1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1071+ words) Saudi pipeline shutdown and Houthi gains raise fresh fears over the world’s most critical oil and shipping routes Saudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack by allies of Iran, opening a new and potentially…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (365+ words) The most relevant terrorist organisations have consequently moved towards more horizontal, networked and digital forms of command. Leadership has become increasingly depersonalised, with individual commanders less central to the ability of extremist movements to maintain ideological influence or inspire violence....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (192+ words) Fifty years after Mao’s death, China has become richer, stronger and technologically transformed, yet Xi Jinping’s grip on the military shows how little has changed at the heart of Communist Party power. Colombia’s President, Abelardo de la Espriella, has lifted…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (778+ words) The tech giant says new European search changes will hurt users and local businesses as Brussels pushes ahead with its campaign to curb Big Tech’s power. Alphabet’s Google has introduced major changes to its online search results in Europe, saying…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (463+ words) The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has transformed oil tankers from commercial assets into strategic necessities, sending second-hand prices soaring as countries and shipowners compete for scarce vessels. “There is fierce competition to acquire these second-hand tankers, which has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (752+ words) Around 50 senior US military officials are reportedly being subjected to polygraph tests as the Pentagon investigates who disclosed classified information about ammunition shortages following the war with Iran. The Pentagon has begun polygraph testing among senior military officials as it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (726+ words) What more can we do as part of global civil society, at a time when our governments are becoming increasingly Israelized and international judicial institutions themselves seem to be fighting for their very existence? A few days ago, when I…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1055+ words) After 286 days at sea, 5,000 US sailors arrive in Pattaya for rest and recreation — reviving a controversial military tradition rooted in the Vietnam War. For nine months, the sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln have lived largely within the confines of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) Washington and Beijing are racing towards an uncertain AI future, but the technology’s most dangerous risks may leave both powers with no choice but to cooperate. As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for their next summit,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (955+ words) More than 78 tonnes of Dutch gold have been moved from New York to London as the Netherlands cites geopolitical unrest and seeks greater control over bullion in a period of rising transatlantic tensions. The Dutch central bank has moved more…...