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War, Oil, and AI: How Converging Crises Are Reshaping the World in 2026
A single, interconnected emergency—spanning blocked oil routes, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom—is squeezing ordinary households while a narrow set of powerful interests reaps record rewards.
Gaza’s War Nears Fourth Year: 73,922 Dead, Children Skate on Rubble as Families Live in Tents
A new series documents five ordinary lives across seven days in Gaza, where the death toll has reached 73,922 and residents endure tent camps, truck-bed shelter…
# As War, Climate and Profit Converge, Who Gets Care Depends on Wealth and Geography
A cascade of interconnected crises—war, energy shocks, climate disasters and the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence—has overwhelmed health systems worl…
One Crisis, Not Many: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged to Reshape Global Politics
A single, self-reinforcing emergency—spanning blocked oil routes, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom—is squeezing ordinary hous…
War, Oil, and AI: How One Interconnected Crisis Is Reshaping the World
A single emergency—spanning blocked oil routes, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom—is squeezing ordinary households while a nar…
One Crisis, Not Many: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged to Reshape the World in 2026
The world's crises have merged into a single, self-reinforcing emergency—and ordinary households are paying the price while a narrow set of powerful interests r…
# One Crisis, Not Many: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged to Reshape the Global Economy
*The world's economic problems are no longer separate. Blocked oil routes, rising wars, water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom have merged into a single em…
One Planet, One Crisis: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged Into a Single Global Emergency
The world's ecological, energy, and economic crises have merged into one reinforcing emergency—and the poorest are paying the highest price while a narrow set o…
Gaza Journalist Quits After 45 Days, As 12-Year-Old Works to Feed Family and Lecturer Teaches Through Blackouts
A Palestinian reporter who spent 45 days documenting the war in Gaza has stopped, saying audiences have grown tired of endless bad news, as families across the …
# AI’s Power Grab: How a Handful of Firms and Two Superpowers Are Dividing the World’s Most Consequential Technology
A small number of companies and two superpowers are consolidating control over artificial intelligence, its chips, and the energy it consumes—while workers, hou…
Global Health in 2026: How War, Profit, and Climate Are Deciding Who Lives and Who Dies
A new era of interconnected crises—spanning war, energy shocks, climate disasters, and the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence—has overwhelmed health sy…
One Crisis, Not Many: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged to Reshape Global Politics in 2026
The world's most urgent problems—war, energy shocks, water scarcity, and the race for artificial intelligence—have merged into a single, self-reinforcing emerge…
One Crisis, Many Fronts: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged to Reshape the World in 2026
A single interconnected emergency—spanning blocked oil routes, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom—is squeezing ordinary househo…
Militarization Drains Trillions From Health and Water as War, Oil, and AI Converge Into One Global Crisis
A single interconnected emergency—spanning blocked oil routes, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an unregulated AI boom—is squeezing ordinary househo…
Iran Threatens War "as Far as the Indian Ocean" as UK Warns Tehran and France Sends Troops to Saudi Arabia
Iran warns of a wider war, Britain draws a red line on threats at home, and France deploys forces to defend a Saudi oil port as attacks by the Iran-backed Houth…
War, Oil, and AI Converge to Reshape the Global Economy as Ordinary Households Bear the Cost
A cascade of interconnected crises—blocked oil chokepoints, escalating wars, record water shortages, and an artificial intelligence power grab—is squeezing ordi…
Saudi Defense Pact Faces First Big Test as Houthi Attacks Hit Energy Sites, Military Chiefs Rush to Riyadh
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey met in Riyadh after Houthi strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure tested their new Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, while Franc…
One Planet, One Crisis: How War, Oil, Water, and AI Converged Into a Single Global Emergency
The world's ecological, energy, and economic crises have merged into one reinforcing emergency in which the poorest pay the highest price while a narrow set of …
AI’s Power Grab: How Two Superpowers and a Handful of Firms Are Dividing the World’s Most Consequential Technology
A small number of companies and two superpowers are consolidating control over artificial intelligence, its chips, and the energy it consumes—while workers, hou…
Egypt, Oman Warn Red Sea Crisis Can Only End at Negotiating Table as Iran Threat Grows
Egypt and Oman met at the United Nations to push for talks with Iran, warning that only dialogue can stop the Red Sea crisis from spiraling.
Editorials
The Courage Conundrum: Why Criticizing Israel Is No Longer a Political Risk
In a recent short-form video, political scientist and author Norman Finkelstein made a provocative claim that cuts against the grain of conventional political discourse: “It takes zero courage to be critical of Israel. ” The statement, delivered with his characteristic bluntness, challenges the long
West Bank Erupts: The Unseen Escalation Reshaping the Middle East
The world’s gaze has been fixed on Gaza, but a second, equally volatile front has been quietly igniting. Across the West Bank, violence has surged to levels not seen in nearly two decades, threatening to destabilize the entire region.
The Weaponization of Anti-Semitism: Norman Finkelstein on How a Term Lost Its Meaning
In a recent discussion, political scientist and scholar Norman Finkelstein delivered a sharp critique of how the term “anti-Semitism” is being used in contemporary political discourse. Rather than serving as a shield against genuine hatred, Finkelstein argues, the label has been repurposed as a pol