geopolitics

Beijing is pressuring Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines not only with ships and aircraft but also in the cognitive domain—which no multilateral mechanism defends. This report explores what it would take to build a coordinated multilateral defense network to combat this threat across th

Qualcomm acquiring robotics software firm PickNik

Global gas market pricing prolonged tightness due to Iran war, IGU executive says Reuters

Four killed in Gaza in strikes, Israel says it killed a Hamas finance chief Reuters

US delegation walks out as Masoud Pezeshkian delivers speech

Pezeshkian says Iran won't surrender, after Trump's annihilation threat Reuters

Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows Reuters

A diplomatic strategy to end the war.

The global oil market has relied on five key buffers to cushion the impact of the Iran war: Western strategic reserves, bypass pipelines, commercial stockpiles, clandestine tanker runs across the Strait of Hormuz and lower Chinese buying.

Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war