As the United States and China escalate their rivalry over quantum technology, companies across the sector are already repositioning to navigate the geopolitical storm, from […]
Month: June 2026
How fossil fuel firm BP shaped a landmark Princeton climate study
This article was originally published by ProPublica in cooperation with Drilled. It is rare that a single scientific paper shapes how people think about a challenge […]
The Political Risks Facing Washington’s New Ambassador to South Korea
Michelle Steel arrives in Seoul at a moment when ethnic affinity and political polarization make diplomacy more complicated than ever.
Deir ez-Zor, spearhead of the Transitional Justice Spring
Syria has been rocked for the past 15 days by protests calling for transitional justice. This movement, as two Syrian journalists recount, began on June […]
Editors’ Notes: Representative Assemblies As the Locus of Democracy
Though we could not cover everything, we managed to pull together twenty-two essays in The Reconstruction Papers. As we have begun talking with people about […]
Trump’s Energy Secretary Says ‘Cold Is a Vastly Larger Killer’ During Record European Heatwave
President Donald Trump’s energy secretary has downplayed the threat of rising temperatures at a fossil fuel industry-funded event in London, even as millions in the […]
Senate Democrats Launch Preemptive Strike To Stop Trump From Meddling In The Midterm
One of the advantages of Donald Trump’s constant and very public attacks on elections is that those who are protecting democracy have a very good […]
UN Maritime Agency Pauses Hormuz Evacuation After Ship Attack
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
Zambia loses bid to repatriate Edgar Lungu’s remains
SCA has ruled in favour of Edgar Lungu’s family, ending Zambia’s bid to repatriate the former president’s remains for a state funeral…See More
NATO’s Rutte gave confused account of Italy’s involvement in Iran war, Meloni says
ANTIBES, France — Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday accused NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte of giving a muddled account when he described her country […]
EU stimmt für Verlängerung des Handelsfriedens zwischen Airbus und Boeing
BRÜSSEL – Die EU-Staaten haben am Donnerstag beschlossen, die europäischen Vergeltungszölle gegen die Vereinigten Staaten im langjährigen Airbus-Boeing-Streit vorerst weiter auszusetzen. Das erklärten zwei EU-Diplomaten […]
The Anti-Immigrant Supreme Court
The Supreme Court made one thing plain this week: It is an anti-immigrant court. There were hints before—big ones, to be honest. But in three […]
Beyond denial: how oil execs shaped a landmark climate study
This article was originally published by ProPublica in cooperation with Drilled. It is rare that a single scientific paper shapes how people think about a challenge […]
The political painting that is still on trial in South Korea
In a Seoul courtroom in March this year, a prosecutor read out charges against Jeon Seung-il, a former art student, from an indictment first written […]
Obama knows he drives Trump mad. Now he’s taunting him
One surefire way to annoy a troll is to call their efforts for attention an “obsession.” Edgelords, of course, are too nonchalant to obsess. Never […]
The white working-class myth that made JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance wants to be Donald Trump’s successor. As part of that quest, he has written the obligatory memoir and has embarked on […]
India’s Critical Mineral Challenge in a New Global Resource Order
Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.
Jio joins the space race at a cost of up to $15bn for 1,650 satellites
The firm has filed for an initital public offering – probably India’s biggest ever with the issue expected to be about $4bn – and plans […]
Elon Musk ordered to give deposition as ‘vote buying’ scheme bites him
Elon Musk told voters they had a random shot at $1 million. Now a judge has ordered him to answer for it under oath. U.S. […]
Supreme Court’s latest ‘inhumane’ decision shocks onlookers: ‘Absolutely disgraceful’
Onlookers were shocked on Thursday after the Supreme Court issued a ruling that some people called “inhumane.” The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration […]