Taiwan

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

By: Jens Kastner Impressed by Ukraine’s success in using low-cost sea drones against Russia’s Black Sea navy, Taiwan is increasingly focusing on asymmetric coastal defense by pushing the development and procurement of unmanned surface vessels (USVs), evidenced by new drone orders...

News

Lars Gottschligg bought an abandoned building in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, covered it with solar panels and transformed it into a sleek black cube that produces and stores energy, houses data centres and charges electric cars. “We turned...

Finance, Economics, energy security

Grace Adama puts on her earrings in her two-room flat in Abuja before grabbing her handbag and heading to work. The health NGO worker earns 135,000 naira ($99) a month, nearly twice Nigeria’s minimum wage. Yet she says her income...

Middle East & Africa, Election, Finance

Editor’s note: This is the seventh article in a limited series celebrating American defense technologies born from wartime and their effects on broader national security, politics, and society. This series will run for several weeks to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary,...

Arsenal of Innovation, Cogs of War

Britain has used its major air base on Cyprus to move sensitive equipment without scrutiny, declassified files show. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) wrote in a formerly secret 1993 file that RAF Akrotiri plays a “key role in support of the...

Archive, Europe, Intelligence

ADNOC Gas, the gas business of the Emirati energy major, will spend more than $8 billion on its Rich Gas Development project, the company said today, as it eyes 60% growth in its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization...

News

The United States has bluntly signaled a deprioritization of the Indian Ocean at a peculiar time. The reversion of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command to its former name, U.S. Pacific Command, signifies no material change in force posture or organizational responsibilities, but...

Commentary, Alliances, Indian Ocean

UN Indonesia Solar power is widely used on the islands of Java, Madura, and Bali. Credit: UN News By Delia Paul MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 10 2026 (IPS) In much of the Asia-Pacific region, energy is a success story. Electricity access has greatly increased...

Armed Conflicts, Asia-Pacific, Economy & Trade

Why Are South Korea and the US Holding New Military Drills? South Korea and the United States will conduct major joint military exercises from August 17 to 27, as the allies adapt their defence preparations to what they describe as...

World News, Security, South Korea

In April 2026, over a month after the United States launched its attack on Iran, leading to thousands of reprisal strikes across the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates shut down a network of money changers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary...

Commentary, Sanctions, Sudan

By Jan Lundius ROME, Aug 10 2026 (IPS) World News are more or less currently fully occupied with the U.S. – Iran debacle and to a lesser degree the Gaza genocide, the on-going war in Ukraine, and to an even lesser degree...

Aid, Armed Conflicts, Crime & Justice

Trump’s big con convinced too many that Patriot interceptors were coming to Ukraine The actual reporting of war and politics these days in most media outlets can be incredibly weak. The system often seems broken – reporting White House-inspired narratives...

Opinion, Donald Trump, News media

Iran has reportedly hit another tanker in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Oman, setting it on fire, Gulf News reported earlier today, noting the information had yet to be verified. The information first emerged on social media, with...

News

According to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials, President Trump has been privately weighing the possibility of declaring victory against Iran and ending the war without securing a nuclear deal , . Trump reportedly has floated to senior aides...

Larry C. Johnson

Myanmar’s military-backed government is pushing back against renewed efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address the country’s civil war, challenging the bloc’s special envoy and rejecting calls for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung...

World News, ASEAN, Myanmar

I am in Malatya to celebrate the Türkiye Culture Route Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, specifically for the gastronomy leg. The event is held at a different destination every other week, beginning with a tour of...

Arts & Life

Crude oil prices began this week with a gain following a statement by Iran setting six demands for a peace deal with the United States and claims from the Houthis that they had struck an Aramco refinery in Jazan. At...

News

For anyone in Europe who still viewed climate change as a problem for future generations, this summer’s extreme heat has offered a stark reality check. Record temperatures, droughts and wildfires are already imposing significant economic costs across the continent, disrupting...

Europe, Climate Crisis, Economics

Almost every day , the military tests various emerging technologies across the U.S ., including drone and counter-drone systems and GPS jamming. To a certain extent, this testing is inevitable. But, as experts told RS, the government has in many cases...

Drones, Counterdrone, Jamming

In the weeks since the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding collapsed, Washington and Tehran have used the time to strengthen their respective positions in the event negotiations resume. For the United States, this has largely taken the form of overt threats by...

Strait-of-hormuz, Trump-administration, Iran

For the first time in years, Washington is discussing Turkey's return to the F-35 program as a serious possibility. At the NATO summit in Ankara last month, President Donald Trump said he would lift the CAATSA sanctions that the U.S. imposed...

Israel, F-35, Donald-trump

By: Andy Wong Ming Jun In a dusty rural town 50 kilometers south of Manila, an elderly male patient sits in a simple clinic as he seeks medical treatment for the painful red spots on his ankles. During his medical consultation,...

News

On Friday, July 31, 2026, Lieutenant Commander James M. Ennes, Jr., US Navy, ret., slipped his cable and unfurled his sails. With the Great Pilot at the helm, he set a course to his final home port. LCDR Ennes, then...

Uncategorized

Reprinted with permission from The Jason Jones Show substack. Have you seen the ruling classes’ latest ploy for holding onto power rather than allow the public to hold them accountable through straightforward and honest elections? It’s clear as day to...

Uncategorized

When Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu recently warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could eventually create a purchasing power problem by reducing entry-level hiring, the reaction was predictable. The discussion quickly turned into a familiar debate over whether AI...

Opinion, India artificial intelligence, Replacing labor with AI

In the United States, President Trump aims to expand the country’s nuclear power capacity by developing new projects and restoring old reactors. However, restarting disused reactors is not as simple as just turning them back on, as rigorous safety standards...

News

A single bug on a full-chip SoC can pull engineers off roadmap work for days or even weeks. It involves massive waveforms, thousands of files of RTL and UVM, and dense specs that aren’t always perfect. Finding these bugs have...

Bronco AI, EDA, bronco ai

In my 45 years experience in the semiconductor industry, 43 of that in EDA and IP, I have never seen such a meteoric rise of an EDA company. I do remember money being raised for EDA in the early days...

ChipAgents AI, EDA, AI EDA companies

“All roads are now leading to ‘stagflation ’, where inflation rises, but economies do not expand. This is the story for Japan, Europe and even the US” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger...

Economics, Finance, Geopolitics

Europe is currently contending with its third energy crisis in four years against the backdrop of near-constant global geopolitical friction and fracas. The continent’s over-reliance on foreign fossil fuel imports has been thrown into sharp relief in recent months and...

News

There is a familiar ritual in Washington’s foreign policy think tanks whenever two Middle Eastern states sign a memorandum of understanding, launch a joint economic council or hold their first-ever ministerial dialogue: the announcement is instantly upgraded, in the retelling,...

Opinion, Abraham Accords, Belt and Road Initiative

9 August 2026 Trump’s reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has no way out. The United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran have inflamed West Asia...

Economics, Geopolitics, Alastair Crooke

Workers sought intervention from authorities on Sunday after management at Misr al-Amreya Spinning and Weaving Company in Alexandria decided to suspend operations at the factory indefinitely, according to four workers who spoke to Mada Masr. The management’s statement said the shutdown...

textile industry, worker strikes

Brendan Emery is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iQ Sense Technology. He has more than 25 years of international experience in animal health, having held senior commercial leadership roles with organisations including Boehringer Ingelheim and Norbrook Laboratories. Together with Co-Founder...

CEO Interviews, Semiconductor Services, Silicon Catalyst

Brendan Emery is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iQ Sense Technology. He has more than 25 years of international experience in animal health, having held senior commercial leadership roles with organisations including Boehringer Ingelheim and Norbrook Laboratories. Together with Co-Founder...

CEO Interviews, Semiconductor Services, Silicon Catalyst
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