The UN Secretary-General Race Just Became More Uncertain
Rodrigues-Birkett has moved into first place, Grynspan has slipped and Otunnu is gaining. But the second Security Council poll points to a deeper shift: the Council is moving further from consensus. UNITED NATIONS — The second UN Secretary-General poll in the race to succeed António Guterres has reshuffled the leaderboard without producing a clear frontrunner. […]
The World’s Food Supply Is Becoming Collateral Damage in a New Era of Conflict
Conflicts are increasingly disrupting the shipping lanes, grain routes, energy supplies and fertilizer markets that underpin global food security, exposing countries far beyond the battlefield. NEW YORK — The geography of conflict is increasingly becoming the geography of food security. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week that the global food supply has become “collateral […]
Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran Runs Straight Through China
Washington has dramatically widened its economic campaign against Tehran. For governments, the key question is how far the United States is prepared to push its Iran sanctions into China and other critical trading hubs. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened a new phase of its campaign against Iran, threatening governments, companies and financial institutions […]
The U.S. Military Is Returning to Panama. The Strategic Stakes Extend Far Beyond the Canal.
Washington is expanding its military footprint around the Panama Canal as part of a wider hemispheric strategy linking critical infrastructure, organized crime and strategic competition. For governments, the question is how far that model spreads—and what it means for sovereignty, military access and regional alignment. The US military in Panama is expanding significantly, placing one […]
Copenhagen Moves to the Center of the Quantum Race as Q2B Targets the Next Challenge: Turning Science Into Value
Q2B Copenhagen will bring more than 600 leaders from government, industry, science and investment to Denmark in September as Europe intensifies its push to convert quantum leadership into commercial and strategic value. COPENHAGEN — The global race for quantum leadership is entering a new phase. After years dominated by research breakthroughs and hardware milestones, governments […]
Saudi Arabia’s Quantum Ambitions Expand With New Pasqal Regional Venture
A new commercial joint venture between French quantum company Pasqal and Saudi-based Eleven Ventures signals the Saudi quantum push to build domestic infrastructure, talent and commercial capacity, with ambitions extending across the Middle East and North Africa. Saudi Arabia is expanding its frontier-computing ambitions as Pasqal and Eleven Ventures move to establish a commercial joint […]
UAE–Kenya Ties Are Testing a New Model for South–South Climate Investment
From renewable power and climate finance to digital infrastructure and food security, the UAE-Kenya relationship is becoming a test of how Gulf capital can support Africa’s climate transition. The climate relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Kenya is evolving into something broader: an investment partnership linking clean energy, infrastructure, technology, trade and resilience. A […]
India Just Pulled In $73 Billion. The Rupee Is Still Under Pressure.
A record foreign-currency mobilization has strengthened India’s external defenses. But persistent Indian rupee weakness shows how oil prices, capital flows and geopolitical risk continue to test one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies. India has mobilized roughly $73 billion in foreign currency in less than 11 weeks. Yet the Indian rupee remains near historically weak […]
Canada Is Breaking With the Economic Order It Built Around the U.S.
The latest escalation is no longer just a tariff dispute. It is accelerating a broader Canadian effort to reduce economic dependence on its largest trading partner. OTTAWA — The Canada-US trade conflict has entered a more consequential phase. After negotiations collapsed on August 21, the United States imposed 50% tariffs on roughly US$20 billion of […]
Greenest Banks of 2026 Widen the Gap as Fossil Fuel Financing Hits $906 Billion
One French lender financed no fossil fuels at all last year, while the world’s 65 largest banks pushed a decade of oil, gas, and coal lending past $8.7 trillion. The gap between the greenest banks and the rest of the global banking system is no longer a matter of degree. It has become a difference […]
