A string of damaged undersea cables in sensitive waters has drawn new government attention to critical internet infrastructure that’s nearly impossible to physically defend at scale.
Read MoreGlobal displacement has hit record levels, but humanitarian funding hasn’t kept pace, forcing aid agencies into painful triage decisions about which crises get support.
Read MoreWith big multilateral trade talks stalled, countries are increasingly striking smaller, faster bilateral deals — trading a unified framework for speed, and adding a growing patchwork of complexity along the way.
Read MoreDiplomats are racing to update decades-old international agreements for the deep sea, satellite orbits, and the Arctic — even as commercial activity in those spaces moves faster than negotiations can keep up.
Read MoreExport controls on advanced chipmaking technology have reshaped a once-open global semiconductor market, and building genuine self-sufficiency is proving to be a much longer project than the controls themselves.
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