The perennial drama of great power conflict rarely gets any more theatrical than it does on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Manila. To suggest that a meeting between U.S.
By Dana Whitfield ·
The smell of burning oil is always the worst part—the acrid smoke that drifts over everything, signaling not just conflict, but profound failure.
By Maya Ellison ·
The headlines coming out of Kyiv this week read like a poorly scripted play, featuring multiple cast members arguing over who gets to hold the script. A new commander-in-chief is appointed.
By Grant Colby ·
The current theater of war in Ukraine is being framed, largely by Western media, as an epic struggle defined purely by military genius—a series of grand maneuvers between brilliant commanders and relentless adversaries.
By Maya Ellison ·
The week of July 22, 2026, saw high-stakes diplomatic rhetoric collide with physical attacks on commercial shipping across the Persian Gulf.
By Alma Cordero ·
Tensions flared dramatically this week as diplomatic warnings clashed with sustained military action centered on Iran’s control of critical waterways.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Fighting between the United States, Israel, and Iran has escalated into a volatile cycle of intense military strikes and regional blockades.
By Emilio Quesada ·
When global great power conflicts flare up, how does that tension translate into measurable financial liability for international trade? For decades, maritime insurance covered physical risks, such as storms or piracy.
By Maya Ellison ·
Advanced artificial intelligence development no longer depends solely on algorithmic breakthroughs; it hinges instead on access to specialized hardware and computational power.
By Imani Sutton ·