#geopolitics

Iran is reportedly exploring a joint fee arrangement with Oman for ships using the Strait of Hormuz, turning wartime control of a strategic chokepoint into a possible long-term economic tool.

As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to meet in Beijing, technology is expected to sit near the center of talks on AI competition, chip sales, and the role of Chinese supply chains in American products.

A new warning from Automotive News highlights how geopolitical tensions and climate threats are exposing the auto industry’s dependence on a handful of critical waterways.

A London-based data-center developer has paused Middle East investments after war damage to one of its facilities, underscoring how conflict risk is colliding with the tech industry’s push to build major AI and cloud hub

A reported Iranian proposal would prioritize reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the blockade before nuclear negotiations begin, but U.S. messaging suggests the idea faces steep resistance.

A new study highlighted by Phys.org examines whether sanctions aimed at powerful insiders can influence how authoritarian states reposition themselves amid rising geopolitical tension, trade conflict, and political polar

MIT Technology Review’s summary of the 2026 AI Index depicts a sector growing fast in performance, adoption, and revenue while energy demand, infrastructure concentration, and governance strain mount alongside it.

After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad, U.S. and Iranian delegations left without an agreement, leaving the future of the ceasefire uncertain and core disputes over nuclear restrictions and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved.

Reported attacks on AWS facilities in the Gulf are intensifying debate over cloud concentration, strategic infrastructure risk, and whether Chinese providers such as Huawei can gain ground by selling resilience.

New research says Germany’s largest companies are so intertwined with both US and Chinese business networks that escaping either superpower is increasingly unrealistic.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are financing six competing data corridors through Syria, Iraq, and East Africa to bypass maritime chokepoints.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who served as Iran's supreme leader for nearly four decades, was killed during joint U.S.-Israeli aerial bombardments on February 28. With no designated successor, Iran faces unprecedented political uncertainty as the Islamic Republic enters its most turbulent period since the 1979 revolution.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-16 fighter jets to the remote Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia while forward-deploying F-22 Raptors to Israel, signaling a dual-theater posture adjustment as tensions persist across the Middle East and Indo-Pacific regions.

China is constructing entire urban districts purpose-built for defense technology innovation, integrating research labs, manufacturing facilities, testing ranges, and talent housing into self-contained ecosystems. These 'full-stack' defense cities represent a new model for accelerating military-technological development at scale.

President Trump has reportedly directed a second aircraft carrier strike group to ready for deployment to the Middle East as the U.S. military buildup continues amid rising tensions with Iran, though any additional naval power would take weeks to arrive in theater.