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Safe passage in the stars: The next Bretton Woods

On Earth, control of the seas and thus of trade helped create the current financial system dominated by the US dollar. Alex Li argues that the reserve...

How the World Got Owned Episode 1: The 1980s

In this special documentary episode, Patrick Gray and Amberleigh Jack take a historical dive into hacking in the 1980s. Through the words of those tha...

The War Room newsletter: Inside the mission that snatched Maduro

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, digs into the details

The Isaacman era begins at NASA

Jared Isaacman became NASA administrator last month, ending a convoluted confirmation process that lasted just over a year. Jeff Foust reports on Isaa...

Innovative, affordable, and expedited

One of big challenges facing Isaacman is how to speed up a human return to the Moon, or at least keep it from falling further behind schedule. Robert ...

Houston deserves a Space Shuttle, but not like this

A provision in last year's budget reconciliation bill effectively directed the transfer of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space C...

The Irish Taoiseach's visit to China in 14 years could be a 'touchstone' for China-EU relations: expert

ROK president arrives in Beijing with 200 business delegates, hails full restoration of bilateral ties 'the greatest achievement'

Patriotism tests loom for big business

Economic nationalism makes it harder for multinationals to navigate the world

A half-planet-size gap in global governance is about to get plugged

A new treaty offers hope of curbing the destruction of the oceans

The War Room newsletter: Mega edition—you ask, I answer

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, answers your questions in the final edition of 2025

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 edition

As 2025 draws to a close, Tony looks back at the cybersecurity stories that stood out both in December and across the whole of this year