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Oil Surges Past $100 as Hormuz Crisis Reignites — What It Means for the Global Economy
Crude jumped from around $70 to more than $100 a barrel in days. How a Gulf oil shock feeds through to inflation, growth and household fuel bills.
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China Tightens Its Grip on Critical Minerals — and the World Scrambles to Respond
From rare earths to strategic gases such as helium, Beijing is turning control of critical materials into a tool of statecraft. How it reshapes tech supply chains.
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How Sanctions Are Quietly Redrawing the Map of Global Trade
Restrictions meant to isolate a handful of states are rerouting supply chains and creating new economic blocs. The unintended consequences are global and lasting.
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As Conflicts Multiply, the World's Borders Are Straining Again
Record displacement is testing the limits of asylum systems and reshaping domestic politics far from the front lines. A humanitarian and political reckoning.
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Great-Power Diplomacy Enters a Colder, More Fragmented Era
As alliances harden and back-channels shrink, the world's largest economies are negotiating less and posturing more. What the breakdown of routine diplomacy means for the year ahead.
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Energy Security Has Become the New Front Line of Geopolitics
Pipelines, ports and power grids are now strategic weapons. Why control of energy infrastructure is reshaping alliances and rivalries alike.
