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How Israel’s Hilltop Outposts Drive Palestinian Displacement
The settler outpost of Or Meir is small and informal, but it reflects a broader strategy reshaping the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Perched on a...
Junta Turns to Ballots After Battlefield Setbacks
Nearly five years after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leadership is attempting to use elections to consolidate authority it has failed to...
Trump’s Ambassador Recall Deepens U.S. Diplomatic Gaps in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recall multiple ambassadors has sharply reduced Washington’s diplomatic footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, leaving the United States without top-level...
Financial Brief: A weekly roundup on the geopolitics of money | Dec 24
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS: The final week of 2025 delivered a stark message: the era of easy money is over. In a synchronized pivot, the world’s...
The AI Boom’s Dirty Secret: Reviving Polluting ‘Peaker’ Plants
In Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, the aging Fisk power plant, owned by NRG Energy, was set to retire next year. However, rising electricity demands from...
Beyond the Headlines: The Real Reasons Trump Wants Control of Greenland
President Donald Trump stated that the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons and announced the appointment of a special envoy to lead...
Orban’s Giveaways Hit Wall in Hungary’s Election Landscape
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims for reelection amid economic struggles and rising living costs ahead of the April election. Although he received a...
Grid Reforms and Data Centers Spark Global Battery Boom
A reform in China's electricity market is enhancing the economics of energy storage as global demand increases, leading to significant growth for Chinese energy...
Russian Defence Factory Boss Sets Himself on Fire on Red Square Amid Production Pressures
Vladimir Arsenyev, 75, head of Moscow’s Volna Central Scientific Research Institute, poured gasoline over himself and set himself alight on Red Square in July...
Delivering Under Fire: How Nova Post Became a Wartime Success Story in Ukraine
Business as Usual Under Air Raids
On a November morning in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, an air raid siren pierced the routine bustle...