Global Affairs The Quiet Rewriting of the Alliance Map: What Happens When US Allies Stop Counting on Washington
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Global Affairs The Third Seat at OPEC Is Empty. Does the Remaining Voice Still Carry the Same Weight?
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Global Affairs Honda Said ‘We Have No Chance.’ That Honesty Might Be the First Good Sign.
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Economy & Trade The Company That Passed Tesla Is Coming for Something Bigger
At the Beijing Auto Show this April, BYD made a declaration that the entire automotive world could not ignore. In a hall...
English I Don’t Know the Names of the 17 Crew Members
When I read the headline about pirates appearing again off Somalia, I paused. A container vessel operating in the Gulf o...
Asia Japan Enters the Global Arms Market: A Post-War Pacifism Turning Point
On April 2026, Japan's post-war stance on weapons exports underwent a historic transformation. The "Three Principles on ...
Asia When Robots Started Winning Human Marathons: The Moment Japan and China’s Footsteps Diverged
A robot did not beat humans—rather, it became possible to beat them. That's the more precise way to frame the news that ...
Middle East The Airways Are Breaking Silently—Six Weeks Until Europe Runs Empty
Invisible infrastructure is breaking silently. The closure of Middle Eastern airspace is forcing European-bound jet fuel...
Economy & Trade Apple Chooses the ‘Hardware Person’ as CEO. What It Means Is Still Invisible to Everyone
On April 20, Apple announced that Tim Cook would step down as CEO, becoming Executive Chairman instead, while John Ternu...
Middle East What Lies Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: US-Iran Ceasefire on the Brink of Collapse
"Extremely unlikely". That is how US President Trump characterized the possibility of extending the US-Iran ceasefire on...