On 9 January, Bloomberg reported that Turkey was ‘likely’ to join the defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and that talks to do so were in an ‘advanced’ stage. Later that month Pakistan’s ...
On 26 August, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a new resolution on global AI governance. Resolution A/79/325 sets up two new governance mechanisms: an Independent International Scientific Panel ...
Chinese AI company DeepSeek’s breakthrough model tanked US tech stocks this week, as it became clear that it rivals the performance of Western models like ChatGPT – but was reportedly developed at a ...
China absorbed the shock by drawing on stockpiles and a decade of electrification. Europe needs electrification for security, ...
Eight candidates are vying to succeed António Guterres, but if the next United Nations’ chief can’t reassert its role in ...
Iran and its allies can now exert pressure on two strategic maritime chokepoints, with global implications. A more coherent ...
Anthropic’s warning should be taken seriously – but not as cover for entrenching US labs or escalating rivalry with Beijing.
The SCO and BRICS summits indicate Russia retains sufficient value to China, India and other non-Western powers to pursue its ...
The US offers the most advanced defence technology at the expense of sovereignty. Yet Britain can develop AI and other ...
US–Canada trade war will test not only economic strength but also political will. On the latter, Canada may have an advantage ...
The administration’s efforts to undermine confidence in the US electoral system could spark a political crisis in November – ...
Daily power cuts, fuel shortages and empty shop shelves are part of everyday life for Cubans as they struggle with the worst ...