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AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint▪ Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk▪ India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test▪ Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation▪ Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work▪ Universities race to adapt as AI reshapes student assessment▪
Breaking
AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint
The rush to govern artificial intelligence is colliding with political rivalry, economic anxiety and a missing global playbook.
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AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint

The rush to govern artificial intelligence is colliding with political rivalry, economic anxiety and a missing global playbook.

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

Football’s New Battlefront: Bodies, Power and the World Cup’s Credibility

As Kylian Mbappé faces an uncertain recovery, football’s governing institutions are confronting an equally serious test of resilience.

27 SEP
Analysis

AI regulation should not wait for a crisis

Congress can still set basic guardrails without freezing innovation or surrendering to hype.

27 SEP
Analysis

AI competition turns geopolitical as US, China court the world

Washington and Beijing are fighting to set the rules of artificial intelligence, with allies and rivals weighing security, cost and access.

27 SEP
Analysis

Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI

The AI fight is no longer theoretical: lawmakers should regulate now, but avoid rules that freeze innovation or hand China an edge.

27 SEP

Latest News.

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Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk
Analysis

Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk

28 SEP · 5 min
India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test
Monde

India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test

28 SEP · 4 min
Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation
Analysis

Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation

28 SEP · 4 min
Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work
University

Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work

28 SEP · 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 →
Opinion

AI regulation should not wait for a crisis

Opinion

Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI

Monde

Trump’s Economy Is Colliding With Reality

Monde

Latin America’s Democratic Stress Test Begins in Brazil

Société

The New Machinery of Lies: How AI Is Supercharging Disinformation

Special Report

Trump, Year Two

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

Read the ledger →
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

Monde

Trump’s “Roaring” Economy Hits a Rough Patch

Opinion.

All opinion →
AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint
Opinion

AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint

28 SEP · 4 min
AI regulation should not wait for a crisis
Opinion

AI regulation should not wait for a crisis

27 SEP · 4 min
Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI
Opinion

Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI

27 SEP · 3 min

Analysis.

All analysis →
Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk
Analysis

Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk

28 SEP · 5 min
Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation
Analysis

Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation

28 SEP · 4 min
AI competition turns geopolitical as US, China court the world
Analysis

AI competition turns geopolitical as US, China court the world

27 SEP · 4 min
Global rate hikes signal a harder inflation fight
Analysis

Global rate hikes signal a harder inflation fight

27 SEP · 4 min

AI.

All AI →
AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint
Opinion

AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint

28 SEP · 4 min
Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk
Analysis

Why the Strait of Hormuz is back at the center of global risk

28 SEP · 5 min
India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test
Monde

India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test

28 SEP · 4 min
Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation
Analysis

Fed’s September hike signals a harder fight against inflation

28 SEP · 4 min

Université.

All Université →
Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work
University

Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work

28 SEP · 3 min
Universities race to adapt as AI reshapes student assessment
University

Universities race to adapt as AI reshapes student assessment

27 SEP · 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 →
AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint
Opinion

AI’s next test is not speed, but restraint

28 SEP · 4 min
Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work
University

Universities rush to reset assessment as AI reshapes work

28 SEP · 3 min
Universities race to adapt as AI reshapes student assessment
University

Universities race to adapt as AI reshapes student assessment

27 SEP · 4 min
Football’s New Battlefront: Bodies, Power and the World Cup’s Credibility
Sport

Football’s New Battlefront: Bodies, Power and the World Cup’s Credibility

27 SEP · 4 min

Asia.

All Asia →
India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test
Monde

India’s Growth Story Enters Its Technological Test

28 SEP · 4 min
AI competition turns geopolitical as US, China court the world
Analysis

AI competition turns geopolitical as US, China court the world

27 SEP · 4 min
Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI
Opinion

Why Congress should slow down, not surrender, on AI

27 SEP · 3 min
China’s Taiwan Red Line Tests the Limits of Trump’s Diplomacy
Géopolitique

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

25 SEP · 5 min

Europe.

All Europe →
Europe’s Immigration Debate Is Hardening as the Numbers Fall
Société

Europe’s Immigration Debate Is Hardening as the Numbers Fall

21 SEP · 4 min
Ukraine’s War of Attrition: When Territory Shrinks but the Battlefield Widens
Géopolitique

Ukraine’s War of Attrition: When Territory Shrinks but the Battlefield Widens

13 SEP · 5 min
Crypto’s Two Faces: Record Hacks, Relentless Regulation, and the Quiet March of Wall Street
Tech

Crypto’s Two Faces: Record Hacks, Relentless Regulation, and the Quiet March of Wall Street

8 SEP · 7 min
Europe’s Edge-of-the-Map Moment
Géopolitique

Europe’s Edge-of-the-Map Moment

3 SEP · 6 min