Oil
WORLD
Under the Radar: South Sudan Conflict Reignites
An obscure militia overran a sleeping county in the youngest sovereignty in Africa as the global gaze remained fixed on the burning skyline elsewhere.
BUSINESS
Secession After Annexation: U.S. Alberta Oil Bid
Alberta separatists met U.S. officials, sought $500B backing, sparking sovereignty fears as Washington eyes the province’s oil.
BUSINESS
NEOM Shrinks Yet Saudi Ambition Rebrands
After years of promising a mirror-line city in the desert, Saudi Arabia is quietly rewriting the script for its most ambitious project.
WORLD
Benin Election: Eroded Opposition and Economic Growth
While the economy in Benin surges, its opposition faces a quiet erasure, leaving the ruling party in total control.
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.
Popular
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.
