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Launches OceanEye and Calls for International Alliance on Ocean Monitoring

Europe Launches OceanEye and Calls for International Alliance on Ocean Monitoring

The European Union is moving to consolidate its ocean monitoring systems and formalize international cooperation around marine data, signaling that observation capacity is being treated less as scientific support and more as core infrastructure. On Tuesday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen introduced OceanEye, an initiative designed to align Europe’s

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Norway’s $2.2 Trillion Wealth Fund Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen ESG Oversight

Norway’s $2.2 Trillion Wealth Fund Deploys Artificial Intelligence to Strengthen ESG Oversight

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, is deploying artificial intelligence to identify environmental, social and governance risks across its vast global portfolio, marking a significant evolution in how sovereign investors manage sustainability exposure. The fund, formally known as Norges Bank Investment Management, oversees roughly $2.2 trillion in

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Europe on the Sidelines: How the Iran War Is Forcing a Strategic Reckoning

Europe on the Sidelines: How the Iran War Is Forcing a Strategic Reckoning

As the war involving the United States, Iran and Israel expands across the Middle East and reverberates through global energy and financial markets, European powers have largely stayed out of direct combat. Instead of deploying forces or joining offensive operations, capitals from Paris to London and Berlin have urged restraint,

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Denmark Calls a Snap Election as Trump’s Return Rewrites the Politics of U.S. Allies

Denmark Calls a Snap Election as Trump’s Return Rewrites the Politics of U.S. Allies

COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has called a snap parliamentary election for March 24, accelerating the country’s political calendar at a moment of rising international unease and renewed attention on Greenland. The move reflects a calculation familiar to leaders across Europe: that domestic politics can no longer be

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EU Recalibrates Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law Under Competitiveness Pressure

EU Recalibrates Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law Under Competitiveness Pressure

In Brussels, sustainability ambition met economic gravity. After four years of negotiation, European Union member states gave final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive as amended by the Omnibus I package, narrowing the scope of one of the bloc’s most consequential corporate accountability frameworks. The directive survives, but

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Munich Security Conference

From Confrontation to Containment: The West Recalibrates in Munich

Munich this year was about reassurance, but not comfort. At the Munich Security Conference, the tone shifted markedly from last year’s sharp exchanges to something more controlled and deliberate. The change was not cosmetic. It reflected an alliance adjusting to political shock, strategic uncertainty, and the aftershocks of decisions made

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From Wind to Storage: Norway’s $2.2 Trillion Fund Pivots to the Grid

From Wind to Storage: Norway’s $2.2 Trillion Fund Pivots to the Grid

The world’s largest pool of capital is looking for a place to park its energy. After years of anchoring its renewable portfolio in the spinning blades of offshore wind and the sprawling glass of solar farms, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global has signaled a transition into the infrastructure that makes

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