Danielle Pletka is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She argues that Islamism is the latest in a line of Middle Eastern ideologies that have failed to deliver on their promises. Islamism blocks the path to stability and prosperity for the people of the region.
Ajit Doval, Indian National Security Advisor, met with Emirati President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan over the weekend to discuss energy security in India. Pakistan’s Iran mediation efforts are on hold after a second round of talks failed to materialize. Afghanistan and Pakistan accuse each other of renewed cross-border violence.
Israel believes the US policy of restraint in Lebanon is eroding its deterrent capability and serving Hezbollah's interests. Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the issue with US President Donald Trump in a phone call. Netanyahu has asked Trump to limit the duration of the diplomatic track with the Lebanese government to no more than mid-May, meaning around 2 to 3 weeks.
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group plans to partially operate the $2bn Esencia, luxury hotel rooms and a residential settlement in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The project would destroy more than 1,500 acres (600 hectares) of protected land with archaeological sites. The youth-driven Juventud Unida por la Independencia (JUPI) has drawn attention to Puerto Rico’s independence movement.
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The number of coal miners in the United States has declined steadily since 2008. Life expectancy in coal-producing counties is 1.6 years lower than in non-coal-producing ones. The decline of the industry has mixed effects on health. It highlights the importance of a shift away from coal mining and toward clean energy.
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Americans care about future generations, but they underestimate how much other Americans care about them. Most Americans, regardless of political affiliation, say they care about people living centuries from now. Public support for long-term policies depends on what people think other people value. For issues such as pandemic preparedness and nuclear risk, decisions made now can affect people far into the future.
RABAH AREZKI is Director of Research at the French National Center for Scientific Research. FREDERICK VAN DER PLOEG is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford and Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research in the Netherlands. Michael ROSS is Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at University of California, Los Angeles.
Joseph Aoun is working to mitigate the consequences of Israel's military attacks on Lebanon. Israel must first fully implement the ongoing ceasefire before moving on to further talks, he says. Israel has tried to achieve security through violations and destruction of border villages before and failed. Israel and Lebanon have been at war since 2nd March.
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Biodiversity loss, climate shocks and geopolitical conflicts are fracturing the world food system, according to a report by Anglia Ruskin University and Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). It comes after a recent British Government report found that biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse is a realistic possibility.
California Coastal Commission apologizes to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as part of a settlement. SpaceX sued the commission over its opposition to expanding the launch schedule for Falcon 9 rockets from the Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara. The lawsuit alleged the commissioners voted against SpaceX because of Musk's outspoken political views.
Global M2 printed at nearly $22.7 trillion in March 2026, up 4.6% year over year, but Bitcoin underperformed. In the post-2008 QE era, the Federal Reserve bought assets directly, flooding the system with bank reserves. Today, Treasury issuance, reserve management, cash balance swings, and bank credit creation have replaced the central bank's balance-sheet firehose. The US public debt closed the fourth quarter of 2025 at over $38.5 trillion, up 6.3% year on year. The Treasury General Account held roughly $1 trillion in the latest H4.1 data. Central banks bought 244 tonnes of gold in the
Eight officials in China's Xinjiang region have been placed under investigation since Ma Xingrui's removal. Li Xuan, Party secretary of Xinjiang’s Department of Commerce, is under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law” Ma's tenure in Xinjiang coincided with the continuation of China's strict “zero-COVID” policies. The developments have renewed focus on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Édouard Glissant's collection is on display at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances in New York. Sotheby's is holding a benefit auction for the Yale MFA program. The new US passport design will feature Donald Trump's likeness and signature.
Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have all set AI spending records. White House opposes Anthropic’s plan to expand Mythos access. Elon Musk has raised concerns about OpenAI's non-profit status. A convicted scientist is rebuilding a brain-computer lab in China. Apple is close to giving up on the Vision Pro.
Ennahda's leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, was transferred to a hospital for treatment and medical monitoring for several days. The movement renews its call for his immediate release, considering his detention to be arbitrary. He has received multiple prison sentences in separate cases, including 20 years in prison in the Ramadan gathering case.
April was a great month for book covers. Here are some of the best ones from the month. See you back here in May for the next month's picks. for the rest of April's picks, check out the gallery below. For the full list, visit the gallery here.
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is still causing a lot of problems, with 20% of the world's oil supply grinding to a near complete halt due to the effective closure of the Strait. Middle East’s oil production basically shut down in April at 9.1 million barrels per day and the combined losses over the first two months of the conflict exceed 850 million barrels. US saw its commercial oil stocks drop by 6.2 million barrels in the week leading up to April 24.