Chinese automakers have expanded their footprint across Europe with striking speed, but their progress has been far from uniform. While overall market share has risen steadily in recent years, the most meaningful gains have been concentrated in specific countries—often those… Read More ›
Month: February 2026
Data Center Expansion Lifts GlobalFoundries as Specialized Chip Strategy Gains Momentum
GlobalFoundries is positioning itself at the heart of the next phase of semiconductor demand, forecasting stronger quarterly revenue as data center operators accelerate investment in high-speed connectivity and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company’s upbeat outlook reflects more than cyclical recovery;… Read More ›
Drawing a Digital Line: Why Germany’s Conservatives Are Rethinking Children’s Access to Social Media
Germany’s debate over children and social media has entered a more consequential phase, as the conservative bloc led by Friedrich Merz weighs whether access to major platforms should be legally closed to anyone under 16. What began as a discussion… Read More ›
Europe’s Digital Red Line: Why TikTok’s Growth Playbook Is Colliding With New Rules
The decision by European regulators to formally charge TikTok with breaching online content rules marks a turning point in how fast-growing digital platforms are expected to operate inside the European Union. The case is not about a single video, a… Read More ›
Liquidity on the Brink: Structural Fault Lines Behind the United Nations’ Financial Emergency
The warning from the United Nations that it is approaching an “imminent financial collapse” is not a rhetorical flourish designed to pressure reluctant donors. It is the logical outcome of a funding system that has been under strain for years… Read More ›
Calm Policy, Volatile Backdrop: Why the ECB Is Standing Still Amid Global Market Turbulence
For now, the European Central Bank is holding its nerve. Even as financial markets turn choppy, currencies swing, and geopolitical signals grow noisier, policymakers in Frankfurt remain convinced that monetary policy is exactly where it needs to be. Interest rates… Read More ›
Capital, Compute, and Control: Why Nvidia’s OpenAI Bet Signals a New Phase of the AI Economy
The prospect of Nvidia committing as much as $20 billion to an OpenAI funding round marks a decisive shift in how power is being consolidated across the artificial intelligence landscape. What appears on the surface to be a large strategic… Read More ›
Reconstruction Without Security: Why Gaza Aid Remains Frozen Amid Political and Military Deadlock
Efforts to mobilize large-scale international funding for Gaza’s reconstruction have stalled as donors grow increasingly wary of underwriting a plan that lacks clarity on security, governance, and the future of armed groups in the territory. While diplomatic momentum has been… Read More ›
Legitimacy Under Siege as Iran’s Power Structure Struggles to Contain a Volatile Convergence
Iran’s political leadership is confronting a moment it has long sought to avoid: a convergence of sustained external pressure and deep internal fury that threatens to erode the foundations of its rule. The anxiety shaping elite deliberations today is less… Read More ›
Aviation Ambitions Collide with Constraints as Asia’s Growth Engine Takes Center Stage
The opening of the Singapore Airshow has once again underscored a central tension shaping global aviation: demand in Asia-Pacific is accelerating faster than the industry’s ability to deliver aircraft, engines, and systems on time. What should be a straightforward growth… Read More ›