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The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story▪ AI Safety Needs Rules That Can Survive Reality▪ The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook▪ Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips▪ The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract▪ The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading▪
Analysis The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story War-driven fuel disruption, AI investment and debt are pulling the world economy in conflicting directions. Analysis The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook War-driven fuel disruptions are reviving inflation risks, squeezing households and narrowing governments’ policy choice… Géopolitique Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips The latest strikes expose the human cost of a war in which diplomacy, deterrence and energy politics are colliding over… Opinion The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract As a powerful El Niño approaches COP31, governments must pair climate ambition with protection for those facing immedia… Analysis The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading Energy disruption, high debt and strategic miscalculation are turning a regional conflict into a test for the global ec…
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills at least 12
BREAKING · 22:45 GMT · Global

Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills at least 12

An attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed at least 12 people and wounded hundreds, according to reported Saudi authorities. Saudi Arabia blame…

FluxNews · Analysis
Analysis

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.

7 JUN
Analysis

A World of Friction, No Easy Off-Ramp

War, elections, markets, AI, and energy all moved at once — and none moved cleanly.

6 JUN
Analysis

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

As the EU begins enforcing its AI Act, governments should focus less on regulatory theater and more on protecting people from measurable harms.

11 OCT
Analysis

The Global Economy’s New Three-Way Squeeze

Energy shocks, surging AI investment and record public debt are reshaping the outlook for growth, inflation and economic policy.

11 OCT
Analysis

AI Needs Rules That Can Survive the Hype

Voluntary safeguards may help, but public accountability cannot be outsourced to the companies building frontier systems.

11 OCT
Analysis

The Energy Shock Testing the Global Economy

War-driven fuel disruption, high debt and an AI investment boom are reshaping the outlook for growth and inflation.

11 OCT

Latest News.

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Opinion

AI Safety Needs Rules That Can Survive Reality

11 OCT · 4 min
The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook
Analysis

The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook

11 OCT · 4 min
Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips
Géopolitique

Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips

11 OCT · 4 min
The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract
Opinion

The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract

11 OCT · 3 min
Special Report

Midterms 2026

The battle for Congress — the map, the money, and the races that will define the next two years.

Enter the dossier →
Analysis

The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook

Analysis

The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading Beyond Oil

Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

Monde

America’s Midterm Reckoning: Trump’s Politics of Delay, Deficit and Distraction

Analysis

The Middle East Shock Is Rewriting the Global Economy

Special Report

Trump, Year Two

Executive power, the courts and the economy — a critical ledger, every figure on the record.

Read the ledger →
Monde

America’s Midterm Reckoning: Trump’s Politics of Delay, Deficit and Distraction

Opinion

Trump’s climate rollback is a short-term win, not a policy victory

Géopolitique

China’s Taiwan Red Line Tests the Limits of Trump’s Diplomacy

Monde

Trump’s Economy Is Colliding With Reality

Monde

America’s Mirage of Prosperity: Trump’s Economy Meets Reality

Opinion.

All opinion →
Opinion

AI Safety Needs Rules That Can Survive Reality

11 OCT · 4 min
The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract
Opinion

The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract

11 OCT · 3 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

11 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Needs Rules That Can Survive the Hype

11 OCT · 4 min

Analysis.

All analysis →
The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story
Analysis

The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story

11 OCT · 4 min
The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook
Analysis

The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook

11 OCT · 4 min
The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading
Analysis

The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading

11 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s New Three-Way Squeeze
Analysis

The Global Economy’s New Three-Way Squeeze

11 OCT · 4 min

AI.

All AI →
The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story
Analysis

The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Growth Story

11 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Safety Needs Rules That Can Survive Reality

11 OCT · 4 min
Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips
Géopolitique

Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips

11 OCT · 4 min
The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract
Opinion

The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract

11 OCT · 3 min

Université.

All Université →
Universities Rework Assessment as Students Turn to AI
University

Universities Rework Assessment as Students Turn to AI

9 OCT · 4 min
Universities Rewrite Assessment for an AI-Shaped Workplace
University

Universities Rewrite Assessment for an AI-Shaped Workplace

8 OCT · 4 min
University

Universities Rework Assessment as Student AI Use Surges

3 OCT · 4 min
University

AI Has Rewritten the University Assessment

3 OCT · 4 min

Economy.

All Economy →
Shockwaves and Stagnation: How War, Energy and Policy Are Rewriting the Global Economy
Économie

Shockwaves and Stagnation: How War, Energy and Policy Are Rewriting the Global Economy

15 SEP · 6 min
Aftershocks of a Tumultuous March: How a Shaken Global Economy Learned to Live with Risk
Économie

Aftershocks of a Tumultuous March: How a Shaken Global Economy Learned to Live with Risk

18 AUG · 5 min
Energy, Algorithms and Anxiety: Why the World Economy’s 2026 “Growth Year” Feels So Fragile
Économie

Energy, Algorithms and Anxiety: Why the World Economy’s 2026 “Growth Year” Feels So Fragile

21 JUL · 6 min
The Energy Shock That Stopped the Recovery
Économie

The Energy Shock That Stopped the Recovery

23 JUN · 7 min

USA.

All USA →
The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook
Analysis

The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook

11 OCT · 4 min
The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract
Opinion

The Climate Test Is No Longer Abstract

11 OCT · 3 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

11 OCT · 4 min
Climate Action Must Move From Pledges to Protection
Opinion

Climate Action Must Move From Pledges to Protection

11 OCT · 3 min

Asia.

All Asia →
Opinion

AI Needs Rules That Can Keep Up

10 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

10 OCT · 4 min
AI Rules Need a Common Floor, Not a Race to the Bottom
Opinion

AI Rules Need a Common Floor, Not a Race to the Bottom

9 OCT · 4 min
Japan’s Test of Economic Renewal and Political Trust
Monde

Japan’s Test of Economic Renewal and Political Trust

8 OCT · 4 min

Europe.

All Europe →
Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips
Géopolitique

Ukraine’s Civilians Are Not Bargaining Chips

11 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

11 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Needs Rules That Can Keep Up

10 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

10 OCT · 4 min
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