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Merz Defies Pressure as Germany Unveils New Military Aid for Ukraine
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz affirmed the country's continued support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression, announcing an additional €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in military...
OPEC+ Keeps November Oil Output Targets Unchanged Amid Market Uncertainty
OPEC+ decided to keep oil production targets unchanged for November during a meeting held online on Sunday. This decision aligns with expectations that there...
Iran Sets Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz Amid Global Energy Concerns
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, stated that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the US meets seven conditions that were outlined...
China Isn’t Building a New World Order. It’s Building a Majority in the Old One
Stalling Clubs, Growing Caucus
In mid-September Xi Jinping made his first visit to India in seven years for the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The...
Europe Can Pay for Rearmament. Its Weakest Budgets Can’t
Wages Frozen, Gas Doubled, Warships Wanted
On 1 October Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled €54 billion of savings in France's 2027 budget. They include a...
Canada Is Building an Exit From the US, One Institution at a Time
Thirteen Days, Four Doors
At 12:01 a.m. on 29 September, a US ban on nearly $1 billion of Canadian goods took effect: whisky, dairy by-products,...
The End of Cheap Money? Why Record Global Bond Yields Matter for the Global South
5.34% and a Finance Minister's Problem
On Thursday the yield on the 10-year US Treasury touched 5.34%, its highest since 2002. The same day, Britain's...
Could Ukraine Talks Unlock a Multi-Billion-Dollar US-Russia Oil Deal?
The Trump administration's discussions with Russia to end the war in Ukraine have included a potential multibillion-dollar oil deal.
This deal would benefit Middle Eastern...
AI’s Race to Transform the World: Can the Money Keep Coming?
Investments in artificial intelligence (AI) are unprecedented, surpassing previous technological booms like railways and the internet. A report from PwC predicts that global spending...
Why Asia and Africa Are Moving Closer on Trade, Sovereignty and Multilateralism
The 81st UNGA, which is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the United Nations, was held late September 2026 in New York....