Clean Energy Transition: The New Strategic Chokepoints
For decades, the global economy has lived in the shadow of the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s total … Read more
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Planet Capture: War Profiteering in the Age of Trump
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The gap between a geopolitical catastrophe and a windfall profit has shrunk to a matter of minutes. In the modern era of high-frequency trading and instant … Read more
Trump Issues Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
The language emanating from the White House has shifted from the calculated posture of “maximum pressure” to something far more visceral. As the conflict between the … Read more
Stock Futures Fall Amid US-Iran Tensions and Rising Oil Prices
Equity futures shifted lower on Sunday, tempering the momentum of a strong previous week as investors weighed escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against a … Read more
Middle East Conflict: Iran Attacks Gulf Infrastructure and Nuclear Plant
Former President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Tehran through a series of aggressive, expletive-laden social media posts, explicitly threatening to target Iranian power plants and … Read more
Artemis II Halfway to Moon: NASA Shares First Earth Images
For the four crew members aboard the Orion spacecraft, the world has shrunk to a glowing, deep-blue marble suspended against an absolute void. As they push … Read more
Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Branded Drugs and Metals
The Trump administration has launched a high-stakes effort to overhaul the American medical supply chain, imposing new tariffs on branded medications from companies that have not … Read more
Iran Warns US Against Ground Attack as Conflict Escalates
Iran’s parliament speaker has accused the United States of orchestrating a ground invasion despite ongoing public calls for a diplomatic resolution, as Washington accelerates the deployment … Read more
Trump Confirms Rescue of US Military Officers in Iran
President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that Trump confirms both military officers missing in Iran have been saved, bringing a conclusion to a high-stakes search and … Read more
US-Israeli Attacks on Iran’s Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone Kill 5, Wound 170
Donald Trump has confirmed the successful rescue of a United States officer from Iranian custody, announcing the operation’s completion with the succinct phrase, “we got him.” … Read more
Trump Tariffs One Year Later: How U.S. Industries Are Faring
The legal architecture of the United States’ recent trade offensive has shifted, but for the American corporate landscape, the dust has yet to settle. While a … Read more
US-Iran Conflict Escalates: Fighter Jet Downed and Nuclear Plant Struck
The window for a diplomatic resolution in the Middle East has narrowed to a matter of hours following a series of critical military escalations. In a … Read more