It’s true that export controls have curbed the development of China’s domestic AI stack. But they have conversely also made it a rational inevitability, which is already evident in China’s ‘good ...

The intensifying global competition for freshwater resources is reshaping geopolitical landscapes, revealing a new truth: ...

The disappearing Aral Sea represents an environmental disaster that can only be reversed through joint efforts in practical restoration, backed by international help. Promising early steps have been ...

This week we examine the potential impact of new protests on US-Iran negotiations, fallout from the US Supreme Court striking down President Trump’s landmark tariff policy, new rare earth magnet ...

Under the highland light of Addis Ababa, the African Union met to discuss a fundamental and profound issue: water, sanitation, and human dignity. Water is essential for life. Water is the embodiment ...

On February 5, Rio Tinto formally ended talks over a potential $260 billion merger with Glencore, concluding weeks of talks that would have created the world’s largest mining company. This latest ...

In the first weeks of 2026, two distant territories—Gaza in the Middle East and Greenland in the Arctic—became unlikely mirrors of a profound shift in global power dynamics. What unites them is not ...