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Pretoria’s influence across Africa may be waning following widespread xenophobic attacks
Kyiv has run out of Patriot interceptors, but allies remain reluctant to supply more
From local gangs to sand mafias, Beijing keeps running into the same problems
This article analyzes the world's most critical chokepoints, examining their strategic importance and potential impact on global trade and security.
The article explores the severe impact of El Niño on Southeast Asia, highlighting rising temperatures, drought conditions, and the resulting challenges for agriculture and water resources in the region.
An abandoned project reveals why industrial policy must preserve technological options
Many want a global treaty to govern AI risk. California and New York may already be writing it
Iran has dismissed reports of ongoing peace talks following the U.S. decision to cancel planned military strikes, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two nations.
What happens when a demographic crisis meets an ever-expanding military-industrial complex?
The Trump administration has rendered them as vulnerable to removal as other immigrants
Space utopianism belongs to everyone, not billionaires
‘On the Psychology of Military Incompetence’ examines the narrow minds of petty men