Dr. Ju Hyung Kim Recent footage from Yemen should be taken seriously by South Korea’s defense industry. In August, Houthi media released a video claiming that a Rajum multirotor drone dropped a munition on Saudi Arabia’s M1A2S Abrams tank near Marib. The ammunition appeared to hit the rear …
Read More »China’s Strategic Plan for Space Superiority
Namrata Goswami China defines space superiority as achieving space logistics and infrastructure, and then using them for the kind of war it might fight. This screenshot from CCTV (China Central Television) shows China’s first moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, in an image taken by the camera …
Read More »The illusion of controlling AI
How to control a technology whose spread and capabilities are outpacing our ability to manage its risks? That question has become increasingly urgent with the rise of artificial intelligence. One answer seemed to stand out: Keep the most powerful models under close supervision by limiting their release and …
Read More »Al-Makahleh: Why the Middle East Must Build Its Own Regional Order After the U.S.–Iran War
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh The latest U.S.–Iran war has done more than expose the volatility of the Middle East. It has exposed the exhaustion of the region’s post-Cold War security model. For decades, Middle Eastern states relied on an implicit strategic bargain: the United States would remain the principal …
Read More »China Cannot Avoid the U.S. Dollar
Norbert Tofall Despite the very real structural weaknesses in the U.S. economy, no BRICS+ country – not even China – and not the group as a whole comes close to matching the role of the U.S. dollar in the world economy. The great contradiction Chinese officials like to …
Read More »Global markets trade lower as US-Iran tensions, chip selloff weigh on sentiment
Global markets traded lower Friday as heavy selling in semiconductor shares and escalating US-Iran tensions weighed on investor sentiment. Chipmakers remained under pressure amid concerns over whether massive artificial intelligence investments will generate sufficient returns. Renewed attacks between Washington and Tehran also raised fears of further disruption to …
Read More »Apple overtakes Nvidia as world’s most valuable company amid AI selloff
Mücahithan Avcıoğlu Apple overtook Nvidia on Friday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, as renewed selling pressure on artificial intelligence-related stocks weighed on the chipmaker. Apple’s market capitalization reached approximately $4.9 trillion during intraday trading, narrowly surpassing Nvidia’s valuation of $4.84 trillion. The change at …
Read More »What It Means for China and the Future of AI?
Dr.Nadya Hilmi UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres , Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrive for a group photo before the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. Ng Han Guan/Pool via …
Read More »US-Iran War Losses Still Trail the 1979 Oil Shock in Total Economic Impact
The ongoing war in Iran has caused the largest oil supply shock in history, resulting in daily production losses that are unprecedented. However, the oil crisis linked to the 1979 Iranian Revolution remains the largest when considering total cumulative supply loss. This situation has drawn comparisons to past …
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