Iran
BUSINESS
Oil and Water: A Secondary Theatre of War
Black rain and chemical smog is quietly overshadowing any military gains, poisoning the air and water that millions need to survive.
BUSINESS
A School Bombing Tests AI’s Liability Limits
A US strike killed up to 168 people at a girls' school in Iran last week. Investigators now believe an AI system using outdated targeting data identified it as a military site.
WORLD
Mojtaba: Who is Iran’s New Strongman?
The Islamic Republic named a new Supreme Leader this week: the son of the man killed less than ten days ago.
Gaza War
Iran Comes to Cyprus: Fog of War Haunts Europe
The drone strike on a British base in Cyprus has ended Europe’s hope of staying neutral and forced a divided continent to acknowledge a war that is now at home.
WORLD
Caught in the Crosshairs: Gulf Countries Court a Multipolar Order
As American strikes set the region on fire, the Gulf found that massive wealth bought no seat at the table and its survival called for a whole new orbit.
Popular
Europe’s Circular Economy Still Struggles to Become Real
Europe's circular economy promises lower emissions, more jobs, and less waste, but it still looks more convincing in briefings than in everyday markets.
Pentagon Freeze Warms Canada-Europe Ties
Washington paused its oldest military partnership with Canada last week, its clearest nudge yet toward Europe.
Congo: Rebel Resurgence Disrupts India’s Africa Plans
An Ebola outbreak in rebel-held Congo shows how dormant wars can spill into wider crises, pulling diplomatic summits and energy security off track.
EU Sanctions Talk Tests Europe’s Red Lines
Europe's latest sanctions talk over an Israeli minister is less about one video than about whether the bloc still acts when its outrage is public and specific.
Mistral Leads Europe and Reveals Its Limits
Mistral has become Europe's clearest AI champion, but its rise also shows how far the continent still is from matching the American frontier on scale, compute, and control.
