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AI Boom Cushions Global Economy as Middle East Energy Shock Clouds 2027 Outlook
The global economy is showing more resilience than expected in 2026, helped by a surge in investment linked to artificial intelligence, but the impact...
Kazakhstan’s Kurultai Reform: How AI and Digital Governance Are Reshaping Central Asia
Kazakhstan has very recently completed a major constitutional reform. On 23 August 2026, the Central Asian state held the first election of deputies to...
AI Governance Must Not Become a Geopolitical Battlefield
As Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to meet next week, artificial intelligence governance will stand as one of the...
Beijing’s Two-Track Money Play: A Stronger Yuan for Washington, a Harder Line on Belt and Road Debt
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$126.4bn (China's record H1 2026 Belt and Road engagement) · 8 (straight sessions of a stronger PBOC yuan fix, the longest streak since...
Can AI Optimism Strengthen China Stocks Ahead of the Xi Trump Summit?
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in artificial intelligence companies, as investors responded to signs of renewed US China...
Tripping Up US AI rivals Turns Into Tripping Up China
In the United States, public skepticism over the misuse of AI technology and cybersecurity risks continues to grow. Real-world problems such as controversies surrounding...
Can AI Optimism Offset the Market Shock From Rising Oil Prices?
Global stocks recovered on Monday as stronger evidence of artificial intelligence demand boosted technology shares, while a retreat in oil prices eased some of...
The AI slowdown Washington is being sold is a cartel with a safety label
Dario Amodei wants the industry he helps lead to slow down. On Saturday the Anthropic chief executive published an essay warning that swarms of...
Between Washington and Beijing: Can Central Asia Preserve Its Multi-Vector Technology Policy?
The United States is preparing to tell dozens of partner countries that they may have to choose between American and Chinese approaches to cooperation...
AI’s Power Bill Is About to Become a Geopolitical Story, Not Just a Utility One
This summer the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded that restarting Three Mile Island's Unit 1 — the plant synonymous with nuclear disaster since 1979 —...