rapid defensive modernization while exposing deep friction between its centralized command hierarchy and the decentralized…
Armenia
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Nikol Pashinyan’s policies are increasingly at odds with Armenia’s national interests. Instead of strengthening its security, the country is facing new and increasingly serious threats. The defeat in the Second Karabakh…
Opinion
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Demanding the resignation of a minister is one thing. It is uncomfortable for a government, occasionally embarrassing for a prime minister, but ultimately manageable. Ministers can be sacrificed and their departures can…
Opinion
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China’s nomination of Chinese national Song Li to lead the World Health Organization has been filed under the wrong heading. Most of the coverage treats it as a chapter in a bigger story: Washington has walked out…
Uncategorized
The Republican talking point about Biden-era fuel prices died in the Strait of Hormuz For four years Republicans had a simple message on energy: prices were higher under Joe Biden. It worked. Voters remembered $5…
Enewsletter
In his recent “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 20% reduction to the number of general and flag officers, affecting an estimated 800 positions scheduled for January 1, 2027. His…
Saudi-arabia
When Ansar Allah—commonly referred to as the Houthis— seized Yemen’s Red Sea coastline and strategic islands in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on September 10, 2026, they appeared to gain the upper hand in Yemen’s long-running…
Enewsletter
In his recent “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 20% reduction to the number of general and flag officers, affecting an estimated 800 positions scheduled for January 1, 2027. His…
Technology
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China’s artificial intelligence and digital-infrastructure investments in the Gulf Arab states are increasingly colliding with a far larger and more strategically privileged American technology presence, particularly in…
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The New York Times on Friday published a lengthy article accusing Russia of waging a “shadow war” against the European NATO powers, without substantiating a single one of the attacks it alleges, and argued for escalation…
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Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth turned a light-sensitive protein from algae into a tool for switching brain cells on and off, giving the study of emotion, memory and behavior a causal, material basis. The…
Europe
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The US is seeking greater freedom of action and fewer international constraints, demanding more immediate returns from its alliances. But in doing so, it is undermining the institutions, partnerships, and credibility…
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That thou mayest rightly obey power, her bounds know; Those past, her nature and name is chang’d; to be Then humble to her is idolatry. ~ John Donne, Satire III Seven activists smashed their way into an engineering plant…
Americas
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“Don’t Hit Refineries” On 10 October, standing outside the White House, Donald Trump gave Ukraine a targeting instruction. “Don’t hit refineries. There’s plenty of targets,” he said of Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that he…
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Islam Times - The Western response and the UN’s reaction to Yemeni attacks on Saudi Arabia have once again exposed the double standards of those who claim to defend human rights. They condemn attacks on Saudi…
US
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Islam Times - The energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli war against Iran has confronted Donald Trump with a complex challenge, from rising diesel prices and insecurity along oil transit routes through the Strait of…
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Islam Times - Marco Rubio’s remarks in Athens, invoking the memory of Xerxes, have once again turned history into a political weapon against Iran. But how can Washington, with a record marked by war, the massacre of…
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PARIS / PNN / France on Sunday expressed regret over the decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to postpone legislative elections scheduled for Nov. 28, 2026, until September 2027, as well as presidential…
Austerity
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A recent study titled “The Café Economy” by the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics (LSE) reveals an uncomfortable truth about the transformation of Greece’s economy following the bailout era. The…
Geopolitics
There’s a reason why so few truly leftwing politicians are visible in public life. Because the media’s role is to weed them out, discredit them, place them beyond the pale Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on…
CEO Interviews
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Alex Higginbottom is co-founder and CEO of Zenithon, which he started with Abetharan Antony in July 2025 to build the first world models for extreme physics. He previously worked in deeptech commercialisation and spent…
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RAMALLAH, Palestine / PNN / Seven independent Palestinian media organizations from the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Palestinian communities inside Israel have launched a joint public survey aimed at identifying the…
Economics
Budget 2027 tells you who gets what this year. Ten years of budgets tell you who pays, and for how long. Aidan Regan is a professor of political economy at the school of politics and international relations at University…
Europe
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The Visit That Skipped Ankara On 7 October, Marco Rubio and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis closed the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens with $4bn in Foreign Military Sales, Stryker armoured…
Semiconductor
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By Dr. Moh Kolbehdari Putting roughly 25 million pixels into a wearable device weighing about six ounces sounds, at first, like a display problem. It is not . The displays must fit behind an optical system capable of…
Press freedom
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From the destruction of Gaza to climate breakdown, satellite imagery has become an indispensable reporting tool. But as a recent Guardian investigation illustrates, a lot of work goes into ensuring its veracity and…
CEO Interviews
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Lieuwke de Jong is a globally experienced executive and entrepreneur who operates at the intersection of industry, government and innovation. His career spans defense-aligned sectors, aerospace, energy, life sciences and…
Columns
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In a world of shifting alliances, Pakistan must balance strategic partnerships with national interests — and the key question is whether the Makkah Pact will become a tool of strategic autonomy or another form of…
Primatology
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John Mitani spent years studying a huge community of chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark turn – and his findings stunned the scientific world John Mitani can still remember the first time he set foot in…