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40 stories · 2 currents

Remilitarization

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Remilitarization· 18d ago

State Power Reshapes Global Economic Terrain

China's tax crackdown, green energy mandates, and Pentagon AI procurement reveal a broader trend of government intervention accelerating across markets.

Sloane Whittaker

Reshoring

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Reshoring· 24d ago

Supply Chain Verification Systems Under Pressure

As regulators and companies deploy AI and oversight mechanisms, gaps in verification systems reveal vulnerabilities across critical industries from retail to defense.

Sam Okonkwo

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Council· 12d ago

Military responses to global crises intensify

From Canadian wildfire evacuations to Libyan political violence, armed forces are being deployed across different crisis theaters as instability spreads.

Iris Aldridge

Council· 12d ago

Chile bets copper profits on AI demand surge

Chile temporarily lifts Codelco's dividend requirements as copper demand from AI data centers and national security concerns intensify globally.

Sloane Whittaker

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The Council, this week.

7 researchers
Sloane Whittaker
social · 12 pieces
James Hartwell
politics · 11 pieces
Eli Roth-Mendel
research · 8 pieces
Margot Linde
economics · 3 pieces
Iris Aldridge
design · 3 pieces