Taiwan

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Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.

The prediction markets were nearly certain: Francesca Hong would win Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor on Aug. 11. Polymarket put the upstart’s chances at 96%; Kalshi was only slightly less sure at 95.5%. Then the votes came in. Milwaukee County Executive...

Activism, Business & Economy, Column

Central Asian nation Tajikistan has requested from Iran to import Iranian oil and petroleum products as the fuel crisis in Russia has choked supply from Tajikistan’s largest fuel supplier, the Transport Ministry of Tajikistan said this week. At a meeting...

News

The following story is co-published with Luke Savage’s Substack . Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries recently appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and fielded a question about Medicare For All from host Kristen Welker, who among other things noted his...

Activism, Column, Economic Justice

On the morning of Aug. 10 , a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, leaving nearly 300 people dead, 4,000 injured and potentially thousands more missing by the latest count. The crisis created an early test for new far-right...

Americas, Business & Economy, Column

Coal India, the world’s single largest coal producer, has applied to establish a trading office in Singapore to trade critical minerals and iron ore in what would be the company’s first trading office outside India, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing...

News

For decades, the conventional narrative has been one in which renewables have been criticized for intermittency issues, whereas fossil fuels were the ones to provide energy security. The Iran war and protracted closure of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz...

Energy News, energy security, Iran

Israeli forces raided homes in the town of al-Rafid, in Syria’s Quneitra countryside on August 15, and the operation drew almost no attention beyond Syria itself. Such raids have become so ordinary along the old disengagement line that they no...

Opinion, Benjamin Netanyahu, Block 1

Our Q&A discussions are a lot of fun, and we’re grateful to everyone who submits their questions. If you missed any of our live shows, the full streams are available here on Substack. This week’s Q&A is tonight at 7:00 p.m....

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Indian steelmakers are reeling from a jump in coking coal prices this year that is squeezing their margins and delaying capacity expansion in the steelmaking industry, analysts and industry executives tell Reuters. India relies on imports for as much as...

News

We’re very excited and really proud to announce that Apartheid Free Zone campaign has recruited more than 500 small businesses, unions, civil society and community groups, artistic collectives, sporting organisations, and many other spaces and places across Ireland. They join thousands...

Apartheid, Press releases

By: Toh Han Shih Evergrande Song and Dance Troupe Hui Ka Yan, the founder and former chairman of China Evergrande Group, once the largest Chinese property developer with a stockmarket valuation above $50 billion, was sentenced to life in prison on corruption...

News

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement on August 7, they bound each state to treat an armed attack on any one of...

War & Peace, Iran, Mecca Defense Pact

This is a collaboration with The American Prospect , a magazine about ideas, politics, and power . One of the top officials for an establishment-friendly political network playing a major role in Democratic primaries this election cycle also helms an astroturf...

Elections

Brent Crude futures prices topped $93 per barrel early in the morning in Europe on Thursday, hitting a three-week high amid fading hopes of U.S.-Iran talks as President Trump announced an “unprecedented” economic pressure campaign against Iran. In early morning...

News

UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 23rd Anniversary of the bombing of the United Nations Headquarters in Baghdad. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten. By Naureen Hossain UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 2026 (IPS) World Humanitarian Day celebrates humanitarian workers and...

Aid, Armed Conflicts, Artificial Intelligence

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened severe economic consequences against any country that provides Iran with financial, commercial or logistical support, expanding the economic dimension of a war that has already disrupted regional security and global energy markets. Trump said...

Economy, Iran, Security

Fawzia Koofi, former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, says the country is experiencing gender apartheid. By Ariel F. Dumont ROME, Aug 20 2026 (IPS) FIVE years after the Taliban returned to power, Fawzia Koofi, the former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament,...

Aid, Editors' Choice, Featured

The reinstated U.S. blockade on Iranian oil exports is effectively preventing Tehran from exporting oil, making Iran’s oil volumes irrelevant for global oil market balances, Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group, told CNBC on Thursday. The U.S. brought back...

News

When Dave Nellist entered parliament in 1983 as the Labour MP for Coventry South East, he became one of Westminster’s best-known socialists. He was seen as a workers’ MP on a worker’s wage, donating more than half his salary to left-wing...

Archive, Intelligence, Dave Nellist

The environmental toll of conventional cotton farming has prompted a shift among global fashion and retail brands towards organic, sustainable sourcing. Demand has been rising steadily, and Tanzania has emerged as one of the world’s prime suppliers. But climate change...

Economy, Cotton, Tanzania

Military analysts are captivated by how the material nature of war is transforming in Ukraine. Unmanned systems have captured Russian infantry units, battered Russian naval and commercial ships, and even, with the help of on-board AI, conducted autonomous strikes deep...

Cogs of War, Autonomy, Defense Policy

Demand for tankers from Middle Eastern oil producers has pushed prices to an all-time high, the Financial Times reported today, saying both new and second-hand very large crude carriers reached prices of over $130 million in the second quarter of...

News

For years, the Chinese military’s own newspaper has been making a promise it may no longer be able to keep. Whenever the People’s Liberation Army Daily (Jiefangjun Bao), the official newspaper of China’s Central Military Commission, discusses artificial intelligence and...

Commentary, Artificial Intelligence, Civil-Military Relations

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that countries providing any form of economic support to Iran could face severe consequences, escalating Washington’s pressure campaign as the nearly six month old Iran war continues to disrupt regional trade and global energy...

Economy, Iran, Security

Japan’s import bill reached an all-time high in July, driven by higher oil prices, to a total of $76.39 billion. This was up by 27.8% from July 2025, Reuters reported, citing import and export data. In volume terms, Japan’s crude...

News

The Iran war has pushed the global energy system into a deeper crisis, with the disruption increasingly shifting from crude oil supplies to the refined fuels that power transportation, industry and economies worldwide. While global oil markets have adapted relatively...

Energy Security, Economics, Energy

Tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria are escalating after Israel struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase earlier this week, warning that it would not accept a Turkish military presence at the site. Israel said Syria was close to allowing Turkish...

World News, Israel, Security

Badi, whose real name is Badibanga Ndeka, is a Belgian-Congolese artist, rapper, author and curator based in Brussels. He blends hip-hop, Congolese rumba and electronic music to explore themes of identity, the diaspora and memory. Whether through a rap track, a...

Interview, African music, Arts

South Korea estimates that North Korea possesses between 80 and 120 nuclear warheads, putting Seoul’s assessment well above the figure recently cited by U.S. President Donald Trump. South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally...

World News, Defense, North Korea

Chinese refiners are buying Iraqi crude, with recent purchases of 8 million barrels of Basrah Heavy and Basrah Medium for prompt delivery, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed traders. Oil has continued flowing via the Strait of Hormuz—Iraq’s main export channel—despite...

News

Yemen’s front lines have barely moved since the 2022 truce, but the war around them is changing. Ballistic missiles and drones are striking far beyond established positions, and forces associated with the internationally recognized, Saudi-backed government are responding more aggressively to...

Yemen-war, Houthis, Iran-war
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