Andy’s view In Mao Zedong’s 1938 essay , penned during the Japanese invasion of China, he divided conflict into three phases: strategic defense, strategic stalemate, and strategic counter-offensive. On the eve of a leaders’ summit this week in Washington, US-China ties are stuck in the stalemate stage, deadlocked on everything ...
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Global trade turmoil risks food price shockGlobal trade turmoil risks food price shock
Restrictions on shipping through key global trade routes are stoking concerns of a coming worldwide food-price shock, with poor countries particularly ill prepared. Rising fuel prices caused by the instability at the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits are hitting farmers in parts of the West just as harvest season opens. ...
Copper production falls, leading to concerns over longterm suppliesCopper production falls, leading to concerns over longterm supplies
Mining for copper fell in the first half of the year relative to the same period in 2025, sparking fears over long-term supplies of the metal, which is key for the clean energy transition and building data centers. Production disruptions and weak output in Chile, the world’s biggest producer, sent ...
‘Trying to survive during impossible times’‘Trying to survive during impossible times’
, directed by Simon Stone. The film follows the final years in the life of Ian Charleson, a Scottish actor who starred in the Oscar-winning . It picks up in 1989, after Charleson, played by Andrew Scott, faces an AIDS diagnosis while trying to revive his career. When he finally ...
Inside a low-key House Democratic leadership fightInside a low-key House Democratic leadership fight
The News House Democrats are fighting over the pecking order in their extended leadership hierarchy as they hope to win the majority. In recent days, allies of both Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Ted Lieu, D-Calif., have laid claim to the fourth-ranking slot in the majority as they look to ...
Conflict isn’t slowing deals for Gulf’s fastest-growing investment firmConflict isn’t slowing deals for Gulf’s fastest-growing investment firm
The Scene With drones and missiles still being regularly intercepted overhead, BlueFive Capital founder and CEO Hazem Ben-Gacem cooked up a play in the defense industry, over a Ramadan meal with companions with ties to a Gulf sovereign fund. Six months later, BlueFive is “ready to launch it,” Ben-Gacem told ...
Data centers drive a surge in climate tech fundingData centers drive a surge in climate tech funding
The Scoop The data center buildout is driving a rush of venture capital investment in clean tech, breathing new life into startups that were at risk of being steamrolled by the Trump administration’s pullback on climate policy. Global climate tech venture investment hit $26 billion in the first half of ...
Why the Senate won’t vote to repeal new Canada tariffsWhy the Senate won’t vote to repeal new Canada tariffs
The News President Donald Trump’s new Canada tariffs are infuriating Democrats and annoying some Republicans — but Congress is unlikely to vote on them before the election. Trump’s use of a nearly century-old law to impose the levies takes away individual senators’ ability to force such a vote on the ...
‘This pushes the boundaries’: White House helped Pentagon explain the legality of its stock deals‘This pushes the boundaries’: White House helped Pentagon explain the legality of its stock deals
The Scoop One month before the Pentagon announced its first equity stake in a company, its top lawyer asked the White House to explain why the deal wouldn’t break the law. The White House budget office responded with a previously unreported legal opinion, reviewed by Semafor, that provides a crucial ...
Experts warn of AI warfare riskExperts warn of AI warfare risk
The US military reportedly prepared to intercept a Chinese vessel in the Middle East this spring after an AI chatbot misidentified materials on board, a close call that “almost started a war,” a source told CNN. Analysts have warned that slipshod AI integration into defense systems could produce catastrophic miscalculations. ...