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What America’s Choice Not to Create an AI Regulator Really Means

In March 2026, the White House released its National Policy Framework for AI, choosing not to create a new federal regulator. Instead, existing agencies and industry standards will govern the most transformative technology of our time. Unpacking the logic, the risks, and what it means for the global AI governance debate.

2026.04.21

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Italy Just Gave Coal 13 More Years. The Climate Dominos Are Starting to Fall.

Italy extended its coal power phase-out from 2025 to 2038, citing the Middle East energy crisis. The move by a G7 nation that once championed coal exit threatens to trigger a domino effect of climate backsliding across Europe and beyond.

2026.04.21

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Japan Burned Through 45 Days of Oil Reserves. What Comes Next?

Japan led the largest coordinated oil reserve release in IEA history, committing 80 million barrels to stabilize markets after the Hormuz blockade. With a second release of 20 more days now confirmed, the question shifts from crisis management to a structural reckoning with Japan's energy future.

2026.04.21

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“Deport Them and the Jobs Come Back” — Why Every Data Point Says Otherwise

Goldman Sachs reports an 80% collapse in US net immigration under Trump's second-term crackdown. As agriculture sheds 155,000 workers and net population outflow hits levels unseen since the Great Depression, the policy's economic toll is becoming impossible to ignore.

2026.04.21

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What the Number “3.1%” Is Really Hiding

The IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook cut global growth to 3.1%, but the headline number masks a far darker range of scenarios. With the Strait of Hormuz blockade driving the largest oil supply disruption in history, the worst-case path leads to a 2% global recession.

2026.04.21

Economy & TradeEnglishWorld Affairs