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Why Norway’s Fund Divested from 11 Israeli Companies; and What’s Next

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest with assets of about $2 trillion, announced it had divested from 11 Israeli companies and terminated contracts with all external asset managers overseeing Israeli investments.

August 12, 2025

Explainer·Middle East

Training, Trade and Tactics: India-Australia Defence Ties in High Gear

India–Australia defence relations have reached an unprecedented level of maturity in 2025, underpinned by sustained high-level engagement, expanded joint training exercises, and increasingly integrated industrial and technological cooperation. The visit of Lieutenant

August 11, 2025

Asia·Australia·Opinion

Why We Can’t Outsource Wisdom to Machines

No matter what changes it brings, artificial intelligence (AI) fits into the long arc of human history. Understanding this historical dimension can help us to better critique AI, to use it more

August 10, 2025

Technology

The Tariff Time Bomb Wall Street Won’t See Coming

While Wall Street pours champagne over record-high stock indexes, the U.S. economy is quietly swallowing a bitter pill: tariffs. The same markets that panicked in April are now shrugging at the reality

August 9, 2025

Americas·Opinion

From Hostility to Harmony: The Armenia-Azerbaijan Agreement Explained

Historic Peace Agreement Signed in August 2025 at the White House, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, ending nearly four decades of conflict, mostly centered on the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Both countries

August 9, 2025

Explainer

Our Oceans Are Boiling, But Maybe Europe Has a Lifeboat?

At the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice last week, one thing was unmistakably clear: our ocean is in crisis. But perhaps more importantly, a solution is beginning to surface—one

August 8, 2025

Planet

How to Lose an Ally Over 50% Tariffs

In the past few days, the fragile scaffolding of US-India strategic cooperation has shown signs of stress—if not outright fracture. President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariff hikes on Indian exports, twice,

August 6, 2025

Opinion

Why Peace Remains Elusive—Because Israel’s Enemies Never Wanted It

Just the other day I read somewhere: “You don’t make peace with your friends, you make peace with your enemies”. It sounds noble, even wise. But it’s a phrase that makes sense

August 6, 2025

Middle East·Opinion

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

Once upon a time, the United Kingdom took pride in its irreverence. From the fearless satire of Spitting Image to the open-air defiance of Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner, from call-in radio rows

August 5, 2025

Opinion

World Court Declares Climate Protection a Legal Obligation for All Nations

In a historic opinion issued in July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that every country on Earth has a legal duty to protect the climate and prevent harm to

August 4, 2025

Americas·Planet

August 2025- Page 3

Why Norway’s Fund Divested from 11 Israeli Companies; and What’s Next

Training, Trade and Tactics: India-Australia Defence Ties in High Gear

Why We Can’t Outsource Wisdom to Machines

The Tariff Time Bomb Wall Street Won’t See Coming

From Hostility to Harmony: The Armenia-Azerbaijan Agreement Explained

Our Oceans Are Boiling, But Maybe Europe Has a Lifeboat?

How to Lose an Ally Over 50% Tariffs

Why Peace Remains Elusive—Because Israel’s Enemies Never Wanted It

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

World Court Declares Climate Protection a Legal Obligation for All Nations

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