Ukraine’s defense production capacity grew from $1 billion to $50 billion in four years. Now Gulf states and the US are calling, seeking battlefield-tested drone interceptors that cost less than a smartphone.
George Stigler argued in 1971 that regulation is acquired by the industry and operated for its benefit. The FDA, FAA, and SEC have spent the decades since proving him right.
The US has moved one-third of its naval fleet to the Middle East. The munitions being consumed will take years to replace. China is watching, learning, and building.
Cuba confirmed talks with the Trump administration for the first time. A three-month fuel blockade and 64% blackouts forced the acknowledgment Havana spent months denying.
Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed. Twenty percent of global oil transits a 33-kilometer channel. The geography, the history, and the military reality.
Russia has struck Ukraine’s energy infrastructure more than 250 times since October 2025, damaging every thermal power plant in the country. Western aid and continuous repairs are all that stand between the Ukraine power grid and total collapse.
China’s National People’s Congress passed an ethnic unity law mandating Mandarin-only instruction from preschool and requiring parents to teach children to love the Communist Party. It codifies what was already being enforced.
Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main electoral rival, faces corruption charges widely denounced as political. The Imamoglu trial is the sharpest test yet of Turkish democracy , and of what NATO tolerates in its members.
An audit found that cost-cutting during construction of a concrete barrier at Muan International Airport contributed directly to the severity of the crash that killed 179 people.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of the late Ali Khamenei, is now Iran’s supreme leader , appointed mid-war, after a contested succession backed by the IRGC. Here is what his background reveals about what comes next.
Oil crossed $100 per barrel this week for the first time since 2022. The oil price shock from the Iran war is cascading through global supply chains, central bank calculations, and geopolitical alignments simultaneously.
One week into the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, Europe insists it is not a party to the conflict. Alliance structures, energy exposure, and Iranian warnings suggest the distinction is harder to hold than it looks.
