2026-03-05 13:00:08
In June 1939, King George VI was dispatched to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Springwood estate, a royal charm offensive to woo an isolationist America as Europe headed for war. Last year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer attempted the same trick, dangling the promise of tea at Buckingham Palace in return for favorable trade terms from President Donald Trump.
2026-03-05 13:00:06
One less expected development since the US and Israel unleashed an air war on Iran last weekend has been the distribution of the Iranian response. The revelation isn’t that Tehran has attacked US bases in the Persian Gulf, as it said it would, or that it began to go after regional energy supplies, which was at least predictable. What’s surprising is the way in which it has singled out the United Arab Emirates.
2026-03-05 13:00:05
As war rages across the Middle East, every mariner’s eye is on the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway, which connects the confines of the Persian Gulf with the open waters of the Indian Ocean, is effectively shut down.
2026-03-05 12:34:41
Owing largely to positioning before the conflict erupted, the US is reaping the gains.
2026-03-05 06:47:23
Numbers help shed light on submarine attacks, drinking water supplies, Polymarket bets and more.
2026-03-05 05:00:05
On paper, Beijing spends less on defense than the US. In practice, though, that comparison is misleading. Focusing on the headline figure rather than the long-term trajectory misses the bigger picture: just how quickly President Xi Jinping’s military modernization plans are progressing.
