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AI's effect on jobs will emerge slower than some think

How democratized intelligence is making war crimes harder to hide

The Strait of Hormuz needs a humanitarian corridor

Why Trump’s pressure on the Fed might be counterproductive

How pain at the pump spreads across the global economy

How to stop food weaponization, according to the experts

Will the two-week Iran ceasefire be extended?

Swing voters are feeling 'buyer's remorse' about the Iran war and other Trump policies

What Magyar’s defeat of Orban means for Hungary, Europe, and Ukraine

Why is food security not taken seriously as a national security issue?

Why the U.S. has a national security advantage as a food-secure nation

Trump-Xi summit: don’t expect a breakthrough on conflicting U.S. and Chinese trade interests

Are Russia and Iran allies?

Adaptation is needed to avoid a future corn crisis

Why did the Trump Administration waive oil sanctions on Russia?

Does Russia still rely on Iran for drone production?

How drones enabled Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz

Demis Hassabis: The DeepMind founder at the heart of the AI moment

How ‘Trumpian uncertainty’ about tariffs could affect the economy

The Iran War: What’s Legal?

How does the war with Iran impact the Gulf’s long-term security outlook?

The Gulf countries are seeking more than a ceasefire

Fannie Mae now accepts Bitcoin as mortgage collateral

10 Best U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions: The Creation of NATO

Why are Americans so unhappy with the economy?

Why the UN still aims for consensus-based negotiation

Were Gulf states surprised by Iranian missile and drone attacks?

“I knew I was going to dedicate my life to fighting Russia off” says Cat Buchatskiy

Investors have tried to withdraw $10 billion from private credit in 2026—what’s next?

What to know about rising private credit risk

Why are African countries resisting involvement in the Iran war?

Only Harvard remains in the world’s top 10 STEM universities

Ukraine’s battlefield hacks: jet skis, drones, and parts from Alibaba

Quantum, biotech, and robotics: the fourth industrial revolution China plans to win

From Ukraine to Iran: both wars are targeting the world’s food and energy supply

China to spend $400 billion on robotics in 2026, the U.S.’s CHIPS Act spent $50 billion over years

Are lethal autonomous weapons systems compatible with international law?

Chinese robots in the U.S. pose espionage risks

Poll finds that most MAGA Republicans aren’t isolationists

Why ‘women’s education is the greatest threat to extremism’

Is the U.S. facing an AI bubble?

How did the Japanese PM take Trump’s Pearl Harbor comment?

Does Japan need the United States for security?

Allied manufacturing could counter China’s dominance in robotics

Should the U.S. military be partisan?

Nvidia and other companies give the U.S. a bottleneck advantage over China