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Iran Hard-Liners Reportedly Sabotaged U.S. Deal, Exposing a Deeper Deterrence Problem

Quantum Has Arrived at the UN General Assembly

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Kremlin Says Trump-Putin Call Could Lead to U.S.-Russia Relations Being ‘Fully Restored’

September 9, 2026 9:46 am

Philippine Defense Chief Publicly Confronts China Over South China Sea Ruling as Tensions Rise

September 11, 2026 12:28 pm

The Science Catalyst: Lene Oddershede and the Long Horizon of Impact

September 9, 2026 2:22 pm

POLITICS & REGULATION

Tanker at anchor as global oil supply tightens during the Iran conflict

Trump Eyes Venezuela-Style Oil Strategy for Iran as Global Energy Shock Deepens

September 14, 2026

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Russian Shadow Hangs Over Sweden’s Razor-Thin Election

Russian Shadow Hangs Over Sweden’s Razor-Thin Election

September 14, 2026

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WTO’s 2026 Report Reveals a Global Trading System Under Strain, but Far From Retreat

WTO’s 2026 Report Reveals a Global Trading System Under Strain, but Far From Retreat

September 11, 2026

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Philippine Defense Chief Publicly Confronts China Over South China Sea Ruling as Tensions Rise

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Philippine Defense Chief Publicly Confronts China Over South China Sea Ruling as Tensions Rise

September 11, 2026

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NATURE & BIODIVERSITY

High-voltage transmission lines as the EPA moves to repeal power plant carbon limits

Trump EPA Moves to Scrap Power Plant Carbon Limits as U.S. Electricity Demand Surges

September 14, 2026

J.P. Morgan Natural Capital CEO Angie Davis

J.P. Morgan Puts Its Name Behind Natural Capital as Institutional Investment Expands

September 4, 2026

Rangeland under restoration, the productive natural infrastructure COP17 elevate

COP17 Put Land on the Economic Agenda. Now Comes the Hard Part.

September 1, 2026

Himalayan glacier and valley in Nepal, where a glacier collapse killed hundreds

Nepal’s Glacier Collapse Exposes a Growing Himalayan Climate Risk

August 28, 2026

Degraded rangeland in Mongolia, host of the UNCCD COP17 summit on land degradation

COP17 Is Elevating Land as an Economic Risk. Drought Governance Remains the Test.

August 28, 2026

Spotlight

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: The Economist Navigating a Fracturing Global Trade System

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s answer to fragmentation is re-globalization: spreading supply chains across more countries rather than choosing between openness and protectionism. Few international leaders bring the

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Finance & Investments

EU Deepens Greenland Partnership With €200 Million Investment as Arctic Competition Intensifies

September 9, 2026

Nepal Floods Put USAID’s Absence and the Global Disaster-Finance Gap in Focus

September 9, 2026

Nvidia’s $13 Billion Hugging Face Deal Deepens the Battle for AI Sovereignty

September 4, 2026

J.P. Morgan Puts Its Name Behind Natural Capital as Institutional Investment Expands

September 4, 2026

Climate & ENERGY

Trump EPA Moves to Scrap Power Plant Carbon Limits as U.S. Electricity Demand Surges

September 14, 2026

UN Climate Chief Warns Political Division Is Deepening an ‘Economic Security Emergency’

September 11, 2026

Global Bond Selloff Deepens as Oil Shock Revives Inflation Risk

September 11, 2026

Nepal Floods Put USAID’s Absence and the Global Disaster-Finance Gap in Focus

September 9, 2026

PARTNER FOR THE GOALS

ID Genève Co-Founder Nicolas Freudiger Is Betting Luxury’s Future on Circularity

The ID Genève co-founder is testing whether circularity and traceability can become sources of desirability in an industry built on permanence. GENEVA — Nicolas Freudiger

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Innovation & Technology

Quantum Has Arrived at the UN General Assembly

September 14, 2026

Trump Rejects Calls to Slow AI as Industry Leaders Warn Safety Is Falling Behind

September 14, 2026

The AI Safety Race: What Governments Are Doing as Warnings Grow

September 11, 2026

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Iran Hard-Liners Reportedly Sabotaged U.S. Deal, Exposing a Deeper Deterrence Problem

September 14, 2026

Russian Shadow Hangs Over Sweden’s Razor-Thin Election

September 14, 2026

Terrorist Propaganda Is Evolving Faster Than Governments Can Contain It

September 11, 2026

Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Reach Bab el-Mandeb as Iran Conflict Widens

September 11, 2026

UNITED NATIONS NEWS

Quantum Has Arrived at the UN General Assembly

September 14, 2026

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: The Economist Navigating a Fracturing Global Trade System

September 11, 2026

A ‘Supersized’ El Niño Is Building. Here’s Where the World Could Feel It First

September 4, 2026

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WORLD

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Africa Wants to Redraw the World Map. The UN Is Considering Whether to Follow.

Africa Wants to Redraw the World Map. The UN Is Considering Whether to Follow.

September 4, 2026

Infrastructure construction in Africa, a target for African sovereign wealth funds

Africa’s Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Becoming Strategic Capital

August 28, 2026

UAE Kenya Ties Test a New Model for Climate Investment

UAE–Kenya Ties Are Testing a New Model for South–South Climate Investment

August 25, 2026

President Hichilema Wins 61.4% in Zambia

President Hakainde Hichilema Wins 61.4% in Zambia as Copper Growth, Living Costs and Governance Shape Second Term

August 18, 2026

DRC Ebola Outbreak Becomes Second-Largest on Record as Death Toll Tops 2,000

DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Second-Largest on Record as Death Toll Tops 2,000

August 12, 2026

Zambia’s Economy Has Stabilized. Now Voters Will Decide If Hichilema Has Delivered.

Zambia’s Economy Has Stabilized. Now Voters Will Decide If Hichilema Has Delivered

August 12, 2026

Chinese AI Models Gain Ground in Africa as Cost Reshapes the Global Technology Race

Chinese AI Models Gain Ground in Africa as Cost Reshapes the Global Technology Race

August 7, 2026

SDG News Partner For The Goals: Matt Evans

SDG News Partner For The Goals: Matt Evans

July 21, 2026

DR Congo's Ebola Outbreak Expands Across Five Provinces as WHO Reports Early Signs of Stabilization

Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Expands Across Five Provinces as WHO Reports Early Signs of Stabilization

July 21, 2026

Javier Milei Escalates Falklands Claim as Trump Opens Door to a Shift in U.S. Policy

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Javier Milei Escalates Falklands Claim as Trump Opens Door to a Shift in U.S. Policy

September 4, 2026

Oil infrastructure in Venezuela, subject of a new 100-year concession agreement with US backing

Washington’s 65 Billion-Barrel Bet on Venezuela

September 1, 2026

Diego Mesa Puyo Named GEF Chief as $3.9 Billion Environmental Funding Cycle Begins

Diego Mesa Puyo Named GEF Chief as $3.9 Billion Environmental Funding Cycle Begins

August 12, 2026

Puerto Rico Begins 48-Hour Water Rationing as Record Drought Tests Aging Infrastructure

Puerto Rico Begins 48-Hour Water Rationing as Record Drought Tests Aging Infrastructure

August 7, 2026

Global HIV Progress at a Crossroads as Funding Cuts Threaten Decades of Gains

Global HIV Progress at a Crossroads as Funding Cuts Threaten Decades of Gains

July 28, 2026

Ortega Declares an End to Elections in Nicaragua

Ortega Declares an End to Elections in Nicaragua

July 21, 2026

El Salvador Eliminates World's Leading Infectious Cause of Blindness

El Salvador Eliminates World’s Leading Infectious Cause of Blindness

July 14, 2026

Venezuela's Deadliest Earthquake in More Than a Century Sparks Massive National and International Response

Venezuela’s Deadliest Earthquake in More Than a Century Sparks Massive National and International Response

June 26, 2026

Peru Faces Defining Choice as Fujimori and Sánchez Head to Presidential Runoff

Peru Faces Defining Choice as Fujimori and Sánchez Head to Presidential Runoff

June 5, 2026

High-voltage transmission lines as the EPA moves to repeal power plant carbon limits

Trump EPA Moves to Scrap Power Plant Carbon Limits as U.S. Electricity Demand Surges

September 14, 2026

Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador After Trump Posts Map Showing Island Under American Flag

Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador After Trump Posts Map Showing Island Under American Flag

September 9, 2026

Kremlin Says Trump-Putin Call Could Lead to U.S.-Russia Relations Being ‘Fully Restored’

Kremlin Says Trump-Putin Call Could Lead to U.S.-Russia Relations Being ‘Fully Restored’

September 9, 2026

Container port handling Canadian exports as trade diversification accelerates

Canada Retaliates as U.S. Tariffs Test North American Trade

September 9, 2026

Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-14160" alt="Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition.jpg 970w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition-300x168.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition

September 4, 2026

Javier Milei Escalates Falklands Claim as Trump Opens Door to a Shift in U.S. Policy

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Javier Milei Escalates Falklands Claim as Trump Opens Door to a Shift in U.S. Policy

September 4, 2026

Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-13911" alt="Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing.jpg 960w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing-300x169.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran Runs Straight Through China

August 25, 2026

Cargo ships transiting the Panama Canal as the US military expands its regional presence

The U.S. Military Is Returning to Panama. The Strategic Stakes Extend Far Beyond the Canal.

August 25, 2026

Freight trucks at the Canada US border amid the deepening trade rupture

Canada Is Breaking With the Economic Order It Built Around the U.S.

August 25, 2026

US sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane

Trump Sanctions the ICC’s Japanese President, Putting Washington and Tokyo at Odds Over the Rule of Law

August 21, 2026

Commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid US Iran tensions

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-13659" alt="Commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid US Iran tensions" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now.jpg 992w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now-300x169.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

The U.S.-Iran Truce Framework Has Expired. Trump Is Threatening Oman. What Happens Now?

August 18, 2026

U.S. Prepares to Tell the World- Pick a Side in the AI Race With China

U.S. Prepares to Tell the World: Pick a Side in the AI Race With China

August 18, 2026

Beyond the Breakthrough: Q2B Copenhagen Closes as Quantum’s Global Ecosystem Takes Shape

Beyond the Breakthrough: Q2B Copenhagen Closes as Quantum’s Global Ecosystem Takes Shape

September 11, 2026

EU Deepens Greenland Partnership With €200 Million Investment as Arctic Competition Intensifies

EU Deepens Greenland Partnership With €200 Million Investment as Arctic Competition Intensifies

September 9, 2026

Quantum Moves From Breakthrough to Value as Q2B Copenhagen Opens

Quantum Moves From Breakthrough to Value as Q2B Copenhagen Opens

September 9, 2026

AfD Victory Raises Pressure on Merz and Tests Germany’s Political Center

AfD Victory Raises Pressure on Merz and Tests Germany’s Political Center

September 9, 2026

Iceland Chooses Sovereignty Over a Return to EU Talks

Iceland Chooses Sovereignty Over a Return to EU Talks

September 1, 2026

Reykjavík harbour ahead of the Iceland EU referendum

Iceland’s EU Vote Is About More Than Europe. It Is a Test of the New Arctic Order.

August 28, 2026

Belgium’s Record Wildfire Exposes a New Front in Europe’s Climate Resilience Test

Belgium’s Record Wildfire Exposes a New Front in Europe’s Climate Resilience Test

August 18, 2026

NATO Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia as Unmanned Threats Test Alliance Air Defenses

Defense Brief: NATO Shoots Down Drone Over Latvia as Unmanned Threats Test Alliance Air Defenses

August 14, 2026

Europe’s Nuclear Power Plants Are Running Out of Water as Record Heat Grips the Continent

Europe’s Nuclear Power Plants Are Running Out of Water as Record Heat Grips the Continent

August 14, 2026

Europe’s Wildfires Are Exposing a Growing Insurance Gap

Europe’s Wildfires Are Exposing a Growing Insurance Gap

August 7, 2026

Europe’s Drying Rivers Are Exposing a New Economic Vulnerability

Europe’s Drying Rivers Are Exposing a New Economic Vulnerability

August 7, 2026

Europe’s Palantir Reckoning Puts Digital Sovereignty to the Test

Europe’s Palantir Reckoning Puts Digital Sovereignty to the Test

August 4, 2026

Pacific Island coastline ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Palau

Australia Is Building a New Pacific Security Architecture. Next Week’s Pacific Islands Forum Will Test Its Limits.

August 28, 2026

Trump Reopens Protected Pacific Waters to Commercial Fishing, Igniting Conservation and Sovereignty Concerns Across Oceania

Trump Reopens Protected Pacific Waters to Commercial Fishing, Igniting Conservation and Sovereignty Concerns Across Oceania

June 16, 2026

When a City Floods in Minutes: Wellington’s Latest Deluge Signals a New Climate Reality

When a City Floods in Minutes: Wellington’s Latest Deluge Signals a New Climate Reality

April 21, 2026

New Zealand Bets on the Quantum Frontier

New Zealand Bets on the Quantum Frontier

January 27, 2026

Samoa Set for New Leadership as Schmidt Rises in Snap Election

Samoa Set for New Leadership as Schmidt Rises in Snap Election

September 1, 2025

A Bridge Builder Takes the Helm: Lord Fatafehi Fakafānua Elected Prime Minister of Tonga

Lord Fakafanua Elected First Chairman of New Pacific Interparliamentary Assembly

August 28, 2025

Samoa Heads to the Polls Amid Energy Crisis and Climate Pressures

Samoa Heads to the Polls Amid Energy Crisis and Climate Pressures

August 19, 2025

South Korea Moves to Cut Blockchain Regulatory Uncertainty as Global Tokenization Race Accelerates

South Korea Moves to Cut Blockchain Regulatory Uncertainty as Global Tokenization Race Accelerates

September 11, 2026

Philippine Defense Chief Publicly Confronts China Over South China Sea Ruling as Tensions Rise

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Philippine Defense Chief Publicly Confronts China Over South China Sea Ruling as Tensions Rise

September 11, 2026

Nepal Floods Put USAID’s Absence and the Global Disaster-Finance Gap in Focus

Nepal Floods Put USAID’s Absence and the Global Disaster-Finance Gap in Focus

September 9, 2026

Indonesia Wildfire Regional Crisis

Indonesia’s Wildfires Are Becoming a Regional Crisis

September 4, 2026

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Arrest as Political Showdown Escalates

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Faces Arrest as Political Showdown Escalates

September 4, 2026

China Solar Overtakes Coal

Solar Overtakes Coal in China. The Bigger Energy Shift Is Only Beginning.

September 1, 2026

Tokyo Stock Exchange trading floor, where blockchain settlement is under study

Japan Is Exploring Blockchain for Instant Stock and Bond Settlement. The Implications Could Reach Far Beyond Tokyo.

August 28, 2026

Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran Runs Straight Through China

August 25, 2026

Indian rupee banknotes against a US dollar, reflecting currency pressure

India Just Pulled In $73 Billion. The Rupee Is Still Under Pressure.

August 25, 2026

US sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane

Trump Sanctions the ICC’s Japanese President, Putting Washington and Tokyo at Odds Over the Rule of Law

August 21, 2026

Degraded rangeland in Mongolia, host country of UNCCD COP17

UNCCD COP17 Opens in Mongolia as Land, Drought and Food Security Move Up the Global Agenda

August 18, 2026

U.S. Prepares to Tell the World- Pick a Side in the AI Race With China

U.S. Prepares to Tell the World: Pick a Side in the AI Race With China

August 18, 2026

IRGC fast attack craft in the Strait of Hormuz, where attribution of attacks has become a deterrence problem

Iran Hard-Liners Reportedly Sabotaged U.S. Deal, Exposing a Deeper Deterrence Problem

September 14, 2026

Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Reach Bab el-Mandeb as Iran Conflict Widens

Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Reach Bab el-Mandeb as Iran Conflict Widens

September 11, 2026

Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="449" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-14160" alt="Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition.jpg 970w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition-300x168.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Washington-Opens-a-New-Front-Against-Iran-Economic-Attrition-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

Washington Opens a New Front Against Iran: Economic Attrition

September 4, 2026

Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed US Iran military exchanges

U.S.-Iran Strikes End the Lull. Hormuz Is Again the Escalation Point.

September 1, 2026

Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-13911" alt="Oil tanker linked to China-Iran trade as US sanctions pressure widens toward Beijing" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing.jpg 960w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing-300x169.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Oil-tanker-linked-to-China-Iran-trade-as-US-sanctions-pressure-widens-toward-Beijing-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran Runs Straight Through China

August 25, 2026

Neutral-atom quantum computing hardware, central to Saudi Arabia's Pasqal venture

Saudi Arabia’s Quantum Ambitions Expand With New Pasqal Regional Venture

August 25, 2026

Commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid US Iran tensions

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="800" height="450" src="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-13659" alt="Commercial tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid US Iran tensions" srcset="https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now.jpg 992w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now-300x169.jpg 300w, https://sdgnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-U.S.-Iran-Truce-Framework-Has-Expired.-Trump-Is-Threatening-Oman.-What-Happens-Now-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />

The U.S.-Iran Truce Framework Has Expired. Trump Is Threatening Oman. What Happens Now?

August 18, 2026

Iran Turns to BRICS Bank as War Deepens Push Beyond the Dollar

Iran Turns to BRICS Bank as War Deepens Push Beyond the Dollar

August 14, 2026

First Deadly Houthi Attack in Over a Year Opens New Front in Iran War

Defense Brief: First Deadly Houthi Attack in Over a Year Opens New Front in Iran War

August 12, 2026

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed a landmark defense agreement Friday committing the three countries

Defense Brief: New Wars Are Reshaping Old Alliances

August 7, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz Has Become More Than a Military Flashpoint—It's Emerging as a Negotiating Asset

The Strait of Hormuz Has Become More Than a Military Flashpoint – It’s Emerging as a Negotiating Asset

August 4, 2026

U.S. Expands Strikes Across Iran as Red Sea Attacks Increase Pressure on Global Shipping

U.S. Expands Strikes Across Iran as Red Sea Attacks Increase Pressure on Global Shipping

July 24, 2026

Pacific Island coastline ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Palau

Australia Is Building a New Pacific Security Architecture. Next Week’s Pacific Islands Forum Will Test Its Limits.

August 28, 2026

Timor-Leste Turns to Solar and Storage in Bid to Break Diesel Dependence

Timor-Leste Turns to Solar and Storage in Bid to Break Diesel Dependence

July 31, 2026

Seagrass Could Unlock Up to $2.3 Trillion in Climate Finance, Landmark Study Finds

Seagrass Could Unlock Up to $2.3 Trillion in Climate Finance, Landmark Study Finds

June 29, 2026

Nearly Half of the World’s Children Face a Dangerous Triple Threat from Climate Change, UNICEF Warns

Nearly Half of the World’s Children Face a Dangerous Triple Threat from Climate Change, UNICEF Warns

June 16, 2026

Tuvalu's Climate Fight Meets an Uncomfortable Reality: Fossil Fuel Holdings

Tuvalu’s Climate Fight Meets an Uncomfortable Reality: Fossil Fuel Holdings

June 5, 2026

From Seaweed Crisis to Climate Opportunity: Grenada’s SarGas Wins Top Investment Recognition in London

From Seaweed Crisis to Climate Opportunity: Grenada’s SarGas Wins Top Investment Recognition in London

May 22, 2026

A New Chapter for Global Leadership: Tonga’s Prime Minister to Chair 2026 Nature Summit at EarthX

A New Chapter for Global Leadership: Tonga’s Prime Minister to Chair 2026 Nature Summit at EarthX

March 24, 2026

Scotland Anchors Net Zero Strategy in Island Infrastructure and Community Wealth

Scotland Anchors Net Zero Strategy in Island Infrastructure and Community Wealth

February 24, 2026

PM Mia Mottley: The SIDS Leader Rewiring Global Climate Finance

PM Mia Mottley: The SIDS Leader Rewiring Global Climate Finance

February 13, 2026