Trump Signals Cuba Talks But Who Is Washington Really Engaging?
Donald Trump has repeatedly said the United States is holding talks with high-level Cuban representatives to ease tensions between the two longtime adversaries. According...
Taipei Warns China’s New ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Could Be Used Against Taiwan
Officials in Taipei say a newly passed Chinese law aimed at promoting ethnic unity could become another legal mechanism for Beijing to target Taiwanese...
Trump Revives Tariff Threat with New Global Trade Probes
The administration of Donald Trump is reopening its global trade offensive by launching sweeping investigations into unfair trade practices and forced labor, in a...
Gulf Shipping Under Fire: At Least 15 Vessels Hit Since Iran War Began
The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has rapidly spread beyond land and air strikes into the maritime domain, threatening one of the world’s most critical...
Jet Fuel Shock Grounds Airline Hedging Strategies
The aviation industry is facing a renewed cost crisis as fuel prices surge following the U.S.–Israeli war on Iran. While airlines routinely hedge against...
Iran War Clouds Europe’s Gas Comeback
Europe’s natural gas market was showing signs of recovery at the start of 2026. Major consumers across the continent ramped up gas-fired power generation...
Burning Tankers, Rising Oil: Iran Escalates Gulf Pressure as Trump Declares Victory
The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase, contradicting claims by Donald Trump that Washington has already...
How the Iran War Tests China’s Middle East Strategy
The war involving the United States, Israel and Iran represents one of the most significant geopolitical crises confronting China’s Middle East policy in recent...
Gulf States Bear the Fallout of a War They Didn’t Start
The war triggered by strikes from the United States and Israel against Iran is increasingly exposing tensions between Washington and its Gulf Arab partners,...
Anthropic Challenges Pentagon Blacklisting
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense after being designated a national security supply chain risk, a...