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Lost in Automation:Â AI Predictions and the Reality CheckÂ
Although tech giants claim office jobs will vanish in months, their software remains stuck in an English bubble that cannot grasp the wider global world.
BUSINESS
Guilty by Involvement: Britain, Berbera, and Red Sea Tensions
Britain’s state-backed bets on a Red Sea port are now dragging London into a genocidal war in Sudan and a high-stakes diplomatic collision with Saudi Arabia.
BUSINESS
Houthi Payroll Politics and Riyadh’s Bet to Secure Yemen Peace
Yemen’s government workers wait for paychecks as Riyadh bets that money will buy the peace that ten years of war was unable to secure.
BUSINESS
AfDB Turns to Gulf as Western Funders Step Back
The African Development Bank has installed a president with ingrained Gulf experience as Washington pulls back hundreds of millions
BUSINESS
The Gulf Rift Over Yemen: Shared Interest in Managed Partition
Saudi air strikes on Emirati cargo imply a total breakdown between the powers, but theatre hides a cold logic where both states gain from a segmented Yemen.
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A Vote for the EU and Péter Magyar
Hungary turns a corner as Péter Magyar secures a landslide win, vowing to end corruption and unlock billions in EU funds to rebuild the country's future.
From Chagos to the Gulf: the New Island Rush
As Chagos and other islands become pawns for global powers, international rules are fading and a new era of raw control over the world’s vital sea lanes is beginning.
IMF and EBRD: Can Big Cash Stop Economic Fallout?
As global conflicts disrupt energy markets, global banks prepare massive rescue funds for states struggling with rising prices and crippling debt burdens.
Iran Crisis Puts Ireland on the Sharp End
As oil stops flowing, Ireland's crisis warns that trade-led states are now on the global front line.
How the Iran Ceasefire is Realigning the Gulf and Europe
US-Iran ceasefire, GCC stability, Brent oil drop, and Lebanon escalation reshape Gulf strategy and global energy markets.
