Looking back over the trials and hardships of the road traveled, the lens of time reveals change as well as steadfastness. The transformation in the way China and the United States interact demonstrates the new atmosphere and reshaping of the...
My previous suggestion to both the American and Chinese sides—as an internationally renowned Egyptian expert on Chinese politics and the policies of the ruling Communist Party of China—was the necessity of establishing a coordinator position for Sino-American relations. This is...
The 2026 TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum was held on September 23, 2026, in Santa Clara, CA. This is the event where TSMC showcases the substantial progress made with its massive semiconductor ecosystem. As one would expect, AI...
The fuel trading market is expanding from an established group of specialized desks at oil majors, commodity trading houses, and refiners to AI-assisted trades. AI could either make the sometimes opaque fuel trading a level playing field for many new...
On the sidelines of the 81st UNGA, Sergey Lavrov and Belarus’s Maxim Ryzhenkov launched work on a “Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century,” with an open expert group and a first in-person round in Minsk by...
The U.S.–Iran and Russia–Ukraine wars are more than regional or military conflicts. They are exposing weaknesses in the global energy and economic system and demonstrating that energy security can no longer be seen as independent of financial security, transportation, military...
A financial magnate just admitted something incredible: If artificial intelligence helps consumers find the best bank interest rates, it may undermine the entire financial system. That suggests the stability of U.S. banks depends on ripping off depositors. New data highlighted by Torsten...
Serbia's president has decided to leave office in order to participate in the upcoming parliamentary election. His call to Moscow before resigning points to particular expectations Vučić's Kremlin call set the price of gas for Serbia Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has resigned...
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...
Energy models have an unusual talent. However chaotic the present may be, the future almost always becomes remarkably calm. Wars end. Shipping lanes reopen. LNG terminals work as planned. Winters remain manageable. Producers deliver. Markets rebalance. And natural gas prices...
Palantir is getting its hands on public data across Europe, despite its record of using data for surveillance and AI warfare. Access the PDF Picture by Lucas Kendall We are European organisations demanding that our governments and the European Commission scrap all existing...
The reaction in Israel to a new documentary about the Zionist regime’s crimes in Gaza shows just how dedicated the political class is to genocide. Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist, best–selling author, filmmaker and co–founder of Declassified Australia. He’s written...
The British Government has sanctioned an attempt by the Orange Order to march into a predominantly Irish Nationalist community, but the move is being resisted on the streets. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator, and a supporter of Rise,...
Crude stocks in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve stood at 284.6 million barrels for the week ending September 18, according to the Energy Information Administration, down from 285.0 million the week before and 406.0 million a year earlier. Department of...
President Trump’s suggestion that China buy American weapons is not a serious arms proposal. It is an off-the-cuff negotiating probe designed to disrupt standard diplomatic scripts, test reactions, and create transactional leverage. U.S. law strictly prohibits arms sales to China, and...
A Scenario With a Script Most intelligence assessments warn about capabilities. The one Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service published last week describes a script. It warns of a “low but growing risk” that Russia will carry out a limited attack on...
Colombia’s economically vital petroleum industry is in a death spiral. Oil and natural gas production is falling despite efforts to boost output and grow efficiencies. New President Abelardo de la Espriella, a former criminal defense attorney, has put energy security...
This is a web version of The Lever ’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 New in The Lever : Artificial intelligence rules were coming. Then the White House stepped in . 🎧 Listen : What’s hiding in the Paramount merger? 👇 Further down in...
As David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s “ AI whisperer ,” urged the White House to take a light-touch approach to AI regulation, the tech tycoon’s venture capital firm launched a new round of investments in AI startups that stood to...
The Money That Runs Out Today At midnight tonight, $300 million that Congress appropriated as military financing for Taiwan expires unused. The State Department was supposed to notify Congress of how it would be spent by 15 September. It did...
Marie-Celestin Karondwa was attacked on Sunday after promoting measures to prevent spread of disease, his party says A senior member of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s ruling party was beaten to death on Sunday after appearing on a radio programme...
On September 15, the House of Representatives voted 220–204 for a resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. The vote placed lawmakers’ positions on continued involvement on the record ahead of November’s midterm elections. It also...
Europe is currently benefiting from the closed arbitrage between the U.S. Gulf Coast and Asia and is taking more LNG supplies in possible relief from concerns about winter gas supply. The Atlantic-Pacific arbitrage is closed for the rest of this...
The following story is co-published with Freddie deBoer’s Substack . Why does it feel like everything is breaking down, like something is fundamentally wrong with the American economy? Unemployment rates stay stubbornly low despite constant predictions, inflation is worse than recent...
Amidst all the talk of the need for government regulation of artificial intelligence , there has been too little discussion of the simplest route: criminal liability. The basic story is that the AI companies are being irresponsible in dealing with...
The United States and China are taking another step back from a full-scale trade war. After a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the two sides agreed to reciprocal tariff reductions covering about $30 billion worth of goods in...
Like all political parties in Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany is a commercial operation. A special national system finances political parties from federal taxes, paying for elections, advertising and the running of party offices. Berlin provides this money to...
Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping the full state-visit treatment in Washington, but markets were more interested in what the two leaders did not deliver. After three days of ceremony, an unusually warm presidential welcome and repeated pledges to stabilize relations...
Sarada Murlidharan, Photo: Supplied By Kumkum Chadha NEW DEHLI, Sep 28 2026 (IPS) As a young girl, Sarada Murlidharan cringed at the thought of going to school. It was not the studies but the taunts of ‘being black’ or having dark skin, where...
Qatari mediators are set to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York, along with separate discussions with the US, on Monday or Tuesday to address the ongoing war. These talks will focus on a revised seven-day proposal...
EU members approved plans for five defence projects that will receive EU funding. These projects aim to improve Europe’s defence in areas like space, sea, air, and drone warfare. The European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs) enable collaboration among...
Smaller generations are entering the workforce as larger generations retire and begin receiving pension benefits. Credit: Shutterstock By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Sep 28 2026 (IPS) Dozens of government-funded pension programs providing benefits to hundreds of millions of men and women face growing...
Synopsys today announced its AgentEngineer TM solutions portfolio and Autopilot TM Platform, advancing a fundamental paradigm shift in electronic design automation (EDA moving beyond AI copilots toward autonomous engineering agents. Following a recent technical briefing with Thomas Andersen, Vice...
The UK power system faces a margin shortfall of 1.4 gigawatts (GW) on Monday evening local time, the National Energy System Operator said in a routine precautionary notice. During the spring and the summer record heatwaves, the National Energy System...
On September 19, French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France’s last remaining territory in North America. The tiny fishing archipelago is home to fewer than 6,000 people, all of them full French citizens, and it is relatively unknown...
Less than two months after his government hosted the NATO summit — which was framed as proof of Turkey’s pivotal role in transatlantic security — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed full Turkish membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, an...
Russia has formally rejected Germany's ambitions to obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, citing Berlin's failure to adhere to international agreements and its current military trajectory. The position was detailed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a...
TotalEnergies expects its oil and gas production to grow by more than 3% every year until 2030 due to start-ups of new low-cost projects currently under development, the French supermajor said in its 2026 strategy and outlook on Monday. Overall...
A man carries his family’s food ration from a WFP distribution point to his shelter in Camp 11, Balukhali, Bangladesh, on September 24, 2026. Credit: Mohammed Zonaid/IPS By Mohammed Zonaid COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Sep 28 2026 (IPS) For Mohammed Dullah, recent cuts in...
One of my fundamental beliefs about the world is that Ramez Naam ought to blog more. Ramez is one of the world’s greatest futurists — he predicted the solar and battery revolutions long before these were widely understood. If you were reading Ramez in...
This paper is a reflective scholarly essay written from the author’s position as a doctoral candidate and scholar-practitioner. It draws on personal academic experience and established literature on scholarship and learning communities, and it is addressed to a broad audience...
Nine years growing up in a tent robbed me of my freedom and childhood. But my generation is determined to fight for a better future – one that we must be involved in shaping Nine years ago, I was forced to...
The last Conservative government passed the Legacy Act, which shut down many routes to justice for victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Inquests were stopped, even when British soldiers fired the fatal shots. Labour’s manifesto pledged to pass a Troubles Bill...
I spent more than 20 years in U.S. Army air defense, much of it in cramped control stations where the difference between a successful engagement and a catastrophic loss came down to the soldier at the console. The radar did...
Two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting for Russia against Ukraine have arrived in South Korea, raising questions over how they will be investigated, protected and resettled, as well as the legal basis for their transfer. The soldiers repeatedly expressed...
Coming from a family of storytellers, the Nigerian director of the hit South African Netflix show is a master storyteller himself. He tells Toni Kan how literature has shaped his approach to directing. There is a particular kind of creative confidence...
What is the ideal relationship between parents and children, especially in this age of social media and its influencers? What should guide both parents and children to strike a perfect balance that benefits both? I n Ghana, our ancestors have a...
Despite immaculate credentials, many companies in frontier markets find themselves struggling to raise international finance. They are victims of a ‘geography penalty’. But thanks to rapid data exchange and relocating to advanced economies, companies can bypass the bias and access...
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