Leon Hadar

Anthropic noted the irony of being penalised by the kind of opaque government authority and process it has spent years arguing should be more transparent.

Anthropic vs Trump administration: Who decides the use of advanced AI?

The US-Iran MOU aims to restore shipping through Hormuz and buy time for negotiations over unresolved nuclear questions.

The US-Iran deal is foreign policy realism at work

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered what the International Energy Agency characterised as the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”.
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What the Iran-US peace deal means for businesses

The housing crisis, wildfires, homelessness and fiscal pressures have not eased under Democratic governance.

California’s general election is revealing fault lines in the Democratic Party

More than half of Americans believe US President Donald Trump is using his office for personal gain, according to a poll.
THINKING ALOUD

Trump’s sliding approval ratings weigh on Republicans’ prospects in US midterms

The release of DeepSeek-R1 in January 2025 was, for many observers, a demonstration that hardware disadvantage need not mean capability disadvantage.

The US and China’s AI race will define the century

What New York needs from Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not a retreat from progressive ambition, but the recognition that the city needs to compete for its tax base in a global market.

Why Mamdani’s New York has to fight to retain its crown

Cuba is more economically fragile than at any point since 1993, with nationwide blackouts now routine.

Will Washington’s Cuba campaign succeed this time?

Iranian mines in the strait have throttled the world’s most important energy artery and driven US inflation to its highest level in years.
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A narrow door out of the Hormuz war

In response to India's strained petroleum reserves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to drive less, work from home when possible, and ease off on gold purchases.

India on Iran war: the costs of sitting still