Politics

Fifteen years after Fukushima, the global nuclear community speaks of lessons learned. But whose lessons? And at whose expense? A critical look at how disaster narratives erase victims.

Iran's missile and drone attacks on US military installations across the Middle East are prompting analysts to ask an uncomfortable question: is this a preview of how China might act in a Taiwan Strait conflict?

Iran's IRGC has vowed to block all oil through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening $200 oil. The IEA's 400-million-barrel release buys time—but how much?

US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's top commanders. Now Tehran is holding state funerals while warning its own citizens not to protest. The fallout is reaching as far as the Philippines.

U.S. military strikes on Iran have effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, choking 21% of global crude supply. Southeast Asia's energy importers are already paying the price — and the crisis is just beginning.

Mojtaba Khamenei was appointed Iran's supreme leader days after his father's death in a US-Israeli strike. But inheriting a title and inheriting power are very different things.

US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran as Beirut burns again. With North Korea testing missiles in parallel, the Middle East conflict is no longer containable. What does this mean for the world?

Award-winning semiconductor expert Shi Guojun left UC Irvine after 20+ years to join Chinese materials firm DKEM. What his move reveals about the intensifying US-China tech talent war.

An Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in central Beirut with no warning, as Lebanon's death toll surpasses 570 and nearly 700,000 people are displaced. What does 'frontline' even mean anymore?

China's 'two sessions' unveiled the 15th Five-Year Plan days before an anticipated Xi-Trump summit. Here's what Beijing's policy signals mean for global markets, US-China relations, and the world economy.

US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran. Iran responded with multi-warhead missiles. A drone fell over Erbil. The Middle East is entering territory that no longer fits the old rules.

Trump said the US Navy sank an Iranian frigate—killing 104 sailors—because it was "more fun" than capturing it. What happens when justification disappears from the language of power?