The most important lesson emerging from the Iran conflict may not actually be about Iran. It is about the changing economics of warfare and what happens when autonomy, artificial intelligence, commercial technology and inexpensive mass begin eroding advantages once reserved almost exclusively for major powers. In many ways, modern warfareContinue Reading
New research suggests that human activity is making El Niño even more extreme and globally disruptive., Read MoreContinue Reading
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said the aircraft detected a triple-hydraulic failure, with the autopilot disengaging and a stall warning triggered for two seconds., Read MoreContinue Reading
Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located., Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark and the Netherlands did not outline where the centres would be located. Five European nations have agreed on concrete steps towards a deal with an unspecified non-European Union country toContinue Reading
The country’s highest court is considering investigations into two judges who have accused each other of wrongdoing., Brazil’s Supreme Court has found itself at the centre of a corruption scandal roiling the country, with the body considering investigations into two justices who have accused each other of wrongdoing. The disputeContinue Reading
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a decision to introduce two levels of air alerts, with yellow for drone attacks and red for a heightened threat of missile or combined strikes, Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said on 3 September. Under the yellow level, designated businesses can operate if theyContinue Reading
US President Traitor 47’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend for talks aimed at restarting efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Axios reported, citing US officials. The planned trip comes as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that stalledContinue Reading
Unemployment rate steady as public schools and food services lead the surge in US job growth for August., The United States economy has added 162,000 jobs in August, with large gains in local government education and food services. The unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to the monthly jobs report releasedContinue Reading
Maradona and Messi each made the shirt their own. The next great Argentinian player should have that chance, too., When Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team last Monday, the reaction bordered on national mourning. Children cried in schools, journalists shed tears on television, newspapers filled theirContinue Reading
Many people in Silicon Valley like to talk about the importance of democracy. The CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, has repeatedly described the race to build artificial superintelligence as one between the democratic U.S. and an authoritarian China. “We should arm democracies with AI,” he writes. “It makes sense toContinue Reading
The following is adapted from “The Road to Medicare for All: A Call to Action,” published by Routledge. In the early morning hours of December 4, 2024, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was gunned down outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan in New York City. The CEO was on his wayContinue Reading
As his superyacht Boardwalk docked in Venice as part of the “Freedom 250 Coastal Diplomacy Italy initiative” in July, billionaire US Ambassador Tilman J. Fertitta was greeted by protests. Fertitta was traveling across the country to meet “with local business leaders, celebrities and Americans on board the yacht,” according to CNN. The incident captured a growing trendContinue Reading
Strategic Positioning in a Maturing Aperitivo Economy: Inside the Worldwide Vermouth Market Outlook 2src26–2src32 The global vermouth market is entering a phase of disciplined expansion that rewards strategic clarity over volume-chasing growth. As the category moves beyond its pandemic-era recovery and into a mature, value-conscious consumption cycle…Continue Reading