European defence spending is rising sharply. SIPRI’s latest military expenditure data says global military spending reached $2.887 trillion in 2025, with E
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Hormuz is where energy markets remember that geography still rules
Markets can price futures contracts in milliseconds, but oil still has to move through water. That is why every escalation around the Strait of Hormuz beco
Europe’s defence-spending surge is also a domestic welfare argument
European governments are increasing defence spending as security concerns mount, a trend captured in recent international reporting including Xinhua’s roun
Why the Strait of Hormuz turns every Middle East escalation into an energy-security test
When reports of strikes, air defences and warnings around Iran appear, the world’s energy market looks first to one narrow waterway. Recent regional escala
The Red Sea shipping shock is becoming a long test of globalisation’s hidden routes
Globalisation depends on routes most consumers never see. The Red Sea is one of them. When ships avoid the area because of attacks, security risk or insura
The next climate warning will not arrive as one disaster. It will arrive as many small failures at once
Climate change is often imagined as a single dramatic event: a flood, a wildfire, a storm surge. The more dangerous reality is quieter. Climate risk increa
Ukraine’s drone strike near St Petersburg turns Russia’s economic showcase into a security lesson
Russia wanted attention on investment, influence and resilience as St Petersburg opened its flagship economic forum. Ukraine’s drones forced a different co
A strike on Kuwait airport shows how fragile the Gulf ceasefire really is
Airports are not just transport hubs. In moments of conflict, they become symbols of state capacity, economic confidence and civilian vulnerability. That i
The Katherine PFAS lawsuit is a test case for contaminated communities
PFAS contamination is difficult to write about because it rarely looks dramatic. There is no single plume of smoke, no collapsed building, no immediate dis
A rare Ebola strain is spreading. The vaccine race shows what global health still struggles to do fast
An Ebola outbreak is never just a medical event. It is a test of surveillance, logistics, public trust, border coordination and the speed at which science