Read between the headlines.Latest edition · 9 November 2026

Is China taking over the world?

Ports, loans, supply chains and the price of saying no. Following the commercial relationships that can become political leverage.

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The next red line

Iran, military preparations and the question nobody should leave unanswered: where does escalation stop?

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Who pays for Musk’s plan?

A customer buys internet access. A carmaker learns to build batteries at scale. An AI rival rents a machine. What do those purchases make possible?

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A different way to see it.

The connections, in a few minutes.

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