Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
As data centres scale, consume more power, and draw tighter community scrutiny, insurance risks are becoming increasingly complex. As AI infrastructure grows, so do legal risks: large lawsuits involving data centres more than tripled from four in all of 2021...
There is a question Christians have been asking for generations: What would Jesus do? It is a deceptively simple question that is printed on bracelets and bumper stickers, taught to children in Sunday schools, and invoked when Christians are discerning how...
Volkswagen’s luxury brand Porsche has become a significant issue for CEO Oliver Blume’s restructuring plans at the company. Just a few years after a successful initial public offering, Porsche is facing difficulties, especially in the Chinese market, and is struggling...
“ Studying the Argentine Ants Waging a Global War in an Uncannily Human Way ” was published by The Washington Post . Read the original article here . By Mark W. Moffett A world war is raging at this very moment, with...
While the Russian army is on its heels in Ukraine, the Kremlin is engaging in trade wars with fellow members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The EAEU is ostensibly supposed to promote free trade among the five member states, not hinder it....
The premise that the Sun is an unusually quiet star-a stability often credited with allowing complex life to evolve on Earth-is being challenged. Natalie Krivova of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research has presented evidence suggesting that our...
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how...
The Czech government will reinstate price caps on gasoline and diesel from October 1 and tax refiners on 50% of any margin increase over 2025 levels, Reuters reported Monday, as Saudi Arabia's cut of October crude allocations to Europe compounds...
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Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from an experimental aid to a foundational part of semiconductor engineering. In a recent industry talk, leaders from ChipAgents and Analog Devices described how agentic AI could help chipmakers manage soaring design complexity, accelerate product...
Bitcoin has surged above $85,000 this morning for the first time since late-January... The rally comes alongside advances in stocks and bonds, as falling oil prices and optimism ahead of a summit between US President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping...
QatarEnergy CEO and Qatar Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi says the Strait of Hormuz crisis could delay the company's LNG expansion because critical equipment cannot reach Qatar, Reuters reported on Monday. North Field East's first production train remains on schedule for...
Even as U.S. diesel and gasoline prices soared in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, both fuels remained widely available, just more expensive. Now, a few station owners are saying they are out of diesel, though this appears...
California’s billionaires, individually and collectively , are spending wildly to try to defeat the state initiative that would tax their wealth. If you watch TV or use social media in California, you’ve likely already been inundated with scaremongering that forecasts...
The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack. A version of this article was originally published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Sept. 11. You can read the entire article on the Bulletin’s website . A new nuclear policy...
You all know how I feel about the climate change bunch. I do feel like the climate has shifted a bit from where it was when I was younger. I just can’t buy the idea that humans are responsible when...
Hungary is asking U.S. officials not to levy tariffs on the central European country which still buys Russian oil, in what could be a test for the new Hungarian leader who won a landslide election victory over President Trump’s ally...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington presents a challenge to the turbulent and complex contemporary international relations between the two superpowers. Both President Trump, with his pragmatic approach to trade, and Xi Jinping, with his historical perspective, understand that...
The first Trump administration wasted no time in weakening many rights and legal protections for women in the workplace, but it’s been outpaced by Trump ’s second administration — with two years left to go. This executive war on the concept...
Back at the start of the U.S.’s ‘Operation Epic Fury’, OilPrice.com predicted three courses of action that Iran would take as it moved through the conflict escalation gears. First, most obviously, although apparently not to President Donald Trump’s team, was...
The surge in wholesale natural gas prices is set to pass through the retail and electricity inflation in the Eurozone faster than in the past, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in its Economic Bulletin on Monday. While the pass-through...
Denmark, Greenland, and the United States are planning to sign a security agreement for Greenland during the UN General Assembly in New York. This deal aims to place Arctic security under NATO’s oversight instead of solely under the control of...
The UK economy is forecast to grow in 2026, but rising energy bills and higher borrowing costs will weigh on activity in the second half of the year. The economy is set to grow 1.3 per cent this year, according...
For Iran, BRICS has become a platform for geopolitical dialogue and de-escalation, for broadening scientific and cultural ties, and for economic diplomacy. Tehran is pushing for de-dollarization, the New Development Bank, and reform of international institutions, aiming to carve out...
Australia’s Family First party has called on the federal government to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and investigate organizations it says may be linked to the movement. The call was made in a media release issued on 18 September by Lyle...
Satellite images gathered by Bloomberg show supertankers with capacity for 14 million barrels at Saudi Arabia's Gulf export terminals over the weekend, the highest tanker count observed since at least June, according to data compiled from the European Union's Sentinel-2...
The Trump administration is preparing to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of a broader effort to weaken the institution that prosecutes severe crimes. This move follows the ICC’s issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli officials,...
A pre-inquest review opened today into the killing of three British citizens working as security consultants for World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza. James ‘Jim’ Henderson, 33, James Kirby, 47, and John Chapman, 57, were among seven aid workers killed in...
Analog Bits is expanding its role in advanced semiconductor design with new intellectual property aimed at one of the industry’s most difficult problems: delivering, monitoring, and managing power inside increasingly complex chips. The company announced that its IP will be included...
At the launch of his book Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows in Manila a few weeks ago, Eddie Quitoriano asked, “How did the New People’s Army ‘s image change from being the ‘Nice People Around’ to one of being only interested...
One of the world’s biggest oil traders, Trafigura, is spinning off its supertanker business in a new company. Trafigura on Monday said it had established a new, dedicated group company, Volare Shipping Ltd, to own, operate, and scale a modern...
Anton Ivanov Israel’s election campaign has entered its decisive stage. By early September, the main political forces had completed their candidate lists for the October 27 elections, and the central question is whether the opposition can deprive Benjamin Netanyahu of...
The European Commission is expected to keep its current ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic despite months-long campaigning from Norway to lift the moratorium, a spokesperson for the EC has told Euronews. The Commission, the European Union’s...
Houthi fighters are pushing to seize strategic mountain positions in Yemen as the Iran aligned group seeks to consolidate its control of the Red Sea coast and strengthen its position around the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The advance comes as...
The average retail price of diesel in the United States topped $6.50 per gallon this weekend amid a worsening global fuel crunch that threatens to hit economies, including the world’s largest. The national average diesel price jumped to $6.5050 per...
“Ocean of Peace”—an expression being bandied about by a handful of Pacific Island leaders — brings to mind the title of an early 1960s musical, “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off.” The main idea behind “Ocean of Peace”...
Chinese shipping company Sea Legend has launched a weekly service between China and Europe on the Northern Sea Route along the coast of Russia, opening a seasonal alternative to the Suez Canal. A South Korean vessel is following in its...
US President Donald Trump has adopted a less confrontational approach toward China ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, reflecting the growing importance of Beijing’s control over critical minerals, according to China and trade policy experts....
Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and cities? We do this even when the officials after whom these names were given later disgraced themselves. The issue around Nigeria’s Port Harcourt is a...
Last Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he had a “big decision” coming up about Iran’s regime: Do I want to go in and annihilate them or do I not? […] Anything could happen with me. This is not the...
Pakistan is set to receive an LNG cargo from Qatar after having negotiated with Iran the safe passage of the shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, sources familiar with the deal told Bloomberg on Monday. This would be the second...
As public backlash builds against corporate interests buying up youth sports and price gouging families, the nation’s largest youth hockey operator has insisted it “is not owned by a private equity firm and has nothing to do with Wall Street.”...
Britain’s relationship with Israel is entering a new phase as the E1 settlement dispute collides with wider struggles over the Red Sea, Gaza’s energy resources, IMEC, intelligence technology and post-Brexit influence. As London pressures Israel while maintaining strategic cooperation, the...
The Reserve Bank of India’s refusal to deregister Tata Sons has been cast as the prelude to a blockbuster initial public offering. That overstates what actually happened. No prospectus exists, no price has been set and no timetable announced. The...
Denmark, Greenland and the United States are set to sign a security agreement that Copenhagen says will give NATO a larger role in protecting the Arctic, potentially shifting responsibility beyond the United States and Denmark alone. The agreement is expected...
Europe is reeling from a diesel supply crunch, and now another squeeze is looming on the horizon, as jet fuel supply tightens ahead of the final quarter of the year. Per Energy Aspects, the shortfall in jet fuel supply for...
Religion and collective resilience are beacons of hope in an electricity-deprived DRC in this otherworldly documentary debut In Nelson Makengo’s feature documentary debut, night stretches on to infinity. The film opens on a black screen – a void of darkness –...
What do a rare earth mine in Brazil and a graphite mine in Mozambique have in common? Both have received significant United States government funding. The rub? Neither was subject, when the financing was committed, to the corporate governance standards...
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