How the UN Security Council Presidency Shapes Behaviour
Holding the Security Council presidency gives a country 30 days of outsized influence. Here's how states actually use it, and what they don't.
Long ReadsWhy Some International Institutions Actually Have Power
Some global bodies shape law and move markets. Others issue statements nobody reads. Here's the concrete difference, and why it matters.
Long ReadsWhy Some Territorial Disputes Get Solved and Others Don't
Law, negotiation, or decades of frozen conflict: what actually determines which path a territorial dispute takes, and why most never reach a courtroom.
TechnologyThe Open Web Isn't Dying. It's Moving Where You Can't Index It
Search traffic is falling and the obituaries are out again. But the open web didn't die — it walked into rooms the crawlers were never invited to.
WorldSmotrich Says Israel Will Take Control of Hebron
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel is moving to assert control over Hebron, a claim that reopens old questions about the West Bank city.
ScienceSource Mismatch: Coral Reef Story Cannot Be Filed
The supplied reference reporting covers a SpaceX IPO, not coral reefs. No verifiable facts exist to write the assigned story honestly.
PoliticsUS Weapons Stockpile in Victoria Catches Premier Off Guard
Jacinta Allan says she'll seek advice on a reported US Marine Corps weapons stockpile in Victoria, pointing questions to Canberra.
BusinessAI in Publishing: From IP Fear to Growth Plan
Publishers have spent two years treating AI as a legal threat. The smarter ones are starting to treat it as a revenue question instead.
BusinessSpaceX Market Cap Passes Amazon, Nears Microsoft
SpaceX rose 4% Tuesday, pushing its market cap above Amazon and briefly past Microsoft, days after the biggest IPO ever. The numbers behind the rally.
Long ReadsHow Diaspora Communities Shape Foreign Policy
Large émigré populations don't just send remittances home. They bend the foreign policy of their adopted countries in measurable, lasting ways.
OpinionWhy International Sanctions Rarely Work as Advertised
Sanctions are the West's favourite pressure tool. Here's the concrete reason they so often fail to change the behaviour they target.
OpinionWhat Domestic Politics Reveals About Foreign Mediation
A country's choice to mediate foreign conflicts is rarely neutral. Here's what its domestic politics actually tells you about why it volunteers.