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The Delicate Art of Natural-Resource Diplomacy

LONDON: Resource competition has long underpinned international relations. But it seems to be taking center stage again, much like the nineteenth-century Scramble for Africa or Western grabs for Middle Eastern oil in the last century. As demand rises for the critical minerals that power the industries of the future, many countries are

What It Means to Build Local AI

But even before OpenAI’s US competitors (Google and Anthropic) released their own LLMs the following year, Southeast Asian developers had

The Attrition of Russia

Putin’s invasion lasts as long as Leonid Brezhnev’s Soviet-Afghan War, Russian casualties will be over 55 times greater – and

Norway’s Responsibility to Future Generations

The Panel was established by seven civil-society organizations – WWF Norway, Save the Children Norway, Caritas Norway, Framtiden i våre hender (The

The “Washington Effect” Could Decide the AI Race

The Trump administration isn’t favoring red states over blue, or cooperating with European allies to beat China. Instead, it is

Only Democracy Can End Iran’s Nuclear Threat

The regime had plenty of warning signs about its unprecedented weakness at home and isolation in the region. There was

Central Asia’s New Playbook

Though they are not turning their backs on Russia, they are now embracing new opportunities to increase their economic resilience

Work Is Not Well-Being

Effective interventions would include labor policies that ensure adequate incomes and portable benefits even for gig and informal workers; automatic

Political Changes Don’t Weaken the Case for Green Business

IKEA’s CIRKULÄR initiative, for example, uses financial rewards, humor, and green imagery to encourage customers to buy and sell used

Lessons From the Trump-Musk Feud

Musk’s comments triggered an escalating exchange of threats and recriminations between him and Trump (each relying on his own social