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Germany’s Bond Market Isn’t Pricing This Crisis At All
Ten-year Bund yields hit their highest level since 2011...
Why the Fed’s Hike Won’t Bring Gulf Money Back to Wall Street
TODAY'S NUMBERS:
3.75%–4.00% (Fed's new rate, first hike since 2023)...
Why Are Oil Importers Turning to Longer Trade Routes?
The Iran conflict and disruption to the Strait of...
Venezuela’s Oil Deal Has a Guyana Problem — and an OPEC One
The August 28th oil deal's least-noticed effects run through...
Can Trump’s Venezuela Oil Plan Derail the Country’s Energy Recovery?
US President Donald Trump’s plan to secure direct access...
Beyond Slogans: The Ten Structural Realities Governing Modern Energy Systems
Energy literacy has become a strategic necessity for modern...
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Security
Can Japan Sustain Its Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII?
For much of the postwar era, Japan treated military...
How Russia is reshaping its missile campaign against Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is entering another dangerous phase...
France Offered Europe a Nuclear Umbrella. Nobody Has Checked What’s Actually Under It
When Emmanuel Macron stepped up at the Île Longue...
Global Order
The Burke Index: An Attempt to Measure the Real Autonomy of the State
Sovereignty is usually understood as a legal status: a...
Does national interest still matter in a globalized world?
It is one of the significant questions that arises...
The Myth of a Multipolar World: Why the Global Order Is Becoming More Bipolar, Not Less
The idea that the world is becoming multipolar has...
Amnesty, States, and the Argument Both Sides Keep Missing
Every few months, somewhere in the world, a state...
Fine Living
The Last Cities Where a Hotel Concierge Still Means Something
When a guest at the Hotel Montalembert in Paris...
China: Panda-powered tourism fuels summer resort economy (VIDEO)
Panda-powered tourism fuels summer resort economy in southwest China...
Lürssen Delivers Six Superyachts Worth $2.2 Billion in 105 Days
At Lürssen's Berne yard on the Weser River, Floating...
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Luxury Bet Meets a Funding Reality Check
In late October, in a boardroom in Riyadh, executives...
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Can Japan Sustain Its Biggest Military Buildup Since WWII?
For much of the postwar era, Japan treated military restraint as part of its national identity. Its Self Defense Forces were capable, the alliance...
The AI slowdown Washington is being sold is a cartel with a safety label
Dario Amodei wants the industry he helps lead to...
Between Washington and Beijing: Can Central Asia Preserve Its Multi-Vector Technology Policy?
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of...
Russian Provocations on NATO Members Are the Pretext Putin Wants to Save His Regime
Over the past several months, Russia has increased hybrid...
German General Carsten Breuer Elected to Head NATO Military Committee
General Carsten Breuer from Germany has been chosen as...
NATO Defence Chiefs Meet in Copenhagen
NATO's top Military Authority, the NATO Military Committee, held...
How Putin Could Use Russia’s Election Result to Strengthen His Grip
Russians are participating in a three-day parliamentary election that...
Greenland, Denmark Reject US Sovereignty Claims as Trump Hails Security Deal
Denmark and Greenland declared on Saturday that any agreement...
How the Houthis’ Control of Bab el-Mandeb Could Reshape Red Sea Shipping
Yemen's civil war has returned to the centre of...
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Awareness of environmentally friendly construction methods is increasing in...