Category: Global

Iran is playing a long game

An asymmetric war that brings the global economy to a standstill could exhaust the US and force a ceasefire

Germany’s Merz hits out at ‘wrong’ US decision to ease ...

Chancellor’s comments follow Trump’s move to allow countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea

The Iranian school bombing and the information war

Evidence suggests that the US was most likely to be behind the attack that killed over 100 children

Poland’s Eurosceptic president vetoes EU funding for de...

Karol Nawrocki opposes Safe loans, claiming they would give Brussels a say in national security matters

Iran war causing ‘largest disruption in history’ to oil...

Global crude output will fall to lowest level in four years, energy agency warns in report

Oil trades close to $100 after attacks in Gulf

Ships and energy infrastructure in the Gulf hit by new wave of strikes

Estée Lauder sues perfumer Jo Malone for breach of cont...

US company objects to use of British entrepreneur’s name in her collaboration with Zara

Supertankers rush to Red Sea port as Iran war chokes Gu...

Saudi pipeline allows ships to avoid perilous Strait of Hormuz but they will have to brave hotspot for Houthi attacks

Investment fund questions valuations in Blue Owl’s priv...

Glendon Capital Management says debts are marked higher than similar publicly traded securities

Partners Group sounds alarm on private credit default r...

Chair of Swiss private capital group warns pace could double to above 5% in coming years

The Iran war’s shadow front: Iraq

Iraq has long been a battleground for Tehran and Washington’s interests. Now a murky conflict has broken out once again

Which chokepoint wins in a game of geoeconomic Top Trum...

It depends on its damage to the target, potential for blowback and durability