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The US-China G-2 concept is both normatively exclusionary and strategically constraining. The inherent limits of a G-2 framework—hierarchy, power structure, and systematic constraints—make it a non-starter in a multipolar reality. Here, I completely agree; the concept of a G2 is...

South Asia, China, India

The large businesses in the UK have urged the government to remove taxes on electricity bills for business to make Britain more competitive and energy costs more affordable amid escalating energy prices that hurt both consumers and industry. In one...

News

Within the increasingly specialized field of peptide and metabolic signaling inquiry, AICAR has emerged as a particularly intriguing molecular subject due to its theorized relationship with cellular energy regulation, mitochondrial communication pathways, and adaptive biochemical signaling environments. Although often associated...

Health & Wellness, Health, peptides

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) was established 43 years ago this November. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on the heels of his 1982 Westminster Address to the British Parliament, the NED was the embodiment of the president’s...

Democracy & Governance, National Endowment For Democracy, NED

October WTI crude oil futures are trading at $101.26 early Friday, up $10.04 or 11.01% for the week so far. The contract traded as low as $90.87 before reaching $104.46, its strongest level since May. Last week, the market was...

News

Crude oil prices are poised for further increases and the trending trajectory is higher, as global inventory drawdowns have accelerated and China is back to buying significantly higher crude oil volumes than in the spring, Energy Aspects founder and market...

News

President Donald Trump is making himself the centre of the Republican Party’s campaign for the 2026 midterm elections, but growing concerns within his own party are raising questions about whether a Trump focused strategy can attract the independent voters Republicans...

Americas, Elections, Politics

By CIVICUS Sep 11 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses the implications of the Philippines’ proposed anti-disinformation bill with Josalee Deinla, Secretary-General of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, a civil society organisation that defends civil liberties in the Philippines. Josalee Deinla The Philippines’ House of...

Active Citizens, Civil Society, Crime & Justice

On 2 September 2026, UNICEF staff and partners are distributing recreation kits at Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) at the holding center for children affected by the recent flash floods in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal. By Shreya Komar UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11 2026...

Aid, Asia-Pacific, Climate Action

You cannot understand the executive power Donald Trump is wielding today if you do not understand how 9/11 was used to create that power. I have been perseverating on that truth in the lead-up to today’s 25-year anniversary of the terrorist...

National Politics

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Firewall against the AfD is becoming a trapDiego Faßnacht reports that the AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt breakthrough has pushed Germany’s firewall strategy...

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China aims to have electric and hybrid vehicles account for as much as 70% of all passenger car sales by 2030, in a massive transport shift set to further dent oil demand for road fuels. As of the end of...

News

Crude oil prices could top $120 per barrel of Brent crude by the end of the year if fighting in the Middle East continues, RBC Capital Markets’ Helima Croft has warned, as quoted by Reuters. “Maritime traffic through the Bab...

News

Africa is at the centre of a growing global race for critical minerals, but the continent faces a familiar challenge: possessing enormous natural wealth without capturing a comparable share of the value generated from it. Africa holds around 30% of...

Middle East & Africa, Africa, Economics

China’s state owned oil companies have spent years preparing for the possibility of major disruptions to global energy supplies, investments that are now helping Beijing manage the shock caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Since 2018, Sinopec,...

Economy, China, Economics

The 11th of September, 2026, marks a quarter-century since the “9/11” attacks that killed three thousand Americans and set into motion a generation of the “Global War on Terror”. The anniversary will no doubt bring with it the very human...

#Current Affairs, Africa, Canada

Beijing has threatened to retaliate if Washington moves to curb Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms over accusations that they used a technique called distillation to copy AI models, days before senior officials from both countries meet for AI safety talks....

Technology, Alibaba, Artificial Intelligence

General Secretary and President To Lam’s state visit to Russia from September 7 to 9, 2026, was significant not because it reaffirmed a familiar narrative of traditional friendship, but because it showed how both Hanoi and Moscow are trying to...

Southeast Asia, Economics, Opinion

Crude oil prices extended their climb this week, reaching the highest since May as hostilities in the Gulf continue and the prospect of peace gets even more remote. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $107.86 per...

News

Honestly, I don’t think we really get it yet. Let’s face it. It’s going to be hot, hot, hot. Or do I mean hotter, hotter, hotter, or even hottest, hottest, hottest, or someday, for all we know, beyond any words...

Opinion, AI Data Centers, Climate Change

Growing concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence are prompting more U.S. lawmakers to call for stronger safeguards after two researchers at Anthropic warned that advanced AI could potentially threaten human survival within the next decade. The alarm intensified...

Tech News, Artificial Intelligence, Security

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 11 2026 (IPS) When over 130 world leaders arrive in New York for the high-level segment of the General Assembly next week– it will be rare to hear hard-hitting, headline-grabbing political statements from the podium. The speeches...

Democracy, Featured, Global

Britain's decision this week to ban all imports from illegal Israeli settlements carries huge moral resonance, but the real test comes next: Will the European Union (EU) – the single largest market in the world and Israel's biggest trading partner...

Israel, European-union, Sanctions

This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where he pledged increased security assistance, signed critical minerals deals and warned the three countries’ recently-elected, ideologically-aligned leaders — two of them U.S. citizens — about China’s...

Ecuador, Colombia, Narco-terrorism

The territorial dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (or Islas Malvinas in Spanish) continues to escalate. Last week, Argentine President Javier Milei, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced a series of new measures...

Javier-milei, Falkland-islands, Falklands-war

Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally Frontline activists and leaders in the fight against female genital mutilation, which has affected more than 230 million women and girls worldwide , have welcomed an unprecedented...

Women's rights and gender equality, Global health, Global development

LISTEN NOW: Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats almost 2-to-1 in Nebraska, and the few Democrats who hold elected offices in the state are overwhelmingly conservative. But like the rest of the country, Nebraska is feeling the strain of soaring prices, the data...

Lever Time

By: Nava Thakuria Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and predecessor Sheikh Hasina. Photo from Asia Times It’s amazing how a country of 170 million can annoy a giant neighbor with a billion-plus people. If someone looks seriously into the existing bilateral ties...

News

Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Southeast Asia has found a new major driver apart from the years-long efforts to switch away from coal-fired power generation. The AI boom and the data center construction in Asia are set to...

News

Mexico’s government is slashing financial assistance for the state energy major by as much as 70% despite Pemex’s continued struggle to pay down debt and boost production. The decision rests on expectations that the company will benefit from the oil...

News

“For peace is not in gold or gain, Nor in the spoils of others’ pain; It’s found turning from the lie, Refusing worlds where good must die, To stand where truth and kindness grow, And dream a life beyond this woe.” ”Awaken” — The Frontier Man Humanity...

Guest Contributor

OPEC now expects global oil demand growth to jump from just 380,000 barrels per day this year to 2.36 million bpd in 2027—a more than sixfold increase in the space of a year. The cartel trimmed its 2026 demand-growth forecast...

News

Decades after the Soviet collapse, Russia and Rwanda share an excellent, longstanding, and growing multifaceted relationship, rooted in mutually beneficial cooperation, while sustaining ambition for raising levels of investment and trade, as well as educational exchanges. Rwanda recognizes Moscow as...

Emerging Markets, Africa, Economics

As lawmakers demand Congress put artificial intelligence safeguards in place amid new warnings from AI whistleblowers, the Trump administration is using a new, obscure office to do exactly the opposite. The agency, which is dedicated to turning the U.S. military into...

Tech

A quarter-century after Sept. 11, America is commemorating the day with a combination of reverence, Islamophobia and jingoism. But there is another current running through the mix of emotions: anger over a number of unanswered questions about the attacks, their...

Courts & Law, Ear to the Ground, Health & Wellness

US natural gas production is projected to reach a record high of 111.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2026, up from 107.6 bcfd in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). By 2027, domestic supply is...

News

Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are introducing new procedures for foreign visitors. Some local observers believe the moves are connected to a fresh influx of Russians amid rumors that the Kremlin may order a general military mobilization. A Kyrgyz government decree outlines plans...

News

Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic institutions view the joint military defense agreement signed between Israel and Greece in the Mediterranean (culminating in the $3.5 billion Achilles Shield missile deal) with cautious suspicion and a multi-dimensional strategic assessment. This Chinese...

Defense, Belt and Road, China
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