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Global Stocks Slide as AI Rally Fades and US Iran Peace Talks Stall
Global financial markets retreated sharply after two major drivers of investor sentiment shifted simultaneously. First, concerns emerged about whether the artificial intelligence boom that...
Sleepless In Xi’an?  A New Start for China-Europe Relations
Last Friday, as the European Commission met in conclave to discuss how to get tough with China, a very different debate took place on...
Thucydides Trap: Is it still relevant today?Â
For decades, geopolitical scholars have been concerned about a potential hot war between China (the "rising" power) and the US (the "ruling" power) because...
Russia’s Multipolar Architecture to Shape its Future Economic Diplomacy
China and Russia are seemingly leaders in the emerging new economic architecture, underlining the end of unipolarity. But while China has set its economic...
Are Hidden Oil Flows From Hormuz Reshaping the Energy Market?
Oil shipments passing through the Strait of Hormuz have quietly increased in recent weeks, but traders say the movement reflects a fragmented and opaque...
TSMC Bets on AI Boom as CEO Signals Potential Chip Price Hikes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, remains highly optimistic about its future growth as demand for artificial intelligence technologies continues...
Asian Stocks Fall as US Iran Conflict Sparks Market Jitters
Asian stock markets declined on Thursday as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran unsettled investors and triggered a broader shift toward safer...
Can Europe Achieve Tech Sovereignty Without Big Tech?
The European Union has unveiled a technology sovereignty package aimed at strengthening domestic technology companies and reducing dependence on major U.S. technology firms. The...
Iceland’s EU Shift and the New Arctic Power Struggle
The world is witnessing rapid geopolitical changes with the changing relations between the Uand its historical allies in Europe, the growing influence of China,...
US and South Korea Talk Nuclear Submarine Cooperation
The United States and South Korea have long maintained a close security alliance that includes cooperation on nuclear energy for civilian use, while strictly...