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Strategic Alloys and Advanced Materials in Military Power: From Titanium and Superalloys to Hypersonics, High‑Entropy Alloys, and Circular Minerals

April 25, 2026

(Summer Davos) Xinhua Headlines: From AI to new energy, China’s emerging industries a boon for the world

Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

April 25, 2026

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How Ukraine Rewrites the Economics of Combat Power in the New Revolution of Military Affairs

April 25, 2026

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The Algorithmic Battlefield: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Modern Warfare Without Accountability

April 22, 2026

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attend a press conference after their meeting that discussed the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo

Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

Abu Dhabi’s exit from OPEC discipline signals the end of collective cartel management in the Persian Gulf. Divergent fiscal clocks between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a growing reliability premium in energy markets, balance‑sheet coercion of weaker states, and the hidden danger of a sudden reversal in Persian Gulf sovereign capital flows are reshaping the region.
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Why Abu Dhabi Walked Away from OPEC and What It Means for the GCC

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Four Futures of Work: How China Disrupts the Global AI Labor Framework

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Global Economic and Market Conditions Entering 2026

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Trade in Financial Times and the New Fault Lines of Globalisation

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The Fifth Industrial Front and the Contest for Power and Work

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Global Economic and Market Conditions Entering 2026

The global economy enters 2026 steady on the surface but strained beneath. Growth is positive yet uneven across regions, inflation is easing but...

December 6, 2025

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When the AI Boom Stumbles: How a Market Slide Could Reshape American Power and Asia’s Balance

Growing fears of an AI downturn are colliding with intensifying U.S.–China rivalry. A sharp correction could fuel pressure to loosen chip controls, tempt...

December 6, 2025

President Trump Hosts American Technology Council Roundtable

Trade in Financial Times and the New Fault Lines of Globalisation

Tariffs are returning just as tighter global credit and a powerful financial cycle come to dominate world trade. The convergence of weaponised trade...
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November 25, 2025

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The Fifth Industrial Front and the Contest for Power and Work

The next industrial revolution is not just about smarter factories but about geopolitics and social order. This essay argues that the shift from...

November 25, 2025

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From Cloud Outage to Command Vulnerability: How Grid Hardware, Critical Minerals, and Chinese Industrial Policy Rewire U.S. Compute Power

The October 2025 AWS us-east-1 outage is used to show how U.S. and allied command, finance, and logistics now depend on a cloud...

November 23, 2025

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