Analüüs: Globaalne – 28 July 2026 US-Iran Pause Masks Deepening Oil Chokepoint Crisis Topic: Geopolitics Sources: Naked Capitalism, Responsible Statecraft, OilPrice A pause in direct US-Iran kinetic exchanges has held for a second day, with Trump holding off major new strikes amid reports of critically low US interceptor and precision munitions stocks. Iran retains effective … Read more
*** Analysis: Europe – 28 July 2026 *** Burnham’s TikTok Premiership and Election Ambiguity Topic: Politics Sources: UnHerd New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, roughly a week into office, has launched an intensive TikTok campaign featuring collabs with influencers like “Bus Aunty,” day-by-day recaps of policies such as ending rough sleeping and energy tax cuts, … Read more
Analüüs: Teadus & Tehnoloogia – 28 July 2026 Laser Enrichment Advances Nuclear Fuel Supply Topic: Energy Sources: MIT Technology Review Companies including Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) and LIS Technologies are advancing laser-based uranium enrichment, with GLE targeting reprocessing of legacy waste at Paducah, Kentucky, and LIS planning a facility in Oak Ridge. Lasers selectively excite … Read more
*** Analysis: Europe – 27 July 2026 *** Trump Threatens New Tariffs on EU Over Tech Fines Topic: Economy Sources: UnHerd Donald Trump has threatened fresh tariffs on the EU in direct response to European Commission fines totaling around $1 billion on Google for Digital Markets Act breaches, including preferential treatment of its own services. … Read more
Analüüs: Teadus & Tehnoloogia – 27 July 2026 Gravity Alters Quantum Circuit Readings Near Black Holes Topic: Science Sources: Phys.org Researchers modeled a Josephson junction—a precise superconducting quantum device—held static outside a Schwarzschild black hole. Local quantum relations governing voltage, phase oscillation, and supercurrent remain unchanged, but a distant observer measures redshifted frequencies, voltages, and … Read more
Analüüs: Globaalne – 25 July 2026 US-Iran Escalation Drives Oil Above $100Topic: Geopolitics / EconomySources: Naked Capitalism, OilPrice Trump administration officials are openly discussing intensified attacks on Iran, including leadership “decapitation,” seizure of islands, and strikes on food, water, and energy infrastructure, while moving additional military assets including B-1 bombers into the region. Oil prices … Read more
*** Analysis: Europe – 25 July 2026 *** EU’s 21st Russia Sanctions Package Reveals Deep Divisions EU ambassadors approved the 21st sanctions package against Russia on 24 July, freezing the oil price cap at $44 per barrel for another year, targeting shadow fleet vessels, additional banks (including SWIFT disconnections), and individuals linked to the Ukraine … Read more
What the arithmetic says about whether the AI buildout can ever pay for itself There is a number at the centre of the artificial-intelligence boom that almost no one says out loud, because once you write it down the whole thing starts to look strange. So let us write it down. The spending In 2026, … Read more