Houthi attacks kill three in Saudi Arabia
Houthi attacks struck Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport in Dammam and an Aramco facility at Shaybah, killing three people and injuring at least eight. The escalating …
A Fractured World, and No Easy Off-Ramp
War, trade, AI, and climate shocks converged on a week that exposed the limits of global coordination.
A World of Friction, No Easy Off-Ramp
War, elections, markets, AI, and energy all moved at once — and none moved cleanly.
Climate Policy Must Survive the Era of Overshoot
The world should treat 1.5°C as a warning to accelerate action—not as permission to abandon it.
AI Boom Meets an Uneven Global Economy
The IMF sees resilient growth, but war-driven energy costs and concentrated AI investment are widening the divide between economies.
Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Applause
The latest UN warning shows why governments must turn distant targets into enforceable policies that protect households from both warming and disruption.
The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience
AI investment is cushioning a war-driven energy shock, but high inflation, debt and fragile markets are narrowing policymakers’ room to act.
