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The Strait of Hormuz has become the central pressure point in the escalating confrontation between the United States and Iran. Before the conflict, roughly 20 million barrels of oil moved through the narrow waterway each day, equivalent to about one...

Energy Geopolitics, Economics, energy security

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are taking an unusual approach to the 2026 midterm elections by holding a national Republican convention in Dallas, just weeks before voters head to the polls. Unlike traditional party conventions, the gathering is...

Americas, Election, Trump

PARIS / PNN / France will end trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, joining 11 other countries that have made similar commitments, the French government said, citing the deteriorating situation in the West Bank. France said the West...

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Iraq has asked the OPEC leadership for a significantly higher crude oil production baseline for future quotas, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. According to these sources, Baghdad wants its future quotas in the group...

News

When the US-Israeli war against Iran began, few in Beijing or Moscow likely expected Tehran to withstand military pressure from two of the world’s most capable powers. In the early days, US and Israeli air, intelligence and technological superiority were...

Middle East, Block 2, China-Iran

The United States has accused Chinese artificial intelligence companies of systematically copying technology from American AI firms, escalating an already tense technology relationship between the world’s two largest economies. US law enforcement and intelligence officials allege that Chinese companies are...

World News, China, Security

Radhika Desai is a prominent Marxist political economist known for her work on geopolitical economy—a framework analyzing international relations through the lens of capitalist contradictions and the economic role of states . She is a Professor at the Department of Political...

News

Collective-defense pacts are meant to make war less likely. Poorly designed ones can do the opposite. If allies make sweeping promises without the military integration, decision-making mechanisms, and escalation controls needed to carry them out, they may invite adversaries to...

Commentary, Alliances, Deterrence

The global economy has entered the second half of the year with surprising strength despite two wars, sharply higher energy prices and persistent geopolitical disruption. Rather than triggering a broad slowdown, the shocks have so far been absorbed by an...

Economy, Defense, Economics

Authors: Jade McCulloch and Sopheak Srey* Nearly a year has passed since fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand border first forced families from their homes. Renewed hostilities in December 2025 brought another, far larger wave of displacement before a ceasefire was reached later...

Global Social Change, Cambodia, children

On September 1, a US airstrike hit a family compound in Kuhestak, southern Iran, as women and children gathered for a wedding celebration. At least five people were killed and dozens more injured. Associated Press reporters who visited the town...

Opinion, Amnesty International, Civilian War Deaths

By Daud Khan ROME, Sep 9 2026 (IPS) Observing some of the changes over the last year and a half in the Government of the USA, one question that comes to mind is whether the greatest democracy in the world turning into...

Democracy, Freedom of Expression, Headlines

Washington will watch this week’s BRICS summit through the lens of China, Russia and de-dollarization — and miss the more consequential story: Asian priorities on development, technology, energy and connectivity are quietly reshaping what BRICS has become. India has long...

Opinion, Block 2, BRICS

Last week, Norwegian authorities seized the Russian ship Professor Molchanov in Svalbard at the request of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz. The vessel now sits immobilized in the port of Barentsburg, a settlement of Russian citizens on the Svalbard archipelago, which...

Norway, Russia, Ukraine

Trying to pin the blame for the depletion of U.S. military stockpiles on something other than the war in Iran, President Donald Trump fell back on a usual scapegoat last week: Ukraine. “The Biden administration gave far more munitions away...

Donald-trump, Us-military, Eu

Key regions of the brain linked to movement, learning and emotions were affected and may lead to cognitive problems Babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation of emotion,...

Global development, Global health, Children's health

North Korea’s commissioning of the Kang Kon signals that its naval modernization is moving beyond fleet renewal toward a broader effort to reshape deterrence and strategic competition in Northeast Asian waters. On September 6, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

Northeast Asia, AEGIS Destroyers, Block 2

Last week I was in England at a symposium with many Europeans and others from around the world. The main takeaway? Nonstop gratuitous insults of Donald Trump, America, and Americans – underpinned by complaints that America is “undependable” and “unpredictable”...

Opinion, Donald Trump, Trump Foreign Policy

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wound up their visit to Kyiv on September 6 after visiting Moscow the day prior. The US special diplomatic duo met with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, respectively. Both offered solutions that the Russians seemed...

Opinion, Block 2, German Military

By: Toh Han Shih The landslide victory of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s party in legislative elections on Aug. 23 may give him a mandate to continue his reforms – and certainly his influence – in Kazakhstan possibly even after he leaves...

News

Reprinted from The Realist Review. Washington is more united than is often thought. Despite the ruptures with an imagined past that have been said to have been caused by the chaos agent in the White House, the foreign policy consensus...

Uncategorized

A quarter-century has passed since the terrorist attack that killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. During the first seven years after that mass atrocity, Pentagon spending doubled. The aftermath of 9/11 was also a...

Uncategorized

Authors: Janvi Singhi and Kanav Sharma* BRICS is moving into a more meaningful phase in its evolution. Its larger membership, considerable resources, population, and markets position it as a voice for the global south. Nevertheless, the fact that the BRICS...

Emerging Markets, BRICS, Economics

Are you a student, worker, or grassroots activist organizing for Palestinian freedom in your school, workplace, or city? Palestine Legal is just one call away from supporting you with: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND ACTION PLANNING You or your organization are thinking about organizing...

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Copper futures in London reached a record high on Tuesday as expectations of US tariffs drew record volumes from the seaborne market into US warehouses, tightening availability elsewhere despite subdued demand. As we highlighted on Monday, deteriorating conditions across global mining operations are adding...

News

Beyond its historical roots as a day to honor the achievements and contributions of workers, Labor Day has emerged as one of the largest retail sales weekends of the year in the U.S., second only to Black Friday. People usually...

News

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...

Members, The Ukraine Compass

Ramallah /PNN / The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said 84 violations were recorded against Palestinian journalists in August 2026, including the death of a journalist in Israeli custody, the shooting injury of another, as well as arrests and field assaults, describing it...

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Dreams are often about identity, because we’re figuring out who we are and what we need, and the beliefs and perspectives we hold,” says Wallace. “If you feel unfulfilled, undervalued or not the person you want to be in waking...

African Renaissance, Africa, Literature

A federal appeals panel appeared inclined Tuesday to let Washington, D.C.’s restrictions on natural gas in certain new buildings stand. The case turns on the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, or EPCA, which gives the Department of Energy authority to...

News

Germany’s rulers face a deep crisis of political legitimacy. Cross-posted from Counterfire Left Party poster, Dessau, August 2026: ‘Never again is now!’ Photo: Robert Dale The election result in Sachsen-Anhalt came in fairly much as predicted, like a car crash in slow motion....

National Politics, Alternative for Germany, Article

The US can still blow up its enemies, but it cannot do so without also endangering its own operational forces. Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His most recent book (with Grieve Chelwa) is How the...

Geopolitics, Article, Iran

Trump’s new head of monetary policy, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, recently announced the U.S. central bank doesn’t yet know how artificial intelligence will impact the economy, but he believes it “will leave us much better prepared for tomorrow.” Warsh, a...

Artificial Intelligence

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Turkish investment bank and two subsidiaries, accusing them of helping Iran move oil revenue and providing access to the international financial system as Washington intensifies its campaign to squeeze Tehran. The US...

News

Chevron plans to double the number of drilling rigs it operates in Venezuela under a five-year expansion that targets roughly 600,000 barrels per day of production. CFO Eimear Bonner said Tuesday that Chevron will add rigs under new contract terms...

News

This is a web version of The Lever ’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 New in The Lever : A Senate front-runner oversaw product safety for a medical device that caused women “ life-altering harm .” 👀 Watch : Even conservatives realize that...

Lever Daily

The Trump administration and its supporters are preparing a major change in U.S. colonial practices by moving to restrict birthright citizenship in U.S. territories. Since the Supreme Court reaffirmed in Trump v. Barbara that people born in the United States are...

Democracy & Governance, Immigration, American Samoa

Andy Burnham’s decision to impose trade sanctions with Israel’s illegal settlements stands in sharp contrast to this week last year when Keir Starmer welcomed Israel’s president to Downing Street. Speaking in parliament today, UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband also announced a...

Archive, Arms Trade, Middle East

Nepal is one of the world’s lowest greenhouse gas emitters. Yet it is highly exposed to climate risks and climate disasters created by the rich countries of the Global North. In 2024, Nepal emitted only 0.63 tons of greenhouse gases...

Activism, Asia Pacific, Business & Economy

This article was originally published at Barn Raiser Media . For the first time since President Donald Trump ’s ascendance, Iowa Democrats are finding reason to believe they might win multiple statewide elections. Polls find the November races for governor and...

Activism, Health & Wellness, News
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