alliancemagazine.org

Due South: Professor Alex de Waal on Sudan.

The veteran AU mediator traces how South Sudan's secession broke both states, why peace diplomacy has turned kleptocratic, and why Sudan's partition may already exist in its people's minds.

fronts.co

Cowboy State Daily Show with Jake - Monday, August 3, 2026

YouTube video by Cowboy State Daily

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eurasiareview.com

The questions we should ask on data center policy | GUEST COMMENTARY

Opinion: We need a national discussion about how to approach data center policy, writes Tara Sonenshine.

baltimoresun.com

A government fund of AI stocks to benefit all Americans is a good idea, but hard to pull off

If the US were to create a fund to harness AI and buffer the economy and workers from long-term harms AI could cause, it would not be the first country to do so.

theconversation.com

China is not the solution to the US chipflation problem

Buying memory chips from companies like CXMT could lower costs but risks dependence

ft.com

Donald Trump Is in Crisis: His Iran War Failed, Iran Controls Hormuz, and the US Military Is Running Low on Stockpiles of Weapons

Donald Trump Declared Victory Over Iran. Three Months Later, the War Is Draining His Options: The White House declared victory over Iran on April 8, after 38 days of Operation Epic Fury. It said the U...

nationalsecurityjournal.org

BBC Audio | World Business Report | AI investors spark Asia shares sell-off

South Korea's Kospi index halts trading after huge falls for tech stocks like Samsung

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Ukraine Hits At Iran. In The Caspian Sea, Things Get Even Messier.

Russia’s Iranian-designed drones have ravaged Ukrainian forces in Moscow’s all-out war. As far as Ukraine is concerned, that means cargo ships plying the Caspian Sea with Iranian military goods are fa...

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Despite Its Strength, U.S. Military Faces A Reputational Crisis Over Iran - Global Upfront Newspapers

As the United States and Iran trade increasingly ferocious blows, President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing ramped-up operations against Tehran once again. He threatened this week to target the co...

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Navigating India’s low-carbon development futures: an interpretive assessment of model scenarios

Navigating India’s low-carbon development futures: an interpretive assessment of model scenarios, Srivastava, Aman, Narassimhan, Easwaran J, Dubash, Navroz K

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Around Africa, elections have become too inconvenient, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Add us on Google José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos was 37 when the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, (better known by its Portuguese acronym, MPLA) chose him to succeed its foundin...

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Despite its strength, US military faces a reputational crisis over Iran

Even as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes, the Iran war is exposing U.S. strategic vulnerabilities and could hurt the Pentagon’s reputation.

csmonitor.com

A year later, is Trump’s investment in Intel… a win-win?

The U.S.-based chip maker reported sales jumped by 25% last quarter. Plus: business loans, buzzy beverages, and a 63-year-old intern.

marketplace.org

The Messi Test and how the Spaniards messed with it: what the World Cup final taught me about the jobs AI can't touch | Fortune

Where it truly mattered, humans decided the game.

fortune.com

Refugees in the City: How Humanitarian Migration Transforms Urban Areas

Refugees reshape cities; they may strain services in the short term but offer long-run potential for new economic, civic, and demographic vitalization depending on responses by local leaders.

migrationpolicy.org

Inside China’s All-Out Push to Catch Up With American AI Chips

Xi confidant leads fevered effort for domestic alternatives to win AI race. Chinese AI companies get warned that anyone who resisted using local chips was a traitor.

wsj.com

From Delhi to digital planet: Tufts University’s Bhaskar Chakravorti on technology reshaping economies

Chakravorti reflects on technology, education, Tata Group, and how business, innovation, and institutions shape India’s economic future.

americanbazaaronline.com

Iran war: Look beyond stocks to understand state of economy, experts say

Yields on 10-year US Treasury bills, a bellwether for inflation, are up 60 basis points since the start of the Iran war.

aljazeera.com

Tufts University’s Fletcher School Signed MOU with Tsinghua SPPM and Joint Fireside Chat Hosted-School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University

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US-Israeli Bombing Has Harmed Iran’s Wildlife, Farms, and Water Supply

Toxic pollution from the war on Iran will continue to devastate the country’s environment for years to come.

truthout.org

The Strait of Hormuz impasse should reopen the debate on agricultural subsidies

Building resilience requires a deliberate transition toward more sustainable, diversified, and climate-smart agricultural systems.

thehill.com

Africa’s Greater Horn region is facing a looming polycrisis fueled by conflict, prices, climate and disease

The response to the many problems facing the region has been set back by cuts in humanitarian aid.

theconversation.com

With ceasefire gone, the question rises: Will Iran war ever end?

The U.S.-Iran conflict has moved from a faltering ceasefire into what looks like renewed but limited war – with few signs of a clear end point. The American public shows little appetite for escalating...

csmonitor.com

Chinese in the driver’s seat? India-China reset hits bump on New Delhi streets

Indian government pulls the plug on Chinese battery apps after e-rickshaws are stopped in their tracks, sparking national debate.

scmp.com

China’s Chip Champion to Raise Billions in Race for A.I. Control

CXMT, a linchpin in China’s drive to develop homegrown artificial intelligence technology, is aiming to raise nearly $10 billion in a blockbuster public offering in Shanghai.

nytimes.com

Despite Appearances, Climate Has Not Disappeared from the Agenda

The issue is more persistent than it seems, emerging in other topics like crime and mining, writes a former president.

americasquarterly.org