Saving Supply Chains From Climate Shocks Is a Lure for Investors May 26, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee On the tarmac of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, a cargo of drugs on their way to a clinical trial were...
Iran’s Threats to Hormuz Undersea Cables Highlight Vulnerabilites of Data Chokepoints May 15, 2026 By Meredith Primrose Jones Early this week, Iranian state-linked media floated a plan to charge the operators of undersea internet cables in the Strait...
Ultimate Guide to Travel Insurance for Complex Times May 7, 2026 By Sara Clemence John Popovics thought he’d done everything right. Earlier this year the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign civil engineering professor was...
China’s Unprecedented Defiance of US Sanctions Triggers Showdown May 4, 2026 By Bloomberg News China has ordered its companies to ignore US sanctions, an unprecedented act of defiance that threatens to trap a vast...
US, Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire as Israel Escalates Parallel War in Lebanon April 8, 2026 By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way on Wednesday to alarm that fighting was still...
China Targets Taiwan’s Chip Tech to Evade Global ‘Containment’: Taipei Government April 7, 2026 China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international...
Trump Risks Confidence in US Role as Guardian of Global Shipping April 6, 2026 By Gerry Doyle, Peter Martin and Weilun Soon Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade...
Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Only Possible When Hormuz Reopens April 1, 2026 By Omar Tamo, Kate Sullivan and Sara Gharaibeh US President Donald Trump said he’ll only consider a halt to attacks on Iran when the Strait of Hormuz is...
Viewpoint: How Will the Middle East War Affect the Insurance Sector? April 1, 2026 By Johannes Bender - S&P Global Ratings The recent escalation of the Middle East war introduces geopolitical instability with potential long-lasting effects on commodities, financing conditions, global...
The Luxury Life of British Expats in Dubai Faces a Reality Check March 23, 2026 By Sarah Rappaport On a trip to Dubai two years ago to review luxury hotels, I found myself at a beach-club brunch surrounded...